Harry

FYI, not all Americans pronounce Harry like hairy. There's something called the merry, Mary, marry divide. I say all three of those words differently from each other (and Harry rhymes with marry, but not with Mary or merry). It's more the Midwest of the U.S. where they say those words the same way. Furthermore, there is no "correct" way of pronouncing things in terms of people's accents. That is an elitist, provincial way of viewing language and you are in disagreement with the greatest linguists in the world if you think there are correct and incorrect accents.

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I like the name Harry. It sounds friendly to me. I hope it comes back into style in the U.S.

Unless you're American, it is pronounced 'Harry' not 'Hairy' so there's no problem. Don't be stupid.

Pronounced Hah-ree. In the UK it sounds nothing like the word 'Hairy', unlike in the US.

Pronounced heh•air•ee, emphasis only on "ee", as the former part would be pronounced quickly and fluidly. As in, "My goodness, sir -- you have quite the hairy chest!"

I've always heard it pronounced "HAR-ree" (rhymes with "carry"). I strongly suspect this is the pronunciation that at least some of you mean. This is actually the older pronunciation of "Henry," which came to England with the Normans. "HEN-ree" is a modern spelling pronunciation.

I've never heard it pronounced "HER-ee". I've always heard it like "hairy" or "HAH-ree".

Usually pronounced "HAH-ree" in Britain.