I am obsessed with the name [name]Honey[/name]. I keep looking it up on google which is quite unsatisfying!
I find it kind of elegant when most people seem to find it trashy. Some people also find it hard to imagine on a grown woman but don’t find it that different to [name]Lily[/name], [name]Daisy[/name] or any of the flower names that are popular at the moment.
I love that it is a less common nature name and I think bees and honey are pretty amazing and i’m not sure how I feel about it being such a common term of endearment but i’m trying to think of that as more of a good thing,
I like it personally, while i know a few animals with this name i dont see why it couldnt be used on a person. Like you said… [name]May[/name], [name]Max[/name], [name]Blaise[/name], [name]Lily[/name] & [name]Daisy[/name] are so why not. It is used a lot with reference to food alot so might be a bit awkward. It would be in the middle place for me, but i would love to meet a [name]Honey[/name]!
Makes me think of the wonderful character Miss [name]Honey[/name] from [name]Matilda[/name].
I think I would err on the side of a longer name and use it as a nn. But I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]LOVE[/name] [name]LOVE[/name] it as a nn.
[name]How[/name] about a name that MEANS honey?
[name]Melina[/name]
[name]Melisande[/name]
[name]Melissa[/name]
[name]Melita[/name]
[name]Mischa[/name]
[name]Pamela[/name]
Extra thought, add a mn like [name]Beatrice[/name]?
For example:
[name]Melita[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name]
nn “[name]Honey[/name] [name]Bea[/name]” too cute but goes into adulthood no problem.
I don’t like [name]Honey[/name] as a name in itself. It’s a totally cute, and sweet nickname.
I read a book where there was a main character who went by [name]Honey[/name], but her real name was [name]Felicity[/name]. She was nicknamed [name]Honey[/name] because of her honey blond hair, and super sweet and caring persona.
I’d avoid using [name]Honey[/name] as a real name. It can be viewed as patronizing. Especially if she enters corporate worlds.
Try finding names with [name]Honey[/name] as a meaning. Or names that can get that nn phonetically.
Such as [name]Hanna[/name] nn [name]Honey[/name].
[name]Holly[/name]
[name]Henrietta[/name]
[name]Hermione[/name]
[name]Halona[/name] [name]Holland[/name]
[name]Helen[/name]/[name]Helena[/name]/[name]Helaine[/name] [name]Honor[/name] nn [name]Honey[/name] is perfect
[name]Ondine[/name] nn [name]Honey[/name]
I have known 2 one is a [name]Honey[/name] [name]Sue[/name]…it really works on her the other one is just [name]Honey[/name]. The french word for honey is Miel I alway thought that would make a nice name too…it defenitly works as a name…
I love “H” names. But with a name like [name]Honey[/name], I automatically pose the question: “Is she sweet or quite the opposite?” And as east93 has stated, I think it can be patronizing to have such a name. As many people use it as a form of “endearment,” people may push it too far with teasing or emotional/mental abuse.
Then again, who knows how your daughter will take it? She may be extremely stubborn to a fault and be too independant to care about hte likes of others’ opinions on her name. Or she may not handle it so well. This is unpredictable.
Regardless of all I have said, it is a simple, soft, and underused nature name. I believe that if you like “[name]Honey[/name]” and it sounds right to you, then keep it. And it is great that you are looking at name with a positive attitude toward it. I am sure that your enthusiasm for “[name]Honey[/name]” will be all she needs and more to appreciate her unique name.
I can’t imagine honey as a first name, not sure if it’s a [name]Texas[/name] thing but I know a lot of people who call their significant other honey so to me it’s like naming a baby sweetheart or babe.
I love [name]Honey[/name]! I always thought I’d use it as a nickname for [name]Ameline[/name], which [name]Ive[/name] grown up knowin was a Combanation of the French [name]Emeline[/name] and Arabic [name]Pameline[/name] (means [name]Honey[/name]), combined during the French colonization of Lebanon. Sorry that was so long. I think any name that means sweet or honey could use honey as an exclusive nickname.
Names that mean honey:
[name]Amber[/name]
[name]Melissa[/name]
[name]Pamela[/name]
@myowngildedbutterfly as far as I know [name]Ameline[/name] is not related to [name]Pameline[/name], it stems from [name]Amalina[/name] which means work and or the name Méline which is related to [name]Melissa[/name] which does mean honey. It used to be pretty rare in [name]France[/name] and hard to register but its somewhat popular now or at least familiar.
I’ve actually met a few little girls named [name]Honey[/name] recently. I think it’s so cute as a personal nickname (same as [name]Bunny[/name]!), but I probably wouldn’t name my own child that.
I have thought of using [name]Honey[/name] as a nn but would need to find a name I liked more for the actual name. I want the name I like the most to be the actual name and while I love ‘H’ names and the suggestions have been great, I really just like the sound of [name]Honey[/name] the best.
scribe and east93, While I would never give my daughter a more masculine name in the hope that she would be taken more “seriously” or have more “power” (because I do not believe that all things beautiful, soft or feminine are weaker) I do definitely hesitate when I think of this name being used in a patronising or abusive way. I suppose it could potentially happen to someone with any name really and while I will go to the ends of the earth to raise my daughter with a strong sense of self respect, confidence and self worth you can just never predict a personality and I can only hope she would wear her name with pride.
I’m not pregnant again yet but this name is definitely up there on the list.
I think [name]Honey[/name] is adorable, but like someone else said [name]Honey[/name] could be patronizing I love the idea of using it as a nn though!
I love the suggestion of [name]Honor[/name] nn [name]Honey[/name]
or Mahoney (prn. Ma- Hoe-nee) is an Irish(?) surname that would definitely lend itself to the nn [name]Honey[/name]…
And some names that mean [name]Honey[/name] (that would also work for the nn [name]Honey[/name])
[name]Esti[/name]- Basque
[name]Melia[/name]- Greek Mythology
Miela- esperanto
I think [name]Honey[/name] is so wonderful! I must admit I, too, have a soft spot for this sweet name! Pairing it with something like [name]Vivianne[/name] would be terrific.
Also, I love your comment about women getting strength and respect from ways other than emulating the masculine! I completely agree.
Yes, of course and I hope to sufficiently do the same for my own. I believe it is great that you are sticking to your guns about how you feel about the name.
Then I’d really suggest using it as a nickname with a name that lends to it. Like [name]Honor[/name] nn [name]Honey[/name], or [name]Hanna[/name] nn [name]Honey[/name] etc.
That way you could call her [name]Honey[/name] day and night, but if anything, she always as a more…classic name to fall back on for whatever reason.
The main way I look at names, is that fact that it’s the child who has to live with bearing the name. Our personal likings should be number one, but at the same time it’s not just about us and our feelings alone.
Yes, of course and I hope to sufficiently do the same for my own. I believe it is great that you are sticking to your guns about how you feel about the name.