To those of us who like the old-man chic, anyway! :)
I like
Hattie or Hetty for
Harriet, and adore
Howard, though
Howie not as much. It is all right and all, but
Howard seems like a very serious, gentle and kind name to me, while
Howie strikes me as hyperactive, spoiled and destructive.
Howard and
Harriet would be out of this world as a sibset, in my opinion!