Given name & surname
Honore
Honore is a variant of Honora. One Latin interpretation is “having a good name and integrity; an honorable woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Honore is a variant of Honora. One Latin interpretation is “having a good name and integrity; an honorable woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Honore is a form of Honoria. An origin associated with Honoria is Late Latin. Honore is a variant of Honora. An origin associated with Honora is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In French use, Honore is used as a form of Honoria.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1898. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Honore through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 252
- 27 boys · 225 girls
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2016. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 11 in 1942. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 470 as a first name in 2020; 2,389 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.
Honore’s family of names
Honore has a related form in Honora. Honore is a form of Honoria. Honore has a related form in Honoré.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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