Hondo
Encyclopedia
Places
- Rio HondoRio HondoRío Hondo or Hondo River may refer to:*Río Hondo, Zacapa, a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Zacapa*Rio Hondo , a river which forms much of the border between Belize and Mexico...
, the name of several locations - Hondo, TexasHondo, TexasHondo is a city in and the county seat of Medina County, Texas, United States. According to the 2000 Census, the population was 7,897...
, a city in the United States - Hondo, New MexicoHondo, New MexicoHondo is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States. It is located about five miles downstream from Ruidosos Downs, where the Rio Bonito and Rio Ruidoso rivers join together to form the Rio Hondo. It is located at the point where U.S. Route 70 is joined by U.S. Route...
- Hondo, KumamotoHondo, Kumamotowas a city located in Kumamoto, Japan.On March 27, 2006 Hondo was merged with the towns of Amakusa, Ariake, Goshoura, Itsuwa, Kawaura, Kuratake, Shinwa and Sumoto, all from Amakusa District, and the old city of Ushibuka, to become the new city of Amakusa and no longer exists as an independent...
, a city in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan: old name for the main Japanese island of HonshūHonshuis the largest island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Strait...
Fiction
- Hondo (film)Hondo (film)Hondo is a movie that was made in 1953 by 3-D Warnercolor western film starring John Wayne, directed by John Farrow. The screenplay is based on the 1952 short story "The Gift of Cochise" by Louis L'Amour...
, a 1953 Western film starring John WayneJohn WayneMarion Mitchell Morrison , better known by his stage name John Wayne, was an American film actor, director and producer. He epitomized rugged masculinity and became an enduring American icon. He is famous for his distinctive calm voice, walk, and height...
and based on the short story "The Gift of Cochise", by Louis L'AmourLouis L'AmourLouis Dearborn L'Amour was an American author. His books consisted primarily of Western fiction novels , however he also wrote historical fiction , science fiction , nonfiction , as well as poetry and short-story collections. Many of his stories were made into movies...
- Hondo (novel), a novelization of the film by Louis L'Amour
- Hondo (TV series)Hondo (TV series)Hondo is a Western television series starring Ralph Taeger, that aired in the United States on ABC during the 1967 fall season.-Overview:Hondo was based on the film of the same name starring John Wayne, which was in turn based on an early Louis L'Amour novel...
, a 1967 television series based on the above film, starring Ralph Taeger
People
- the nickname of retired four star Army General Charles C. Campbell (general)
- the nickname of former Boston Celtics basketball player John HavlicekJohn HavlicekJohn J. "Hondo" Havlicek is a retired American professional basketball player who competed for 16 seasons with the Boston Celtics, winning eight NBA titles, half of them coming in his first four seasons....
- the nickname of former Washington Senators baseball player Frank Howard
- Danilo HondoDanilo HondoDanilo Hondo is a German professional road bicycle racer, for . He was banned from professional cycling and then later won his appeal to return to the sport....
, a German professional cyclist
Other
- An alternate spelling of "honda", an eyelet at the end of a lariatLassoA lasso , also referred to as a lariat, riata, or reata , is a loop of rope that is designed to be thrown around a target and tighten when pulled. It is a well-known tool of the American cowboy. The word is also a verb; to lasso is to successfully throw the loop of rope around something...
rope through which the other end runs to make a loop - Hondo (guitar company)Hondo (guitar company)Hondo was an American guitar company and brand owned by Musicorp that produced entry level acoustic guitars, electric guitars and basses with designs that are usually based on the designs of more expensive models such as the Fender Stratocaster and the Gibson Les Paul. These models are of good...
- HondōMain Hall (Japanese Buddhism)Main hall is the term used in English for the building within a Japanese Buddhist temple compound which enshrines the main object of veneration. Because the various denominations deliberately use different terms, this single English term translates several Japanese words, among them Butsuden,...
, the main hall of worship of some Japanese Buddhist temples. - HONDOHondo-Places:*Rio Hondo, the name of several locations*Hondo, Texas, a city in the United States*Hondo, New Mexico*Hondo, Kumamoto, a city in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan: old name for the main Japanese island of Honshū-Fiction:...
, computational chemistryComputational chemistryComputational chemistry is a branch of chemistry that uses principles of computer science to assist in solving chemical problems. It uses the results of theoretical chemistry, incorporated into efficient computer programs, to calculate the structures and properties of molecules and solids...
software program. - Hondo--Short for Hundred
Hondo (Twenty-Nineteen's) 2010 CD release