The baby name Honourah is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /həˈnɔːrə/ (huh-NOR-ə).
The baby name Honourah is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /həˈnɔːrə/ (huh-NOR-ə).
Honourah is English, Irish in Origin.
Honourah is a rare Anglicized Irish and English variant of Honora, ultimately from Latin honor, honoris meaning “honor” or “esteem.” The name entered medieval Britain and Ireland through ecclesiastical Latin and Anglo-Norman influence, becoming established in Hiberno-English as Honora and in Irish as Onóra. It persisted in Ireland from the late Middle Ages through the 19th century, especially among Catholic and Anglo-Irish families, and aligns with the 17th-century English taste for virtue names such as Honor/Honour.
The spelling Honourah blends the British -our of Honour with an -ah ending that echoes Irish Onóra; it appears in 18th–19th-century parish records but remains uncommon today. Related forms include Honora, Onóra, Honoria, Honor/Honour, Annora/Anora, and diminutives Nora/Nóra and Nóirín. The core meaning centers on moral worth, integrity, and public esteem, giving Honourah a dignified, virtue-laden character with Irish heritage.
Honourah is vanishingly rare. In all, it appears just 1 time, across 1 country.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
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