Where does “Honora” come from?
Honora is an English feminine form derived from the Latin masculine name Honorius, itself from the Latin adjective honorus meaning honored or honorable.
Honora (English): mainly used in Ireland
Definitions
- mainly used in Ireland
Ancestry of “Honora”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Honoria | the Latinized feminine of Honorius |
| 2 | English | Honorius | — |
| 3 | Latin | Honorius | A Roman Emperor, Honorius |
| 4 | Latin | honorus | conferring honour |
| 5 | Latin | -us | suffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs,... |
| 6 | Old Latin | -os | accusative masculine plural of -us |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -os | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |