Honey?

@Millybob

Exactly. Hard enough to smash that glass ceiling. I have worked in hr and preliminary screened for jobs with 500+ applicants, we absolutely did discard cvs because we didn't think there name fitted with the corporate image (the can you see that name on a business card test) I'm not saying it's right, I'm saying that's what my boss did (large plc)

I like it. I've only known 2 Honey's at my school over the years but nobody batted an eyelid! I've come across far worse names trust me!
If you and DH like it then go for it! It's lovely.

It's a nick name, I call both of mine honey as a term of endearment. Even if you give a formal name you can still call her honey as a pet name

I like it

Wikipedia says it's Susan
(But then again Wikipedia used to say my village has a herd of bison)

I feel like it's a big name to live up to. I do like it but I wouldn't want to be called Honey now as an adult woman, I feel it conjures someone glamorous or bohemian and I'm neither!

There are lots of people who are named after plants and food so why is Honey any different?
Plants, yes- but I'm darned if I can think of any foods used as names other than herbs. (Of course, there are dishes named after people)

I like the name Honey. Entirely your choice if you and DH like it, no one else’s opinion matters. Good luck & many congratulations.

I very rarely comment on names I don't like, this is the second time in my life, that I can remember - the first was IRL and a non English speaker had chosen an English word she liked but had not understood the meaning of, and it would have been a particularly unpleasant name. That "baby" is now 30, and still enduringly grateful!

I think Honey is a cute name! I've met a Honey and she was really cute. There are lots of awful ugly names that many people on MN love. Ignore the posters who think Honey isn't a 'professional' or 'classy' name. There are plenty of women who have traditional names but aren't classy at all.

There are lots of people who are named after plants and food so why is Honey any different?

You might think it is "mad" but this is my reality - and I am pointing out to the OP that she is thinking of giving her child a name that will make some people literally feel sick, even if other people have not had that experience with the word

It's not really a proper name. As others have said, it's a bit like naming her 'darling' or 'sweetie'. Might seem cute whilst she's tiny, but I just wouldn't.

Dreadful.

It's one thing to dislike a name (and I do dislike this as a name) but this is seriously OTT and mad 😂😂

Nobody called Honey has any credibility in adulthood.

I would’ve hated my parents if they’d taken leave of their senses and given me such an insubstantial non-name.

I rarely say this on the mumsnet name boards but I think it is horrible. It is a name that will literally make people feel sick. It is the worst and most damaging form of sugar,. It is an insect excretion. The idea of honey is quite disgusting in itself, but anyone who is queasy is not going to want to have honey brought to mind and naming your child that is exactly what it will do. And even if you are not queasy to start with repeatedly having something so sickly brought to mind is likely to make many people feel queasy eventually

Dreadful.

Imagine being an adult and having to introduce yourself as Honey. 😂

It's not a human name for me.

I taught a girl called Honey and I was always uncomfortable saying her name. It was a very Blackadder "darling" type situation.

I think you also have to consider how your child might turn out. Yes, I can imagine a very attractive and confident young woman pulling off the name Honey. But thinking of myself as a self-conscious and very average looking teenager, it would have made my life hell.

All my kids were called 'Honey' when they were little

And then they had their more conventional names

You can have both

Bloody awful. By all means can be a nickname, but it's a really bad name to lump on a kid- and then an adult.

The thing is though, my mind doesn't jump to Honey being a doctor in the NHS. I think more of admin or etc. Not that there's anything wrong with those roles at all, but if the daughter ever aspires to more high powered positions in life, Honey may become a source of prejudice.

I think it's such a lovely sweet feminine name for a little girl btw, and I low key love it. But maybe as an older child and professional woman, a name leading to less stereotyping might be more appropriate.

I would say the same for any overtly masculine/cowboy name too, like naming your son Macho or something.

Personally I wouldn’t. How about Holly instead?

My mum had a friend called Honey when I was growing up. She was a kind but stern lady. I don’t think she had any trouble being taken seriously. She always had nice cake at her house. Overall, I like the name, it has a warm familiar feel, and in my mind a hint of steely sting 🐝

No. Sorry but it’s very twee and she won’t be taken seriously in life. I would have hated to face school, Uni, work with that name. Also it would lay the groundwork for leches everywhere to approach her with cheesy chat up lines from mid teens onwards.

@Poppins2016 "Reminds me of the actress Honeysuckle Weeks (not in a bad way). "

I used to babysit Honeysuckle Weeks! @babynothreee, her second name is Hero- do you like Hero?