Hondo as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Hondo

What is the meaning of the name Hondo ?

The baby name Hondo is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: HON-doh (/ˈhɒn.doʊ/ or /ˈhɑːn.doʊ/),Spanish: ON-do (/ˈondo/; silent h),Japanese: hon-dō (Hondō; long final vowel).

Hondo is English, Japanese, Spanish in Origin.

Hondo is a masculine name with layered roots. In Spanish, hondo means “deep, profound,” a sense echoed in place-names like El Hondo. In Shona (Zimbabwe), hondo means “war,” chiefly as a surname. A near-homophone in Japanese, Hondō (本堂), denotes a temple’s main hall and is mostly a surname or toponym; in English it is often written Hondo.

In the United States the name drew notice from the 1953 John Wayne Western Hondo, adapted from Louis L’Amour, lending it a rugged, frontier tone; the nickname spread via NBA star John “Hondo” Havlicek. As a given name it remains rare but recognizable, sometimes used for tough, laconic characters. Variants and related forms include Spanish feminine Honda, Andalusian jondo (as in cante jondo), and Japanese Hondō. Nicknames include Hon and Don.