in honour of

preposition

Celebrating or showing admiration for.

Meanings

preposition

alternative in honor of

  1. Celebrating or showing admiration for.

Translations

Dutch ter ere van
  • ter ere vancelebrating or showing admiration for
Finnish kunniaksi
  • kunniaksicelebrating or showing admiration for
French en l'honneur de
  • en l'honneur decelebrating or showing admiration for
German zur Ehre
  • zur Ehrecelebrating or showing admiration for
Hebrew לכבוד
  • לכבוד (likh'vód)celebrating or showing admiration for
Irish in onóir do, le honóir do
  • in onóir docelebrating or showing admiration for
  • le honóir docelebrating or showing admiration for
Polish ku czci, na cześć
  • ku czcicelebrating or showing admiration for
  • na cześćcelebrating or showing admiration for
Portuguese em honra a
  • em honra acelebrating or showing admiration for
Spanish en honor de
  • en honor decelebrating or showing admiration for
Cite this entry
APA

in honour of. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20honour%20of

MLA

“in honour of.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20honour%20of. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in honour of,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20honour%20of.

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