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Honoria

36 replies

Lonnie · 22/06/2011 20:42

Came accross it in a book. what does everyone think?

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moondog · 22/06/2011 20:42

Just sounds silly.

SenoritaViva · 22/06/2011 20:42

How do you pronounce it? Don't think I'm keen to be honest.

BluddyMoFo · 22/06/2011 20:43

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SenoritaViva · 22/06/2011 20:43

I know an Honor (also not keen but if it's to your taste)

franke · 22/06/2011 20:43

How would you pronounce it? I prefer plain Honor (as in Blackman).

fannybanjo · 22/06/2011 20:43

Awful - it sounds like horny with an "a" on the end.

SenoritaViva · 22/06/2011 20:43

Grin Bluddy!!!

SenoritaViva · 22/06/2011 20:44

Hornier Fanny? Hilarious.

Fairycakewithsprinkles · 22/06/2011 20:45

It sounds desperate - as if Honor was not good enough!!

Awful!

Lonnie · 22/06/2011 20:46

you pronlounce it ah-NOH-ree-É™

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Lonnie · 22/06/2011 20:46

eught

ah-NOH-ree-e

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GwendolineMaryLacey · 22/06/2011 20:48

Too much. Honor, on the other hand, is beautiful.

OneHelluvaBroad · 22/06/2011 20:48

Gonororhea (sp?).

Vile.

Lonnie · 22/06/2011 20:53

It isn't pronounced ah-NER-ee-ah, like "gonorrhea", but ah-NORE-ee-ah, with a heavy NORE sound like in "Eleanor" or "Nora".

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eurycantha · 22/06/2011 21:05

This is the name of a murderer in an Agatha Christie and all I can see is a barking mad Honoria.I do much prefer Honor ,lovely name.

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Lonnie · 22/06/2011 21:08

its used in 2 Agatha Christie books Murder is East and Cat Amongst the Pidgeons.

its interesting how many mention Honor that I do no like at all but I do actually liek Honoria

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basingstoke · 22/06/2011 21:11

Honoria Glossop. Scary sometime fiancee of Bertie Wooster. Not for me.

BaaBaaHerdwickSheep · 22/06/2011 21:19

Some of the comments above are hilarious! Particularly given how popular Honor has become recently.

It is my mum's name. It is pronounced 'On-or-eea' and has traditionally been the long-form of Honor. It is also often shortened to Nora. I had a great aunt who had that variant.

I think it's lovely, natch.

alliwant · 22/06/2011 22:20

no no no no no it rhymes with the std.

Lonnie · 23/06/2011 19:26

I fidn it interesting that people will no listen to the pronounciation and yet recently we had a thread on how to say Aoife and posters were telling the OP that it could never be I-fa...

as it is I am not pregnant but I actually think this is beautiful and that surprised me as I do no at all care for Honor I find it harsh and unplesant

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mintymellons · 23/06/2011 19:31

I too wondered if pronounced like gonorrhoea!

EvenLessNarkyPuffin · 23/06/2011 19:33

BaaBaa is right, it's 'On-or-eea' - it's a family name for me too.

Peachy · 23/06/2011 19:34

I wondered too

EvenLessNarkyPuffin · 23/06/2011 19:37

on-OR-ee-a would probably be more accurate in my family.