Honor

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See also: honor and hönor

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Honor

  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.

Usage notes

  • The given name is often spelled Honor even in the UK.
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