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Initials: HRG - what names?

90 replies

WorryLessCherishEveryDay · 28/04/2017 21:15

My great grandad was Henry Reginald Granville
My grandad was Harold Rodney George
My mum (first born) is Hillary Rosemary Grace
My name is Hailey Rose Gemma

Pregnant with first baby. Want to keep the initals of HRG. Don't know sex.

If you had to name your child with the initials HRG what would you pick? Give me boys and girls.

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Discobabe98 · 29/04/2017 01:51

I'm rubbish at boys names but I think Hayden/Haydn and Hadley work for both, and then for girls:

Havana Ruby
Honor Riley
Harley Robyn
Harlow Ray/ Harlow Rue

mathanxiety · 29/04/2017 05:05

Henrietta Rosina Gabrielle
Helena Rosalind Grier
Harriet Rowena Genevieve
Hazel Raffaela Grace
Hannelore Renata Georgina
Hepzibah Ruth Guinevere
Heloise Rosalie Gwendolyn
Honora Rebecca Grazyna

Henry Robert George
Hugh Roland Godfrey
Hugo Raftery Giles
Hollis Richard Graham
Holden Rollo Gustav
Hector Reuben Gregory

pigeondujour · 29/04/2017 06:02

Borrow the Granville from your great grandad, that's brilliant!

ElizaDontlittle · 29/04/2017 06:15

What a great tradition!
I've made myself pick just one - I agree that the Granville from your great grandfather is one to keep - would you want to keep one ofor your mum's names maybe?

Holly Rebekah Grace
Hamish Rhys Granville

Batteriesallgone · 29/04/2017 06:24

Henry Rodney George (sorry a bit of a cop out but I genuinely like your family's names!)

Harriet Rosamund Grace

Jooni · 29/04/2017 06:43

What a sweet tradition and a fun thread! I came up with:

Hero Ramona Gwen
Hester Rose Guinevere
Helena Rosamund Gaia
Hermione Runa Grace

Henry Rufus George
Hector Roscoe Grey
Hal Robin Gus
Hugo Rex Griffin

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 29/04/2017 06:44

Henry Robert Granville

Harriet Rachel Grace
Hannah Rachel Grace

NiceCuppaTeaAndASitDown · 29/04/2017 06:54

Harmony Raquel Gabrielle

Harrison Rupert Gideon

17caterpillars1mouse · 29/04/2017 08:02

Henrietta Rosalind Gretel 'Hettie'
Or
Hamish Rupert George

EatSpamAmandaLamb · 29/04/2017 08:29

Dixie Honor is in the same vein as Grace or hope, and in the tradition of virtue naming.

Mrsknackered · 29/04/2017 08:53

Honor Raya Grace
Hero Rivka Grace

Hugo Rudy George
Hendrik Roman George

DixieFlatline · 29/04/2017 10:20

Honor is in the same vein as Grace or hope, and in the tradition of virtue naming.

That wasn't the point, really. Surely you'd call a British child Honour, if anything?

Jooni · 29/04/2017 10:30

No, as a name it's usually spelt Honor, like the (British) actress Honor Blackman.

OhTheRoses · 29/04/2017 10:30

No, you wouldn't Dixie. Honor Blackman for a start and I had an Honor in my class at school and have a friend a few years older than me called Honor. It's an infrequently used classic and one of the virtue names. If you know anything about the development of the English language you will know that spellings evolve and have since the 17th Century.

FeedTheSharkAndItWillBite · 29/04/2017 10:50

Dixie
No, it's definitely Honor (even in the UK).

Annora, Honoria, Honor etc... No "ou" in that name(or versions of it).

DixieFlatline · 29/04/2017 10:52

Fair enough, I know much about the history of the English language, but did not know that the name Honor was traditional at all, certainly not old enough to be spelled without a u. Smile

NapQueen · 29/04/2017 10:54

Harriet Rose Grace

Harry Rufus George

BorisJohnsonsHair · 29/04/2017 10:57

Harriet Ruth Grace
Harry Rufus George

Kazzawazza69 · 29/04/2017 11:04

Hannah Rosalie Georgia
Harley Roman George

Kazzawazza69 · 29/04/2017 11:04

Holly Rosa Grace

Yika · 29/04/2017 11:05

Hala Romilly Georgia
Hereward Ralph Grant

FeedTheSharkAndItWillBite · 29/04/2017 11:05

Dixie

I only knew because I researched the name when we had DD1 (ultimately didn't go with Annora... But... Hm, maybe we should reconsider for DC2... Anyhow). :)

But yes, I think Nora has the same origin (sometimes, according to some....), doesn't it? I think it's a pretty old name... I mean, there was an emperor Honorius...

Donthate · 29/04/2017 11:08

Hattie Rose Grace

Henry Robert George

DixieFlatline · 29/04/2017 11:16

Well obviously I understand you wouldn't put a u into e.g. Honora or Honoria, or anything derived from those. I would have readily accepted names that could have come from or been inspired by the Roman or Norman periods, for example. The only issue is that I didn't know the actual word honour was coined as a name more than say a hundred years ago. Smile

FeedTheSharkAndItWillBite · 29/04/2017 11:22

True ;)

I have no idea how reliable this site is (or if you're even particularly interested), but anyhow:

dmnes.org/cite/Honor/1542/BarnstapleBap