Names, Harry in particular

[plinsenmayer]

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From: plinsenmayer
Subject: Re: Names, Harry in particular
Reply To: [Yahoo! #2980] Re: Names, Harry in particular
Date: 6/28/00 1:40 pm  (ET)

Hi:

<<<<Can we assume that Harry was given the name *Harry* by his parents,
not Harold or Henry?>>>

Yes, Yes, Yes! I have a running disagreement with the author of Paradigm
of Uncertainty over this issue (she uses a "formal" name of Harold in
several places in that fanfic).

Harry is sometimes a nickname for Henry (Prince Harry is a good example
of this), but it is typically not a nickname of Harold. It seems to
most often, both in the UK and the US, be a given name unto itself. I
wonder if the name Harry will gain even more popularity as a result of HP
(my hubby and I have a running disagreement on this issue . . .)

Penny