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Honoria
Say it: hoh-NOR-ee-uh
Meaning
Derived from honor 'honour'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A late Roman imperial name found in medieval England and long common in Ireland in the form Honora.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 37 babies given this name since 1913
- At its height in 1913, about 1 in 124,900 girls
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
- Ancient Rome750 BC to AD 476
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
Used by
The family of the name
| Italian | Onoria |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Honoria |
| English | Honor |
Famous bearers
- Justa Grata Honoria, sister of Emperor Valentinian III
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Where this comes from
- Roman literature and history (Livy, Cicero, Tacitus and others)
- English poll taxes and lay subsidy rolls (13th and 14th centuries)
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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