Names That Mean Honor

Unusual Honor or Nora alternative, but we prefer the originals.

Hillel the Great was a famous Talmudic scholar, the spiritual and ethical leader of his generation, and his name is greatly honored by parents in Israel and, to some extent, here.

A common unisex name in Nigeria. Kerry Washington used it as the middle name for her son Caleb.

There are many dynamic three-syllable Irish surnames; this is one of the rarer two-syllable ones. Molloy is the title of a 1951 novel by Samuel Beckett, initially written in French. Another Beckett novel of naming interest is Malone Dies.

This Arabic name is used for both girls and boys. The high-minded meaning can also be translated as esteem or veneration.

In the Bible, this name belongs to a son of Jehaleleel, of the tribe of Judah. But it feels wearable for either sex in the twenty-first century.

A cool Greek name which is related to Sebastian.

This Indian name, most used by the Hindi community, is perhaps best known through Niharika Konidela, a well-known Indian actress.

Ynyr is still quietly used in Wales and elsewhere in the UK, though the much more widespread modern form of the ancient Roman Honorius is Honor.

Nigerian name with an honorable meaning.

Like masculine version Sayyid, Sayyida is a Persian name that is actually a title - sort of analagous to Lady. Sayyida has a wonderful history behind it - most notably in the form of Sayyida al Hurra, Queen of Tetouan and a real-life 16th Century pirate queen.

Yoruba name given to baby girls whose parents want to bestow them with honor.

Delicate and obscure version of this many-faceted name.

Fine to honor a family tradition, as long as you promise to call him Bron.

An ancient name with a lovely meaning, still in wide use throughout the Slavic-speaking world. Short forms include Miro, Mirek, Mirko and Miško.