Honey

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What’s everyone’s thoughts on Honey for a girl?

Can you imagine a politician or a lawyer or a rocket scientist or a teacher or a doctor being called Honey? No, me neither.

I prefer Sweetheart.

I love both Honor and Honey - despite myself - so I’d go proper birth certificate name Honor and nn Honey.

I like it ... sue me

If you must, use it as a middle name to give her options when she's older.

I agree with using it as a middle name with a more conventional/grown-up first name, or call her something else beginning H and use Honey as a nickname. Could work for something like Hannah, Helena or Hermione at a pinch.

If that’s just her whole first name she might grow up cursing you for it, especially if she wants to do some kind of “serious” career later.

I knew a Honey and she was a right bitch.

My first thought was Honey Boo Boo (and even then it’s not her real name)

Then Awww, Honey from How I Met your Mother

It’s an awful name. It’s overly twee for a baby or toddler, ridiculous for an adult woman.

It makes me think of the song that starts: 'See the tree, how big it's grown ...' which I really loathe, so not a name I'd pick.

Just why would you do that to a poor innocent baby, you would be condemning her to ridicule and judgement her whole life. There should be tighter rules on what they will allow people to name children.

In the play 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf' the young wife is only ever referred to as 'Honey' and not her real name as a way to reinforce her irrelevance and the fact that she is seen as a bit of a non-entity.

Wonderful for a stripper, a term of endearment or a 5 year olds dream name. Terrible for a grown adult.

Honor nicknamed Honey is a good solution... although Honor in Ireland is the infamous spoilt brat daughter of Ross O Carroll Kelly (character satirising South Dublin life)

Maybe Maplesyrup?

I don’t hate it. But wouldn’t use it myself. It is sort of cute but personally I hate it when people call me hun so would hate that to be my actual name. I know of a Hunnie which I think is horrendous.

I know a woman in her 30's called Honey and it really suits her, she is a wonderful person. I say go for it if you like it.

I think its lovely and considering that 'unusual' names are trendy now and therefore not so unusual (for example Luna and Paisley are in the top 10 names for girls last year) I doubt there will be any raised eyebrows at all.
I think it hasnt been commonly used before but I dont see why it shouldnt be seeing as it is a similar earthy natural name, to Amber or Willow or flower type names.
Mila is a popular name at the moment and means Honey too.

Hunnifer and Hunnie? Oh my word!! 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣 Hunnifer particularly, sounds like a stupid sneeze noise.

I'm not keen on Honey, sorry.

No, but Manuka is actually quite nice as a name.

toffee - how about Honeybel, Honeybella, Honeytrice?

One of the presenters on QVC is always boasting about her granddaughter, Honey Bea, I mean, SERIOUSLY!?? Poor kid.

Honey Monster

I don’t like it as a name, personally, but I think once you know someone you get used to their name and end up loving it so it would be fine in that sense.

It shouldn’t have any effect on future career etc but I guess I can see that it might?

Not that keen on it😞