Given name & surname
Honora
Honora is used as a given name and a surname. One Latin interpretation is “having a good name and integrity; an honorable woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Latin interpretation is “having a good name and integrity; an honorable woman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
How it developed
In English usage, Honora is a feminine form of Honorius.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Honora through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,721
- 0 boys · 1,721 girls
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 28 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #7,263 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −10%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,263 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 9.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 919 as a first name in 2020; 144 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Honora’s family of names
In English usage, Honora has a diminutive in Norah. In English usage, Honora is a feminine form of Honorius. Honora has a related form in Honor.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 22
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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