‘ And Manoah said to the Angel of Yahweh, “What is your name, so that when what you have said happens we may honour you?”
Manoah still desired to pay due respect to the messenger. He wanted to be able to give due credit to the prophet once his prophecy came to fulfilment, or even send him some present to express his gratitude. They had been longing for a son for so long (compare 1 Timothy 5:17 where ‘honour' referred to a gift). So he asked his name.