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 of Irish origin. The meaning of Honora is honorable. Honora is generally used as a girl's name. It consists of 6 letters and 3 syllables and is pronounced Ho-no-ra.
Etymology & Historical Origin - Norah. Norah is a slightly more elaborate spelling of Nora. The name Nora developed mainly as a pet form for the name Honora. Honora is from the Latin name Honorius meaning âhonor.â The name Honora became so popular in Ireland (rendered in the Irish as OnÃ³ra) that many people assumed it was an Irish name.