Girl · Latin
Honor
Say it: ON-er
Meaning
From Latin honor 'honour'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Used in Tudor England, especially in the West Country, and later in Ireland as Honora.
Its wave through time
Popular now
In the United States
- 3,540 babies given this name since 1888
- At its height in 2019, about 1 in 15,800 girls
- 194 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Honour, Honora
| Irish | Onóra |
|---|---|
| Latin | Honoria |
Famous bearers
- Honor Grenville, Viscountess Lisle
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Parish baptism registers
- Royal and noble genealogies
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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