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Honor baby names and what they mean, for honor, homage, venerated, celebrated, with 68 results. These boy names were at the peak of their popularity during the years 1890-1899 (USAGE OF 7.7%) and have become much less common since (USAGE 2.6%, 66.5%), with names such as Timothy becoming less fashionable. The most trendy birth names in this compilation are Abraham (#164), Archer (#239), Huxley (#668), Rory (#368) and Wesley (#105), while Wisley (TOP 34%) and Demian (44%) are popular last names. Here is the list of Celebrated names for girls.

Honor names

Abraham - Elton | Ewart - Honore | Huxley - Sharif | Tennyson - Zebulon

Abraham - Elton

Abraham

Abraham
Abraham, celebrated for his great faith .. Abrahm is also a slightly favored kid's name. [Ibrahim, Brahm, Abrams, Abramo, Abrahim, Aberham, Abe, Ab, .. 14 more]

Achilles

Achilles
.. the Trojan War, celebrated in Homer's .. Achilles (TOP 23%), like Ahles (TOP 18%), Ackles (21%), is a common -es suffix last name. [Quilo, Akil, Achillius, Achillios, Achilleus, Achilleo, Achillea, .. 8 more]

Albert

Albert
.. century mainly in honor of Prince .. Albert and Alberto were among 2018's Top names. [Ulbricht, Bertie, Alvertos, Albrecht, Albertus, Al, Adelbrecht, Adalbert, .. 19 more]

Alexis

Alexis
.. saint of Edessa, venerated as a .. Adoption of Alexis, Aleksi, etc. as children's names in 2018 was down 14% compared to a year ago. [Alexy, Alexi, .. 12 more]

Amadour
.. (Rocamadour), has been venerated by the .. Less popular today. Amador was the variation last found (1997) in the Top 2000. [Amadore, Amador]

Antonio

Antonio
.. the Catholic church, venerated on June .. Adoption of Antonio, Anton, etc. as baby names in 2018 was down 4.3% compared to the previous year. [Tony, Antonius, Antonello, Antonito, .. 4 more]

Archer

Archer
.. be used as homage to the .. Adoption of Archer as a baby name in 2018 was significantly more than in 2008. See also Arther.

Austin

Austin
.. capital is named in his honor .. Usage of Austin and variants as baby names in 2018 was down 34.5% compared to 10 years ago. [Ostynn, Ostin, Austyn, .. 2 more]

Calvin

Calvin
.. first name as homage to 16th .. Calvin is a common (UPPER 13%) masculine name, whereas Cal, Calvino, Kalvin and Vinnie are rare. [Vinnie, Calvino, .. 2 more]

Chevalier
.. the Legion of Honor in France. Rather quaint as a boys' name, Chevalier exists more commonly as a last name. [Chevy]

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Honor names: Abraham, Achilles, Albert, Alexis, Antonio

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Honor names: Archer, Austin, Calvin, Cornelius, Damian

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Honor names: Don, Dylan, Edison, Edward, Elmer, Elton

Cornelius

Cornelius
.. pope who is venerated as a .. A conventional baby name (#1696 THE PAST YEAR), Cornelius is also used often as a last name. [Neely, Neil, Kornelis, Kornelious, Cornilius, Cornelious, .. 13 more]

Damian

Damian
.. Father Damien is honored as the .. Damon is more widely used than the rest, although Damian appears to be getting popular too, while versions like Damon are no longer trendy. [Demyan, Damon, Damien, Dameon, Daimen, Daemon, .. 14 more]

Demos
Also possibly homage to Greece's most .. Demoe, Demons are common last names. [Dimos, .. 1 more]

Don

Don
.. may be in honor of John .. Adoption of Don and variants as children's names in 2018 was down 17.2% compared to 2008. [Donny, Donnan, .. 3 more]

Dylan

Dylan
.. use is probably homage to poet .. Dylonn is more rarefied as a variant form of Dylan. [Dylonn, Dyllon, Dillon, Dillan, .. 2 more]

Edison

Edison
.. is used in honor of inventor .. Edison is a contemporarily stylish form. [Edson, Eddison, .. 1 more]

Edward

Edward
.. came to be venerated in Europe .. Usage of Edward, Eduard, etc. as children's names in 2018 was 2.3% less than the year before. [Teddy, Teddie, Ted, Neddie, Edwards, Edvard, Eduard, Edouard, Edison, Eddy, .. 17 more]

Efrat
Derived fr. Hebrew element. "Honored." Efrat and Ephrat are unique as baby names. [Ephrat]

Elmer

Elmer
.. 19th century in honor of American .. A familiar children's name (#1259 IN 2018), Elmer also occurs often as a surname. [Elmir, Elemer, .. 4 more]

Elton

Elton
.. the name in honor of saxophonist .. A familiar birth name (#1980 IN RECENT RANKINGS), Elton also exists frequently as a last name. [Ellton, Elden, Alton, .. 1 more]

Quick Reference

Summary Index of Honor names [and variants] for boys.

1. Abraham - Elton
Abraham [Bram, Brahm, Ibrahim, Ebrahim, ..], Achilles [Quilo, Aquil, Aquiles, Aquilles, ..], Albert [Elbert, Delbert, Ulbricht, Elbrecht, ..], Alexis [Alexy, Alexus, Alexius, Alexios, ..], Amadour [Amador, Amadore], Antonio [Tony, Antonius, Antonino, Antonello, ..], Archer, Austin [Ostin, Ostyn, Ostynn, Austyn], Calvin [Cal, Vinnie, Kalvin, Calvino], Chevalier [Chevy], Cornelius [Neel, Neil, Neal, Neely, ..], Damian [Demyan, Daymon, Dayman, Daymian, ..], Demos [Dimos, Demas], Don [Donny, Donne, Donnie, Donnan], Dylan [Dylon, Dylonn, Dyllon, Dyllan, ..], Edison [Eddy, Edson, Eddison], Edward [Ted, Teddy, Teddie, Neddie, ..], Efrat [Ephrat], Elmer [Elmir, Aymer, Ellmer, Elemer, ..], Elton [Elden, Eldon, Alton, Ellton]


Ewart [Ewert, Evert, Evart, Evarts], Fermin [Firmin], Ferrer, Fidel [Fido, Fidelo, Fidello, Fidelix, ..], Franklin [Frank, Franklyn, Franklynn, Franklinn, ..], Garfield [Gary, Garry], Gaurav [Gorav, Gourav], Gerasim, Gervase [Jervis, Jarvis, Jarvey, Gerwazy, ..], Gladstone, Glyndwr [Glyn, Glin, Glynn, Glyndwer], Gordon [Gordy, Gordie, Gorden, Gordan], Greeley [Greely, Greelea, Greeleigh], Harlan [Harlin, Harlyn, Harlynn, Harlenn, ..], Harry [Hal, Harrie, Heimrich], Hassan [Hasan, Hasani, Hassain], Havelock, Herbert [Herbie, Heribert, Herberto, Heriberto, ..], Hillel, Honore [Honorius, Honoratus]


Huxley [Huxly, Huxlee, Huxlea, Huxleigh], Inigo, Jarvis [Jary, Jervis, Jervey, Jarvey, ..], Kenyatta, Lee [Lea, Leigh], Longfellow, Luther [Lutero, Lothar, Louther, Lothario, ..], Marshall [Marsh, Marshal, Marshell, Marschal, ..], Meir [Myer, Meyer, Mayer, Meiri], Nicandro [Nikander, Nikandreo, Nicandros, Nikandrios, ..], Ninian, Olimpio [Olimpo, Olympus, Olympio, Olympios], Parnell [Parnel, Parrnell], Plato [Platon], Raleigh [Rawly, Rawley, Ralegh, Rawleigh], Rocco [Rock, Roque, Rocky, Rocko, ..], Roland [Rowe, Rolly, Rollo, Rowland, ..], Rory [Rorry, Rorik, Rorey, Rorric], Saviero, Sharif [Sherif, Shereef, Shareef]


Tennyson [Tenny], Timothy [Tymon, Tymothy, Tymmothy, Tymoteusz, ..], Toussaint, Vincent [Vinny, Vinnie, Vinzenz, Wincenty, ..], Wesley [Wesly, Westley, Wessley, Westleigh], Yancy [Yance, Yancey, Yantsey], Ynyr, Zebulon [Zevulun, Zevulon, Zebulun, Zebulen]

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