In Irish, bán ("white") can also mean "clean" or "pure", so "pure" is the likely original meaning in that expression, although now it's just a generic term of endearment and people would not necessarily think of the literal meaning when they use it (just as one doesn't think of a sticky pot of honey when using that word as a term of endearment).

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I'm not a native (or entirely fluent) speaker, so be sure to wait for confirmations/corrections, especially for tattoos.

Did I misunderstand or is your daughter's actual name "Honey" -- not just a term of endearment? I think there is some confusion.

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Yes, on her birth certificate her actual name is Honey. It has become an unofficial tradition with my dad's family to use nick names instead of formal names, though that wasn't my intent with her. Hers is the only nick name in my family that isn't a shortened formal name like Penny instead of Penelope or Rusty instead of Russell. Many people here assume it is a nick name and often grill her for her given name. Additionally, there is a beer named Honey Brown, her sister is named Angela and is a brunette to her blond. People assume she is the Angel and her sister is the Honey, odd though that is. Because it is an endearment here, people use "Honey" as a term of affection particularly with girls, children, or members of the opposite sex. It is also commonly used with couples or family members or to flirt.

In that case you should probably disregard all the talk about endearments and translations of the product of bees' labor.
These two replies seem to me to hold the best options:


These would be pronounced as "Honey" in English, but of course do not have meaning and would probably confuse an Irish speaker who didn't realize it was a name (Irish words typically cannot start with the letter 'h')


What Errigal is getting at here is that names don't translate; we would still write "José" in English and not "Hozay." Here is 'Honey' with the same font:
Honey

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