Hone (name)

Hone is both a surname and a given name or nickname. As a given name, it is common in New Zealand; "Hone" (also spelt "Hōne") is the Māori transliteration of the name John.

Notable people with the name include:

Surname

 * Hone family
 * Brian Hone (1907–1978), Australian headmaster
 * Campbell Hone (1873–1967), Anglican Bishop
 * Danny Hone (born 1989), English footballer
 * David Hone (born 1946), Australian Rules footballer, cricketer and headmaster in Victoria
 * Evelyn Hone (1911–1979), British colonial administrator
 * Evie Hone (1894–1955) Irish painter and stained glass artist
 * Frank Sandland Hone (1871–1951), medical doctor in South Australia
 * Galyon Hone, stained glass artist working for Henry VIII of England
 * Garton Hone (1901–1991), South Australian cricketer and tennis player
 * Joseph Hone (1937–2016), British author
 * Kate Hone, British psychologist and computer scientist
 * Leland Hone (1853–1896), Irish cricketer
 * Margaret Hone (1892–1969), English astrologer
 * Mark Hone (born 1968), English footballer
 * Nathaniel Hone the Elder (1718–1784), Irish painter
 * Nathaniel Hone the Younger (1831–1917), Irish painter
 * Nathaniel Hone (cricketer, born 1861), Irish cricketer
 * Pat Hone (1886–1976), Irish cricketer
 * Philip Hone, (1780–1851), Mayor of New York from 1826 to 1827
 * Ralph Hone (1896–1992), British army officer, barrister and colonial administrator
 * William Hone (1780–1842), English writer, satirist and bookseller
 * William Hone (cricketer) (1842–1919), Irish cricketer

First name

 * Hone Harawira, New Zealand politician
 * Hōne Heke (1810?–1850), Māori chief in New Zealand
 * Hōne Heke Ngāpua (1869–1909), Māori and Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand
 * Hone Tuwhare (1922–2008), New Zealand poet of Māori ancestry
 * Hone Glendinning (1912–1997), British cinematographer

Nickname

 * Edward Tyne (fl. 1906–1908), New Zealand rugby footballer