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Honour

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Bushybrow · 20/06/2021 20:09

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Huginamugg · 21/06/2021 18:42

Love it.

KirstenBlest · 21/06/2021 18:33

Honor. Watch how it goes with the surname.

IVflytrap · 21/06/2021 10:22

Lovely name, unusual, but not unheard of. It was spelt Honour in my family, but mumsnet consensus seems to be that Honor is the only spelling.

yikesanotherbooboo · 21/06/2021 10:13

My ggg grandmother was Honor ; not American.

Roselilly36 · 21/06/2021 08:47

Gorgeous name, I love it, only ever known the Honor sp. as in, the late Honor Blackman, great actress. So I wouldn’t think Honor as an American sp. if you choose the name, spell it however you prefer. Congrats & good luck with your pregnancy OP Flowers

VenusClapTrap · 21/06/2021 08:46

Don’t like it

Bringmemoonshine · 21/06/2021 08:38

Lovely, but I’m biased as I have an Honour. Did not want the American spelling. It’s a beautiful name.

BiBabbles · 21/06/2021 08:33

I prefer Honora or Annora, for me they avoid the British vs American spelling issues a bit and feel more like full names.

UpTheJunktion · 21/06/2021 07:59

Lovely.

20viona · 21/06/2021 07:51

Honor yes.

Hippohappiness · 21/06/2021 07:47

I'm not keen on virtue names to be honest. Too puritanical. I feel like honor is a particularly problematic one - a bit too tied up with chastity, purity etc. If i had to choose one, Verity or Felicity are ok.

GU24Mum · 21/06/2021 07:26

I really like it and wanted it for one of mine (Honor not the other way though). DH unhelpfully kept saying it reminded him of doner kebab.

Brazilianut · 21/06/2021 07:11

Honour is gorgeous.

LactoseTheIntolerant · 21/06/2021 07:09

I love it! I taught an Honor who was the sweetest girl so it has positive connotations for me anyway.

NewlyGranny · 21/06/2021 07:08

Honoria is a variant, with Honor or Nora for short.

yikesanotherbooboo · 21/06/2021 07:00

Honor is the usual spelling, it's a lovely name.

drpet49 · 21/06/2021 06:44

Don’t like it. Reminds me of honour killing term.

peaceinourtime · 21/06/2021 05:33

Nice, I prefer it spelt Honour like you posted not Honor the American way. I think people just accept/expect it to be that way as its a more common name in America?

Posieandpip · 21/06/2021 00:17

Love Honor!

MegaCityOne · 21/06/2021 00:11

It’s part of a sentence.
Honour head
Honour bike
Honour own
Honour back
I like it, but wouldn’t use it for that reason.

Happenchance · 21/06/2021 00:07

I really don't like it. With all the honour killings going on in the world, I don't understand why Honour is still used as a female name.

Chilldonaldchill · 20/06/2021 23:05

I like it but there were two in dd's year at school and both were absolute horrors.
I still like the name though. And I would definitely use the traditional Honor spelling - even though I don't like Americanisation of normal words it looks much better here.

stellarfox · 20/06/2021 22:23

I like it! I’ve only seen it spelt honor too. Maybe check the ONS charts to see if honour is also used. I’d go with the most used to be honest

TempsPerdu · 20/06/2021 21:46

Absolutely stunning name… spelt Honor. Would have used it for DD in a heartbeat, but DP vetoed it.

TatianaBis · 20/06/2021 21:44

Love it.