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Meaning of the nameHonório

Honório is a male name of Latin origin, the Portuguese form of Honorius, a name linked to Latin honor, which gives the idea of honor and dignity.

Meaning

“honor, esteem, dignity”

Source: Behind the Name: Honorius · Wiktionary: Honorius

People (2022)
2,705
Rank in Brazil
#4,162
Median age
63 years
2010 Census
3,248
people

Honório in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Honório, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (686 people).

0 women 2,690 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Honório is most common

States with the highest share of people named Honório in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Espírito Santo 0.003%
  2. Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
  3. Santa Catarina 0.002%
  4. Goiás 0.002%
  5. Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo4800.001%
Rio Grande do Sul2930.003%
Minas Gerais2770.001%
Rio de Janeiro1960.001%
Bahia1500.001%
Paraná1450.001%
Santa Catarina1280.002%
Goiás1100.002%
Espírito Santo1060.003%
Ceará960.001%
Maranhão960.001%
Pernambuco900.001%
Piauí830.003%
Pará790.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul690.003%
Mato Grosso510.001%
Distrito Federal510.002%
Rio Grande do Norte390.001%
Paraíba360.001%
Tocantins330.002%
Amazonas300.001%
Rondônia300.002%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Honório

Behind the Name explains Honorius as a Roman name linked to honor, 'honor, esteem, dignity', and Wiktionary derives Latin Honōrius from honōrus, 'worthy of honor'. Wiktionary lists Honório among the Portuguese descendants of Latin Honōrius, and Behind the Name gives Honorio as the Spanish form of the same name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,705 people named Honório, with a median age of 63. Onorio, without the H, corresponds to the Italian form Onorio, also from Latin Honōrius.

It is the spelling with an H and an acute accent, the most recorded in the group.

Other spellings of Honório

SpellingPeople (2022)
Honório2,705
Onorio1,447

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Honorius · behindthename.com · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: Honorius · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Behind the Name: Honorio · behindthename.com · origin
  4. Wiktionary: Onorio · en.wiktionary.org · origin

Questions about the name Honório

What does the name Honório mean?

Honório means “honor, esteem, dignity”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.

How many people are named Honório in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,705 people with the first name Honório, which ranks it number 4,162 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

Is Honório a boy's or a girl's name?

Honório is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,690 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Honório?

Honório is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Honório most common?

Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.003% of the state's population is named Honório (106 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Honório?

Onorio. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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