Classified under: Nouns denoting people. Hypernyms (geologist is a kind of...): man of science; scientist (a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences).
The name Honora is an Irish baby name. In Irish the meaning of the name Honora is: Honor. The name Honora is an American baby name. In American the meaning of the name Honora is: Honor. The name Honora is a Latin baby name. In Latin the meaning of the name Honora is: Honour.
Word Origin & History. honor c.1200, glory, renown, fame earned, from Anglo-Fr. honour, from O.Fr. honor, from L. honorem (nom. honos) honor, dignity, office, reputation, of unknown origin. Till 17c., honour and honor were equally frequent; the former now preferred in England, the latter in U.S. by infl. of Noah Webster's spelling reforms. Meaning a woman's chastity first attested late 14c.