onnora as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of onnora

What is the meaning of the name onnora ?

The baby name onnora is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced oh-NOR-ə (IPA: /oʊˈnɔːrə/).

onnora is Latin in Origin.

Onnora is a modern spelling of the Irish-Gaelic name Onóra, itself the Gaelic adaptation of Anglo-Norman/Latin Honora/Honoria, from Latin honor “honor, esteem, reputation.” The double n is a contemporary embellishment rather than a distinct etymology. Cognate forms appear across Europe - Honora in English and Irish records; Annora in medieval England; Honoria in Latinized documents - with Nora developing as a widely used short form.

In use since the medieval period in Ireland after the Norman arrival, the name flourished among Anglo-Irish families and appears in parish registers through the 17th–18th centuries before waning. Victorian-era taste for virtue-related names revived Honora and Annora, while Nora became mainstream, sometimes obscuring the older roots. Today Onnora remains rare but intelligible, especially in Irish and diaspora contexts. Notable variants and diminutives include Onóra, Onora, Honora, Annora, Honoria, and Nora/Nóra; meanings cluster around “honor,” “dignity,” and “reputation.”

⚙ onnora turns up in none of the birth registries or name datasets we cover. It's the kind of name that tends to be rare, regional, or newly made up. Whatever the reason, hardly anyone else has it.