Names That Mean Honor

This ancient name, belonging to a 4th century BCE Greek statesman and general, would be one of those unique baby names with lots of more down-to-earth nickname potential, including Tim and Leon. Another notable bearer is Timoleon Jimanez, former leader of the rebel group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.

Also a city near Tel Aviv, Hadar is a name found primarily in Israel. There is also a citrus fruit associated with the holiday of Sukkat the Torah calls the "hadar fruit".

This name of a saint from Galway whose monastery became a center of learning, is an undiscovered Gaelic gem.

Wesley Snipes chose this distinctive East African name for his son.

Name of a great Indian Mogul king, a Matt Groening cartoon character, and many Indian restaurants.

Notable name of Václav Havel, the heroic poet and playwright who became president of the Czech Republic.

The pure, simple HONOR--as chosen by Jessica Alba, is perfect as it is. It does have some literary cred though--Henry James created a character called Honorine for his novel The Tragic Muse.

Tehila may at first appeal as a distinctive choice. Danger: might tend to sound like a mispronunciation of tequila.

Related to the Roman name Titius and the more modern Titus, the "tit" syllable would be problematic for any modern girl. Try the similar Russian name Tatiana.

Ikram is an Arabic name used for both girls and boys, though in the US it was given to no babies of any gender last year. The male version is sometimes spelled Ikraam.

A Gothic name belonging to the wife of Theodemir, a 5th century king of the Ostrogoths, and the mother of Theodoric the Great. The name also belongs to a genus of moths.

The name of the mother of Miriam, Aaron and Moses in the Old Testament. Yocheved was also the name of one of the three daughters of the medieval Talmudic scholar, Rashi.

Should only be used when singing Christmas carols.

The unique name of Aziz Ansari's scene-stealing physician father, Shoukath is more commonly heard as a surname.

This mythological name of the Norse god of winter sounds, uh, ill.

Long associated with Egyptian-born actor/bridge expert Omar Sharif, also a title bestowed on descendants of Muhammad.

Best known to the West through the story of Sadako and the thousand paper cranes, which tells the story of Sadako Sasaki, this name has become synonymous with peace.

Lovely variation of an upstanding classic.

A lovely soft-yet-strong unisex Swahili name, with a great meaning to boot.

Conceivable middle name choice for admirers of flyer Amelia.