Honora

Latin

"woman of honor"

Honora Origin and Meaning

The name Honora is a girl's name of Italian, Latin origin meaning "woman of honor".

Honora and Honoria are two ways of softening the severity of Honor, while retaining its righteous meaning. They were predominant until the Reformation, when the Puritans adopted the abstract virtue names, and were introduced to Britain by the Normans.

Honoria Blake is a character in the Dickens novel Bleak House.

The Irish form of the name is Onora. A variant spelling is Honorah.

Honora Rank in US Top 1000

# 822 in the US

Honora Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 986 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Honora

• 986 Nameberry 2025

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Famous People Named Honora

• Honora "Nano" Nagle Irish nun and eduactor
• Honora Sneyd English feminist author and educator
• Honora Burke Irish noblewoman

The name Honora in Pop Culture

• Honora Parker character in 1994 film "Heavenly Creatures"