Honour means dignity or high respect — from the Latin honor. Honour IS the most fundamentally important virtue — the quality that defines character. Two syllables of the most fundamentally important virtue, the quality-that-defines-character, and Latin dignity.
Honour IS the most fundamentally important virtue.The quality that defines character.Two syllables with a refined, Latin sound: ON-er.Hon and Our are both embedded.The most directly virtue-defined name.
Honour IS the most fundamentally important virtue — the quality that defines character.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Latin.
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Today
Honour remains a beloved choice, ranking #7947 in the US. 366 babies have been named Honour since 1988.
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How popular is Honour?
2016peak year
Honour reached its widest reach during the 2010s. In 2016, 22 babies received the name (ranked #5866). In the present decade it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #7947), with about 24 babies given the name annually. Honour's usage has held roughly steady recently. The all-time total comes to roughly 366 registrations.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Honour's Life Path 7 is the seeker's number — virtue seeking. People named Honour tend to be refined, virtuous, and gifted at being the most fundamental character virtue.
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Most fundamental character virtue
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Defines-character
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Refined-Latin
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Hon-Our
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Dignity-maximum
H8
O6
N5
O6
U3
R9
Sum: 37 → Life path 1
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Personality of Honour
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Independent & bold
These individuals chart their own course. They lead, they don't follow.
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Ambitious drive
Quiet determination sits behind everything they do.
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Original ideas
Their minds work differently — seeing angles others walk past.
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