Given name & surname · also Late Latin
Honoré
“honoured”·“one who is honored”
Honoré is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “honoured” (Late Latin) and “one who is honored” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Original LatinHonoratus
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “honoured” (Late Latin) and “one who is honored” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Late Latin.
Honoré’s family of names
Honoré has a related form in Honorato. Honoré has a related form in Honore. In French usage, Honoré has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form ONORIO.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Honoré has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Honoraevariant
- Honoratovariant
- Honorevariant
- Honoraivariant
- Honorayevariant
- Honorayvariant
- Honoratosvariant
- Honoratusvariant · Latin
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Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Honoré
- Honoré de BalzacFrench novelist and playwright (1799–1850)
- Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de MirabeauFrench writer, orator and statesman (1749-1791)
- Honoré DaumierFrench artist (1808–1879)
- Honoré d'UrféFrench writer (1568-1625)
- Honoré III of MonacoMonegasque prince (1720-1795)
- Honoré IV of MonacoMonegasque prince (1758-1819)
- Honoré V of MonacoPrince of Monaco (1778-1841)
- Honoré II of MonacoMonegasque prince (1597-1662)
- Honorius AugustodunensisGerman theologian1080–1154
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