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Honor - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Honor

[ 2 syll. ho-nor, hon-or ] The girl name Honor is pronounced as AANer KEY. Honor is mainly used in the English language. Its language of origin is English and Latin. From English and Latin roots, its meaning is honored, honorable. Derived literally from the common word 'honor'. This was a 'virtue' name popular with English Puritans in the 17th century.

Honor is a form of the English name Honoria.

Honor is rare as a baby girl name. It is not ranked within the top 1000.

Baby names that sound like Honor include the French Honore, the English Henri, the English Honour, the Arabic Amar, the French Amour, the German Amrei, the Irish and Scottish Eimear, the Scottish Eimhear, the English and Irish Honora, the French Honorée, the English Amara, the English Amari, the Arabic Amira, the Arabic Amirah, the Spanish Amora, the Dutch, English, and German Annemarie, the English Anora, the English Anorah, the Indian Anura, and the Scottish Eimhir.

A famous person named Honor is Actress Honor Blackman, born 22 August 1925, Newham, London, England.

KEY: Pronunciation for Honor: AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)"


 
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