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[darabelle.livejournal.com]

My mom is a calligrapher so we come across a lot of names and I really pay attention when I'm helping her proofread. Tonight we came across some interesting ones like Eleorah or Eloreah or something like that (I had never heard of it before and honestly I didn't care for it). One of the names was Honi, which my dad pronounced as HOE-nee. My mom goes, "It's Honi!" (pronounced like "honey"). I started laughing at the thought of someone named HOE-nee. I have a cousin named Honey and her name really suits her personality and everything about her, so it really works. Personally I'd be really hesitant to name my child Honey because it might work and it might not. Anyway, I just thought Honi looked kind of stupid and I can definitely see why my dad would automatically read it as HOE-nee.

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[sarahrose.livejournal.com]

It might be Hawaiian??

[imyourrapunzel.livejournal.com]

I googled "Honi" and "name" and I found some things that said it's a Hebrew male's name and it means gracious.

[ashadelic.livejournal.com]

Wow... I really hope there's not a little boy out there with the name Honi. It's got a great Hebrew meaning, but the conotation because of its English meaning would be less than stellar for a little boy. It's way too cutesy for a little girl, too!

[mrsduryee.livejournal.com]

I really like Eleora, which I pronounce El-or-uh or El-ee-yor-uh (softly).