Honor or Honour

[Choccyhobnob]

I love the name Honor but can't help thinking it is the American spelling of Honour. Does the sp Honor work in the UK as it is a name rather than the thing it is named after (if you know what I mean?)

Honor is the universal spelling of the name.

That's what I thought; the quality = Honour, the name = Honor. I needed backed up for when people try and tell me it's an American spelling! (This baby is as yet unconceived lol)

Honor is fine.

Honor always

It was on our list, then we had boys

I've never seen it spelled with a 'u' before, but it's such a rare name i haven't seen it much at all. One of the reasons we liked it so much!

Personally I prefer the Honor spelling. The other looks wrong to me.

Definitely Honor for the name. Love it.

Honor is the generally accepted spelling I think, and the only version I've ever seen used on a real person. Absolutely love it - in fact, I think it's probably my favourite girls' name at the moment! Like how it's recognisably feminine but strong and not at all cutesy or frilly.

Honor.

I know a Honor. She pronounces the H.

Would Honour have a silent H?

Hmm I thought they were both pronounced the same (silent H?).

Honor with the 'H' pronounced sounds bloody awful.

Like someone clearing their throat.

I know what you mean OP. I like the name but can't help seeing it as a misspelling/American spelling of Honour.

never heard of the H being pronounced, for either.

I love Honor, one of the better virtue names.

'Honor' is a Puritan virtue name. At the time it became established as a name, spelling was still not fully standardised, but 'honor' would have been a common spelling of the word in Britain.

Honor, as others have said. A very nice name and an admirable moral quality. I'd say 'Onn-or'.

There is also Onora and Honoria. Onora O'Neill is a seriously important present-day philosopher.

I do not like name Honor (for sure Honor not Honour). florascotia mentioned Onora and Honoria these names are wonderful to my mind)

I know an Honour, it works once you get used to it.

There is no way the H should be pronounced.

Honor is the usual spelling even in the British Isles.

Honora and Nora are Irish variations, and Annora is an older English variation.

(The H is pronounced in Honora)..

I have a 1 year old Honor (definitely don't pronounce the 'h') Most people seem to know how to spell it. Just tell them it is a Latin name :) Still glad we chose it although get occasional raised eyebrows...