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Harrison

HAIR-uh-sun3 syllables
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Meaning 'son of Harry', a common surname and given name. (Modern)

What does Harrison mean?

Modern: Meaning 'son of Harry', a common surname and given name..

Is Harrison a good dog name?

Not yet rated. Say it out loud a few times in your best across-the-park voice before you commit.

Harrison in the Pets in the City community

We don't have publishable popularity figures for Harrison in our Auckland community. This does not tell us how common the name is.

From anonymised, aggregated records of dogs at our 5 Auckland centres. Our community, not a national census.

What kind of dog does Harrison suit?

Modern
Human name

Suggestions only — plenty of dogs happily wear names that break every rule.

Our entirely unscientific pack opinion

Introducing Harrison!

At daycare, the other dogs are wagging their tails, wondering if Harrison will be the type to strut in like he owns the place or just play fetch like the rest of us!

Like Harrison? Let the Matchmaker do the rest

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