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Is using the month someone was born as a name really an honour?

37 replies

MapleandCheddar · 24/08/2023 12:03

My niece has just been given my birth month as a middle name (I share it with my mum) and my sister says it is after us both. I mean, is it really? I'm not trying to be ungrateful and I certainly don't want to actually be obviously honoured anyway... I'd just rather she didn't say it was! As I'm not sure it really is? Just curious what other people think.

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Whatsthepoint1234 · 24/08/2023 17:24

I think that’s quite sweet to be honest!

LakeTiticaca · 24/08/2023 13:01

Never heard of anyone doing this before but hey why not?
It's not really hurting anyone is it?

shockthemonkey · 24/08/2023 12:45

No, not really. She’s stretching it. However all you need to do is act honoured/ touched/ humbled and move on!

Csnt imagine my sister naming her baby October then telling me it was in my honour. I’d still play along as what else is there to do? 😅

Magenta82 · 24/08/2023 12:45

Sounds like a really lovely, sweet gesture from someone who thinks a lot of you.

loveclipbook · 24/08/2023 12:41

April, May, June fine.
Any other month would be unusual.

Samzzz · 24/08/2023 12:40

It’s a lovely gesture? I would be made up if that was my sister

RitzyMcFitzy · 24/08/2023 12:38

She's very fond of you.
She's not very fond of your name.

And that's okay.

StampOnTheGround · 24/08/2023 12:38

Sounds lovely to me

TipsyAndTommy · 24/08/2023 12:37

Sounds like she was just trying to do a nice thing? Just accept it for what it is and be pleased?

RecklessBlackberries · 24/08/2023 12:37

I don't see how "April is a name with a lot of meaning to me since it's a special time of year for me as it reminds me of two people I love" isn't a sweet and nice gesture.

You can be pedantic about whether it's "naming them after you" (obviously it's technically not) but the sentiment is a nice one.

MushMonster · 24/08/2023 12:34

I think it is a beautiful gesture which seems to be wasted on you.

maslinpan · 24/08/2023 12:31

Ridiculous. Unless she has picked a month which isn't already an established name, then it's just a name she likes. And your mum is forgetting that other people have probably (!!) also been born in that month, is she honouring them too?