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Help[Opinions] WDYT of Honeysuckle?
I did not know that this could be used as a fn. But this is the name of a British actress, Honeysuckle Weeks (I saw her in the TV series "Foyle's War").
Honeysuckle seems to a name in the same style as Daisy and Poppy. But I think there would be a great risk that she was always called just Honey.
Honeysuckle seems to a name in the same style as Daisy and Poppy. But I think there would be a great risk that she was always called just Honey.
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I know someone named Honeysuckle!
About 4 years ago, I worked with a nurse and her first name was Honeysuckle but she always went by Honey. She said her mother had honeysuckle growing outside her dorm window and from then on decided she always wanted to name her little girl that. :b She seemed embarrassed by her full fn, but I didn't think Honey was that much better. :-| She was also QUITE ditzy, but I don't think with a name like Honey or Honeysuckle one would ever seen as being destined for a Nobel Prize or anything like that. LOL.
About 4 years ago, I worked with a nurse and her first name was Honeysuckle but she always went by Honey. She said her mother had honeysuckle growing outside her dorm window and from then on decided she always wanted to name her little girl that. :b She seemed embarrassed by her full fn, but I didn't think Honey was that much better. :-| She was also QUITE ditzy, but I don't think with a name like Honey or Honeysuckle one would ever seen as being destined for a Nobel Prize or anything like that. LOL.
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Hmmmm I really don't think it'd work. First of all, her male teenage peers would have an absolute field day with the fact that her name contained "suck(le)".
I'd go with just Honey, personally.
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I'd go with just Honey, personally.
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Maybe teenagers were less sex-obsessed then?
Or the word "suck" did not have the same associations as now. I doubt that her parents would have named her that if they knew.
I was thinking that the was perhaps too sweet, the "such" thing never entered my mind.
Or the word "suck" did not have the same associations as now. I doubt that her parents would have named her that if they knew.
I was thinking that the was perhaps too sweet, the "such" thing never entered my mind.
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Not likely . . .
A pre-occupation with sex has been the defining characteristic of adolescents (or at least, adolescent *males*, since women weren't supposed to have those feelings) for basically ever.
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A pre-occupation with sex has been the defining characteristic of adolescents (or at least, adolescent *males*, since women weren't supposed to have those feelings) for basically ever.
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Exactly. It's biology-based.
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Yup ... It was just spoken about less openly, back then ;-)
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I dislike it immensely. There could be some major teasing with that name, with Honey and suckle - "Honey, come suckle..." It's plainly not a name, and would not age well. Can you see a 45-year-old woman named Honeysuckle? A doctor, lawyer, teacher, etc.? That name is just horrible, and to plague a child with it is wrong. It is in no way the same style as Daisy and Poppy, I think.
I looked up Honeysuckle Weeks, and her parents named her that because the honeysuckle was largely in bloom - what a horrible reason. Her siblings are Perdita and Rollo.
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I looked up Honeysuckle Weeks, and her parents named her that because the honeysuckle was largely in bloom - what a horrible reason. Her siblings are Perdita and Rollo.
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I wouldn't be worried about being called Honey. I'd be worried about being called Suckle, and all the other lewd things that go hand in hand with that.
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You're kidding... right?
I would never in a million years, ever consider naming my child this. It's terrible. Can you imagine Dr. Honeysuckle Smith or Judge Honeysuckle Smith? I think not.
And a great risk that she would be called Honey?! I would want to be called Honey!
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I would never in a million years, ever consider naming my child this. It's terrible. Can you imagine Dr. Honeysuckle Smith or Judge Honeysuckle Smith? I think not.
And a great risk that she would be called Honey?! I would want to be called Honey!
All this is JMO.
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A name does not predict the profession
Of course a Honeysuckle could be a doctor or a judge, depending upon her interests, talents and work.
Are people with certain names forbidden to study medicine or law in USA or what?
Was Honeysuckle Weeks doomed to be "just" an actress b/c she could get no other profession? I don't think so. Or are the British more tolerant then for instance the Americans?
Of course a Honeysuckle could be a doctor or a judge, depending upon her interests, talents and work.
Are people with certain names forbidden to study medicine or law in USA or what?
Was Honeysuckle Weeks doomed to be "just" an actress b/c she could get no other profession? I don't think so. Or are the British more tolerant then for instance the Americans?
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Studies have shown . . .
. . . that prospective employers DO judge on the basis of a person's name. The studies have been largely centred around "African-American" names, but they clearly indicated that, for example, a woman named Jennifer was far more likely to be chosen for an interview than a woman named Laquashanda. It's not nice but people *do* judge.
But that wasn't actually Tor's point. Honeysuckle is a ridiculous name that sounds like a baby's nickname no matter what profession you put it next to.
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All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
. . . that prospective employers DO judge on the basis of a person's name. The studies have been largely centred around "African-American" names, but they clearly indicated that, for example, a woman named Jennifer was far more likely to be chosen for an interview than a woman named Laquashanda. It's not nice but people *do* judge.
But that wasn't actually Tor's point. Honeysuckle is a ridiculous name that sounds like a baby's nickname no matter what profession you put it next to.
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
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I don't think it would stop anyone being a doctor
You get into medical school according to your grades, not according to your names. If you do become a doctor, it depends on how well you study. And if you get a job at a hospital, well doctors are always in demand. I don't think you would be denied a job b/c of your name.
Therefore I don't get the argument "can't picture a doctor with this name". I am sure there are doctors with all kinds of names.
Whether a name is considered "ridiculous" or not, depends on the culture. There are many names which are popular in USA which I find "ridiculous".
You get into medical school according to your grades, not according to your names. If you do become a doctor, it depends on how well you study. And if you get a job at a hospital, well doctors are always in demand. I don't think you would be denied a job b/c of your name.
Therefore I don't get the argument "can't picture a doctor with this name". I am sure there are doctors with all kinds of names.
Whether a name is considered "ridiculous" or not, depends on the culture. There are many names which are popular in USA which I find "ridiculous".
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I actually think it's kind of sweet, but with the amount of teasing that "suck" would merit, it just wouldn't be worth it. If it had special meaning, I could see it working as a mn, though.
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Honey would be better. Chef Jamie Oliver's oldest duaghter is named Poppy Honey. That's a cute name. The 2nd one is Daisy Boo.
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