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Re: how do you feel about using place names and surnames to honour?

by queenv

11/28/2015, 7:07 AM

I love honoring in general. I've seen it suggested here that there are better ways to honor a person than the bestowing of their name, but I honestly can't think of any. A name is always there and lasts a lifetime. That being the case, I think that surnames honor just as well as personal names.

As for places---I think it's fine to bestow a place name if the place has meaning to you, but who would this be honoring, exactly? Are you honoring the place? I don't think places really need that. A place can't appreciate it.

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- vekalvin (guest) +2

11/28/2015, 8:38 AM

one of my top combos

Cavan Edward is for the county in Ireland my maternal grandmother's great grandfather was from so I think that is honouring. Middle is for my maternal granddad and even though I'm not religious my confirmation name

- mirfak

11/30/2015, 10:01 PM

Cavan also sounds a lot like Kevin, at least in my accent!
I think it's a nice reference to heritage, but to me it is that, rather than honoring anyone in particular.

- queenv

11/28/2015, 8:44 AM

Although I love honoring, I'm in the "using the exact name only is honoring" camp. So whenever I see, "I'm using Lily to honor my grandmother Brunhilda because her favorite flower was the lily", I don't personally go for it. The same would apply for using the name of where a person is from. But opinions differ, of course. And your maternal grandmother's great-grandfather must be long dead, so we can't get his viewpoint. If it's honoring to you, that's all that matters. I do think Cavan Edward is a nice combo.

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