Onóra
Encyclopedia
Onóra, Gaelic
-Irish
female
given name
.
It is sometimes rendered as Nora
, Honor or Honoria.
Gaels
The Gaels or Goidels are speakers of one of the Goidelic Celtic languages: Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and Manx. Goidelic speech originated in Ireland and subsequently spread to western and northern Scotland and the Isle of Man....
-Irish
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
female
Female
Female is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces non-mobile ova .- Defining characteristics :The ova are defined as the larger gametes in a heterogamous reproduction system, while the smaller, usually motile gamete, the spermatozoon, is produced by the male...
given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
.
It is sometimes rendered as Nora
Nora
Nora or Norah may refer to:*Nora , an English and Irish feminine personal name* Nóra , a Hungarian feminine personal name-People:*Nora Aunor, a multi-awarded Filipino actress-singer-producer*Norah Baring, a British movie actress...
, Honor or Honoria.
Bearers of the name
- Onóra a' Burc, died 1383.
- Onóra Ní Gallchubhair, died 1546.
- Onóra Ní Buitiler, died 1577.
- Onóra Ní Briain, died 1579.
- Onóra Ní Briain, died 1583.
- Onóra Ní Bhriain Ara, died 1594.
- Onóra Ní Ní Briain, died 1600.
- Onora Sylvia O'Neill, Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve, philosopher and member of the House of LordsHouse of LordsThe House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
, born 1941.
External links
- http://medievalscotland.org/kmo/AnnalsIndex/Feminine/Onora.shtml