Honor
proper nounproper nountop 1 000 in film dialogue
A female given name from English.
proper noun
- 1
A female given name from English.
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.
Etymology
Shortened from Honoria and Honora; later also interpreted as a virtue name by Puritans.
proper noun
- 1
Former name of Honnavar (“Indian town”).
Forms
- plural
- Honors