Honor

See also: honor and hönor

English

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

• Honour

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 34272^nd 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

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Honor”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 199.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Honor

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