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Honora (F)>

Honora (female)

Variants:Hannah (F) Honor (F) Honore (F) Honoria (F) Honorine (F) Onóra (F)
Diminutive(s):Nora (F) Norah (F)
Pet Name(s):Norrie (F) Oiny (F)
Derivative(s):Noreen (F)
Masculine form:Honour (M)
   
Source(s): English Parish Register freereg.rootsweb.com
The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Private correspondence [DN, JF2]
Notes:

English, from Latin "honoured, renowned", a variant of Honoria probably by reference to the French form, Honore.

A correspondent [JF2] reports Honora being used for Hannah in some Irish records.  This is possibly a further modification of Hannoria, a Latin form of Hannah used in some old documents.

An Australian corespondent [DN] notes an ancestor christened Honora in Ireland was known as Oiny.  This is a unique pet name, as far as we know, but was used on official documentation.