Honor

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See also: honor and hönor

English

Etymology 1

Shortened from Honoria and Honora; later also interpreted as a virtue name by Puritans.

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Honor (plural Honors)

  1. A female given name from English.
    • 2004, Annie Proulx, Bad Dirt, Fourth Estate, →ISBN, page 104:
      They had named the baby Honor because Eugenie had been moved by Honoré de Balzac's Le Père Goriot in her French class.
  2. A surname.
Usage notes
  • The given name is often spelled Honor even in the UK, where the common noun is spelled honour.
Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Honor is the 34272nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 662 individuals. Honor is most common among Black/African American (50.91%) and White (41.69%) individuals.

Further reading

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Honor

  1. Former name of Honnavar (“Indian town”).
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