Honor is a primarily

feminine Femininity (also called womanliness) is a set of attributes, behaviors, and Gender roles, roles generally associated with women and girls. Femininity can be understood as Social construction of gender, socially constructed, and there is also s ...

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

derived from the word "

honour Honour (Commonwealth English) or honor (American English; American and British English spelling differences#-our, -or, see spelling differences) is a quality of a person that is of both social teaching and personal ethos, that manifests itself ...

", taken from a

Latin Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...

root word ''honos'', ''honoris''. It was a

virtue name Virtue names, also known as grace names, are used as personal names in a number of cultures. They express virtues that the parents wish their child to embody or be associated with. In the English-speaking world, beginning in the 16th century, the P ...

in use by the

Puritan The Puritans were English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who sought to rid the Church of England of what they considered to be Roman Catholic practices, maintaining that the Church of England had not been fully reformed and should b ...

s. It is still in occasional use in England, but is an extremely rare name in the United States, where it has never ranked among the top 1,000 names for girls or boys.

Variants

*Annora ( Irish) *Hanora ( Irish) * Honora (

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Culture, language and peoples * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England * ''English'', an Amish ter ...

), ( Irish) *Onorata (

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

) *Honorata (

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken * Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin ...

) *Honoré (boy) (

French French may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France ** French people, a nation and ethnic group ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Arts and media * The French (band), ...

) *Honorée (girl) (

) *Honorina ( Filipino) *Honorine (

) *Honour (

) *Nora (

), ( Irish) *Onóra ( Irish) *Onur (

Turkish Turkish may refer to: * Something related to Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities in the former Ottoman Empire * The w ...

) *Onur ( Azerbaijani)

People named Honor

Honor Grenville Honor Grenville, Viscountess Lisle (c. 1493–1495Byrne, vol.1, p. 305, Honor's birthyear was estimated at 1493–95 – 1566) was a Cornwall, Cornish lady whose domestic life from 1533 to 1540 during the reign of King Henry VIII is exc ...

(–1566) a Cornish Lady whose domestic life from 1533 to 1540 during the reign of

King Henry VIII Henry VIII (28 June 149128 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is known for his six marriages and his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon) annulled. His disagreement w ...

is exceptionally well-recorded, due to the survival of the Lisle Papers in the

National Archives National archives are the archives of a country. The concept evolved in various nations at the dawn of modernity based on the impact of nationalism upon bureaucratic processes of paperwork retention. Conceptual development From the Middle Ages i ...

, the state archives of the UK. *

Honor Blackman Honor Blackman (22 August 1925 – 5 April 2020) was an English actress and singer, known for the roles of Cathy Gale in '' The Avengers''Aaker, Everett (2006). ''Encyclopedia of Early Television Crime Fighters''. McFarland & Company, Inc. . P. ...

(1925–2020), English actress *

Honor Carter Honor Louisa Carter (née Dillon, born 14 July 1982 in Blenheim) is a retired field hockey player and businesswoman from New Zealand. She has competed for the New Zealand women's national field hockey team since 2004, including for the team a ...

(born 1982), field hockey player from New Zealand *

Honor Crowley Honor Mary Crowley (; 19 October 1903 – 18 October 1966) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kerry South (Dáil constituency), Kerry South constituency from 1945 to 1966. She was one of five daught ...

(1903–1966), Irish politician *

Honor Fell Dame Honor Bridget Fell, DBE, FRS (22 May 1900 – 22 April 1986) was a British scientist and zoologist. Her contributions to science included the development of experimental methods in organ culture, tissue culture, and cell biology. Early l ...

(1900–1986), English biologist and zoologist * Honor Flaherty (died 1848), Irish Famine victim * Honor Ford-Smith (born 1951), Jamaican actress, playwright, scholar, and poet * Honor Fraser (born 1974), Scottish art dealer and former model * Honor Harger (born 1975), curator and artist from New Zealand * Honor Jackson (born 1948), American football player *

Honor Kneafsey Honor Kneafsey (born 5 August 2004) is a British actress, best known for her voice role as Robyn Goodfellowe in '' Wolfwalkers'' (2020). Kneafsey started her career as a child actress, featuring in such roles as June, the youngest child of hist ...

(born 2004), British actress *

Honor McKellar Winifred Honor McKellar (10 November 1920 – 2 February 2024) was a New Zealand mezzo-soprano opera singer and singing teacher, and was the first full-time lecturer in singing at the University of Otago in Dunedin. Her students included Jonat ...

(1920–2024), New Zealand mezzo-soprano opera singer and singing teacher *

Honor Moore Honor Moore (born October 28, 1945) is an American writer of poetry, creative nonfiction and plays. She currently teaches at The New School in the MFA program for creative nonfiction, where she is a part-time associate teaching professor. ''The ...

(born 1945), American writer of poetry, creative nonfiction and plays *

Honor Salmon Honor Salmon (née Pitman) (30 October 1912 - 19 April 1943) was a First Officer pilot in the British Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) during World War Two. She was one of fifteen women pilots who lost their lives flying in the service of the ATA. ...

(née Pitman) (1912–1943), British pilot in the

Air Transport Auxiliary The Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) was a British civilian organisation set up at the start of the Second World War with headquarters at White Waltham Airfield in Berkshire. The ATA ferried new, repaired and damaged military aircraft between fac ...

during

World War Two World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilisi ...

, one of fifteen women pilots who lost their lives flying in the ATA *

Honor Smith Honor Mildred Vivian Smith (13 November 1908 – 18 January 1995) was an English neurologist who specialised in the treatment of tuberculous meningitis. She worked and taught at the teaching hospitals of the University of Oxford, and was appoint ...

(1908–1995), English neurologist *

Honor Swinton Byrne Honor Swinton Byrne (born 6 October 1997) is a British actress. Swinton Byrne had a cameo role in the 2009 film '' I Am Love'', and stars in the Joanna Hogg films '' The Souvenir'' (2019) and its sequel '' The Souvenir Part II'' (2021). She is th ...

(born 1997), Scottish actress *

Honor Titus Honor Titus (born July 18, 1989) is an American artist who lives and works in Los Angeles, California. Since his first solo exhibition in 2020, he has received international recognition for his painting practice, which weaves together a surreal ...

(born 1989), American multi-disciplinary artist and musician * Honor Tracy (1913–1989), English writer *Honor Marie Warren (born 2008), daughter of

Jessica Alba Jessica Marie Alba ( ; born April 28, 1981) is an American actress and businesswoman. She began her acting career at age 13 in ''Camp Nowhere'', followed up by ''The Secret World of Alex Mack'' (both 1994), and rose to prominence at age 19 as ...

Honor Wyatt Honor Ellen Wyatt (6 February 1910 – 23 October 1998) was an English journalist and radio presenter, known for her association with Barbara Pym, Robert Graves, and Laura Riding as well as for her own work. She was the mother of the actor Ju ...

(1910–1998), English journalist and radio presenter

People named Honour

Honour Gombami Honour Gombami (born 9 January 1983) is a Zimbabwean former professional football player. He is a member of the Zimbabwe national football team. Cercle's new head coach De Boeck was quite immediately impressed by Gombami's skills. He even stat ...

(born 1983), Zimbabwean football player

Fictional characters

Honour Chen-Williams Honour Chen-Williams is a fictional character from the British soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Vera Chok. The character and casting was announced in November 2021 and Honour made her first appearance on 10 December 2021. Honour was introduced a ...

, a fictional character from the British soap opera ''

Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which originally began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside (TV series), Brookside''. From 2005 to 2023, episodes h ...

''. *

Honor Harrington The Honorverse is a military science fiction book series, its two Spin-off (media), subseries, two prequel series, and anthologies created by David Weber and published by Baen Books. They are centered on the space navy career of the principal p ...

, a fictional character from the ''Honor Harrington'' book series. *Honor Huntzberger, a fictional character from the television series ''

Gilmore Girls ''Gilmore Girls'' is an American comedy drama television series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel. The show debuted October 5, 2000, on The WB and became a flagship series for the network. The show ran fo ...

''. *Honor Klein, a fictional character from the novel ''

A Severed Head ''A Severed Head'' is a satirical, sometimes farcical 1961 novel by Iris Murdoch. It was Murdoch's fifth published novel. Primary themes include marriage, adultery, and incest within a group of civilised and educated people. Set in and around ...

'' by

Iris Murdoch Dame Jean Iris Murdoch ( ; 15 July 1919 – 8 February 1999) was an Irish and British novelist and philosopher. Murdoch is best known for her novels about good and evil, sexual relationships, morality, and the power of the unconscious. Her fi ...

Notes

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