What's in a name?

Harry Lior,

Named after my (Jeremy's) beloved grandfather, Monte.
And Josephine's grandfather, Henry.

I know the connection isn;t obvious.
Monte is clearly a cognate of 'mount' and the Hebrew name for a mount is 'Har.' Harry would actually translate as 'my mountain,' which would be a little odd, so in Hebrew it is Harel.

Famous Harels in history include ... Harel Levy the tennis player (surely you have heard of him) and a few Israeli generals who have the name as a family name.
Well it's not a long list.

My grandfather was a butcher and supplier of kosher meat by day. His real love was his family and Jewish stuff. A trained opera singer he singularly failed to pass on his great voice to his grandson, but he did impart a love of Seder night, which, on balance is probably more important.

I miss my grandfather, in particular I would have loved for him to have known that I chose to become a Rabbi. He would have been most proud.

Lior, from the Hebrew meaning, 'Light unto me,' is just a name we like.