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HelpRe: Would you use an honouring name?
in reply to a message by Felie
I wouldn't use an honour name I don't like and I don't like many family names. I tend to think outside of the box with honouring so I actually like the name. I have a combined meaning running through my favourite girls' combo, because my dad did the same with my name, to honour him. Albert sort of combines my dad and grandads' names. Georgiana combines my grandma's first and mum's middle. Amy has the same meaning as my mum's name.
I see the sentiment behind honouring, but at the same time I feel like it's difficult to keep a balance. I know I'd feel bad not honouring from both my mum and dad's sides of the family, and that's without an SO to think about. I think it's sometimes not worth it since my family aren't big on honouring anyway (as far as I know), and wouldn't necessarily expect it. I don't hold it in as high esteem as others seem to. But I've also been very, very lucky not to have experienced a death in my immediate family, which I know is also a reason people use honour names.
From my experience, I share a name with my dad and grandad, and I like that, but if I didn't have it, I wouldn't feel like I'd missed out or anything.
I've never really thought about passing on bad traits through names. I guess if you are honouring someone, it's likely to be someone you love and admire, and who is overall a great person, so the bad stuff wouldn't matter.
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✦ Pandora ✦ Evanthe ✦ Marigold ✦ Beatrix ✦ Demelza ✦ Fae ✦ Sally ✦ Lavender ✦ Sybil ✦ Anna ✦
✧ Caspian ✧ Phoenix ✧ Ptolemy ✧ Horatio ✧ Nikolai ✧ Artemus ✧ Indigo ✧ August ✧ Lorenzo ✧ Prosper ✧
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I see the sentiment behind honouring, but at the same time I feel like it's difficult to keep a balance. I know I'd feel bad not honouring from both my mum and dad's sides of the family, and that's without an SO to think about. I think it's sometimes not worth it since my family aren't big on honouring anyway (as far as I know), and wouldn't necessarily expect it. I don't hold it in as high esteem as others seem to. But I've also been very, very lucky not to have experienced a death in my immediate family, which I know is also a reason people use honour names.
From my experience, I share a name with my dad and grandad, and I like that, but if I didn't have it, I wouldn't feel like I'd missed out or anything.
I've never really thought about passing on bad traits through names. I guess if you are honouring someone, it's likely to be someone you love and admire, and who is overall a great person, so the bad stuff wouldn't matter.
✦ Pandora ✦ Evanthe ✦ Marigold ✦ Beatrix ✦ Demelza ✦ Fae ✦ Sally ✦ Lavender ✦ Sybil ✦ Anna ✦
✧ Caspian ✧ Phoenix ✧ Ptolemy ✧ Horatio ✧ Nikolai ✧ Artemus ✧ Indigo ✧ August ✧ Lorenzo ✧ Prosper ✧
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/1396
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