Honorius

English

Etymology

Late Latin Honorius, derived from honōrus (“conferring honour”).

Proper noun

Honorius

1. A Latin male given name from Latin, notably borne by a Roman emperor and several popes.

Related terms

• Honoria
• Honora
• honoratus

Translations

male given name

• Armenian: Հոնորիոս (Honorios)
• Coptic: ⲟⲛⲟⲣⲓⲟⲥ (onorios)
• French: Honoré (fr) m, Honorius (fr) m
• German: Honorius m
• Greek: Ονώριος (el) (Onórios)
• Italian: Onorio (it) m
• Latin: Honorius m
• Polish: Honoriusz (pl) m
• Russian: Гоно́рий m (Gonórij)
• Spanish: Honorio (es) m
• Vietnamese: Hônôriô

Latin

Etymology

From honōrus (“worthy of honor”) +‎ -ius.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /hoˈnoː.ri.us/, [hɔˈnoːriʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /oˈno.ri.us/, [oˈnɔːrius]

Proper noun

Honōrius m sg (genitive Honōriī or Honōrī); second declension

1. A Roman Emperor, Honorius

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Honōrius
Genitive	Honōriī Honōrī1
Dative	Honōriō
Accusative	Honōrium
Ablative	Honōriō
Vocative	Honōrī

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Descendants

• → Italian: Onorio