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honor name

honor name noun: a child's given name that is the name of another person, such as an ancestor, and bestowed in honor of that person.

Noun

honor name (plural honor names)

  1. (US) A child's given name that is the name of another person, such as an ancestor, and bestowed in honor of that person.

Forms of honor name

pluralhonor names

Questions about honor name

What does honor name mean?
Honor name means a child's given name that is the name of another person, such as an ancestor, and bestowed in honor of that person.
What part of speech is honor name?
Honor name is a noun.
What is the plural of honor name?
The plural of honor name is honor names.

Words near honor name in the dictionary

  1. honor jars
  2. honor killer
  3. honor killers
  4. honor killing
  5. honor killings
  6. honor name
  7. honor names
  8. Honor Oak
  9. Honor Oak Park
  10. honor point
  11. honor points

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