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.
Historically, honor is a quality ascribed to an individual in two ways: either by obtaining it through his or her birth into an honorable family or being assigned as honorable by powerful people who hold higher status in the society. An individual's parental lineage, is the traditional source for his or her honor.