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About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- English version
- Honor, Honora, Nora
- Variants
- Onóra, Honóra
- Stronghold region
- All-Ireland
Overview
An Irish form of Honora, used by Gaelic Irish families from the late medieval period.
The story behind Onóir
A medieval borrowing absorbed into the Gaelic stock and current ever since.
Mythology & legend
Non-mythological; Gaelic form of Honor.
Did you know?
Cognate with Honora and Honor, brought into Irish via Norman French.
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