The first name Honoré

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About the first name Honoré

Meaning

The name Honoré traditionally means “honored” or “worthy of honor”.

Historical origin

The name Honoré comes from Latin Honoratus, derived from honor “honor”.

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Devotion to saints strongly contributed to the spread of Honoré; religious calendars long influenced naming choices in Quebec.

Pronunciation:ho-no-réɔnɔʁ.e

Frequency of the first name Honoré by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Honoré by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name HonoréLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Honoré in baptisms by year.50037525012501630169517601825189019551630–1634 8 baptisms1665–1669 12 baptisms1685–1689 4 baptisms1695–1699 8 baptisms1720–1724 4 baptisms1745–1749 8 baptisms1760–1764 12 baptisms1770–1774 4 baptisms1780–1784 8 baptisms1785–1789 4 baptisms1790–1794 12 baptisms1795–1799 44 baptisms1800–1804 20 baptisms1805–1809 52 baptisms1810–1814 40 baptisms1815–1819 120 baptisms1820–1824 204 baptisms1825–1829 196 baptisms1830–1834 308 baptisms1835–1839 312 baptisms1840–1844 329 baptisms1845–1849 436 baptisms1850–1854 476 baptisms1855–1859 380 baptisms1860–1864 448 baptisms1865–1869 272 baptisms1870–1874 292 baptisms1875–1879 236 baptisms1880–1884 220 baptisms1885–1889 164 baptisms1890–1894 152 baptisms1895–1899 76 baptisms1900–1904 60 baptisms1905–1909 40 baptisms1915–1919 8 baptisms1925–1929 4 baptisms1955–1959 4 baptisms

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