Names That Mean Honor
7 names whose etymology relates to “honor” — drawn from documented origins, sorted by all-time U.S. popularity.
CharlesFrom French Charles, from Old French Charles, Carles, from Latin Carolus, from and also reinfluenced by Frankish and Old High German Karl, from Proto-Germanic *karilaz (“free ma…
EricFrom Middle English Eric, from Old English Eoric, from Old Norse Eirríkr, Eiríkr (from ei (“always, eternal”, see aye) +‎ ríkr (“ruler”)), or from Proto-Germanic *Aizarīkija…
OrlandoFrom Italian Orlando (“Roland”), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *Hrōþiland. The city in Florida has gone by the name since 1857, perhaps in honor of the soldier Orlando Ree…
PrincetonFrom prince +‎ -ton (“town”)API, originally in honor of crown princes or princes of the British Empire but later chiefly in honor of others with the name Prince or locations…
AryanOriginally from Sanskrit आर्य (ā́rya, “noble; noble one”)API and +‎ -n. The Sanskrit word is an autonym originally from Proto-Indo-Iranian *áryas (see there for more). Borro…
AnnistonThe city in Alabama, originally Woodstock, was renamed by town officials in 1873 (after realizing there was another village named Woodstock in central Alabama) in honor of Annie…
PascalFrom Latin Paschālis, from paschālis (“Paschal; of or pertaining to Easter”), from pascha (“Easter”) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives), for birth on Easter, or in honor of the…
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Etymologies adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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