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Honoria Acosta-Sison (1888–19 1970) was the first Filipino woman to become a medical doctor. She was known internationally for her research on trophoblastic diseases and pre-eclampsia in pregnancy.
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I’m hesitant to use any name ending in ‘ia’. That sound is always going to be reminiscent of illnesses. There are some exceptions of course, but I don’t think Honoria is one of them.
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Honoria was also a name of a Roman empress. [noted -ed]
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Lady Honoria was a mischievous noblewoman in Frances Burney’s pre-Victorian novel, Cecilia. It’s an interesting name and could certainly be used. I prefer the more concise version, Honora.
Re some of the other comments: I can see how this name might sound like a disease, to someone who is illiterate.
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Re some of the other comments: I can see how this name might sound like a disease, to someone who is illiterate.
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Pronounced on-OR-ee-a.
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There is a character in F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Babylon Revisited" who was named Honoria. She was the daughter of the protagonist Charlie.
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Sounds like gonorrhea.
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Pronounced "on-NAW-ree-ə" in British English, which is nothing like "Gonorrhea".
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It isn't pronounced ah-NER-ee-ah, like "gonorrhea", but ah-NORE-ee-ah, with a heavy NORE sound like in "Eleanor" or "Nora".
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Two sort of famous bearers for this name who are both minor characters in the Harry Potter series of books are Honoria Nutcombe who founded the Society for the Reformation of Hags, and was J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for August 2004, and also: Honoria Dumbledore - Albus' maiden aunt. And that is all. But also I might add I think this name is really lovely, and I think it's an awful shame it's not used more often.
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My husband's name is Honorio, since they don't have this site I will comment under the female version. I personally like the name, and the meaning, but my husband grew up in Mexico, where the name isn't very common. He never liked his name, but when I look at it I think of the word Honor. He also has trouble with English speakers pronouncing it right, since in Spanish the H is silent.
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Honoria is the name of the sister of Charles Emerson Winchester III on M*A*S*H the television show. She was from Boston and stuttered.
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Sounds like gonorrhea to me.
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Honoria Glossop is a character in P. G. Wodehouse's Jeeves stories.
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Honoria Dedlock is the name of a character in Charles Dicken's novel Bleak House.
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The name Honoria was the name of two Agatha Christie characters: Honoria Waynflete in Murder is East and Honoria Bullstrode in Cat Amongst the Pidgeons.
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