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HelpRe: What do honoring names mean to you? :)
in reply to a message by Xena
In my culture, honoring is done through initials. Specifically, the initials of a loved deceased family member who has not been honored yet.
So, for example, let's say your name is Lillian Beatrice. Maybe your late great-grandpa was Laurence Bradford. And his late uncle was Lester Benjamin. And his late grandma was Lois Beryl. And so on.
My first name was just a name my parents liked. My middle name was kind of a "who hasn't been honored yet?" reference to a long-lost-great-aunt type of thing, whose name was Celia (my mn is Cara).
It is very important to me that I continue this tradition. If I have a child, their initials will be MH to honor my father.
So, for example, let's say your name is Lillian Beatrice. Maybe your late great-grandpa was Laurence Bradford. And his late uncle was Lester Benjamin. And his late grandma was Lois Beryl. And so on.
My first name was just a name my parents liked. My middle name was kind of a "who hasn't been honored yet?" reference to a long-lost-great-aunt type of thing, whose name was Celia (my mn is Cara).
It is very important to me that I continue this tradition. If I have a child, their initials will be MH to honor my father.
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I'm glad you have this tradition :) I think honoring by initials is nice because you still have that connection, but everyone can have like an individual connection to their own name and not feel too tied to the expectations of being named directly after someone, if you know what I mean?
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