Honorary titles of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Почесні звання України) are meritorious awards of Ukraine. Most of them are state awards and practically all were transformed from the same titles of the Ukrainian SSR.
There are several degrees for honorary titles which are also designated for various carrier fields.
The top honorary title of Ukraine is the Hero of Ukraine that is accompanied by either Order of the Gold Star for military recognition and Order of the State for civilian recognition.
The more common honorary titles are People's or Merited with People's titles being considered higher. These titles are accompanied by a respective identification badge, gilded silver - for People's titles and silver - for Merited titles. Along with them there are some top sport titles that are also considered Merited, but are regulated differently.
Aside the above-mentioned titles there are number of other titles such as the Mother-Heroine which particularly is an equally respected along with honorary titles. The accompanied badge for the Mother-Heroine title is made of brass. Another honorary title is the President of Ukraine that stays with its holder for the rest of one's life. Honorary titles are also created in number of companies and organizations as well as city administrations among which are honorary presidents, honorary citizens and others.
Hero of UkraineMother-Heroine (Ukraine)People's Artist of UkrainePeople's Architect of UkrainePeople's Teacher of UkrainePeople's Painter of UkraineMerited Artist of UkraineMerited Architect of UkraineMerited Builder of UkraineMerited Inventor of UkraineMerited Teacher of UkraineMerited Mining Engineer of UkraineMerited Figure of ArtsMerited Figure of Science and Technology of UkraineMerited Donor of UkraineMerited Economist of UkraineMerited Power Engineer of UkraineMerited Journalist of UkraineMerited Doctor of UkraineMerited Forester of UkraineMerited Master of Folk Arts of UkraineMerited Machine Builder of UkraineMerited Metallurgist of UkraineMerited Metrologist of UkraineMerited Worker of Veterinary Medicine of UkraineMerited Culture Worker of UkraineMerited Education Worker of UkraineMerited Healthcare Worker of UkraineMerited Industry Worker of UkraineMerited Transportation Worker of UkraineMerited Tourism Worker of UkraineMerited Agriculture Worker of UkraineMerited Social Worker of UkraineMerited Service Sector Worker of UkraineMerited Pharmacy Worker of UkraineMerited Worker of Physical Culture and Sports of UkraineMerited Civil Defense Worker of UkraineMerited Environmentalist of UkraineMerited Rationalizer of UkraineMerited Painter of UkraineMerited Miner of UkraineMerited Jurist of UkraineMerited Coach of UkraineMerited Master of Sports of UkraineMaster of Sports of Ukraine, World Class (type of sports) / Grandmaster of UkraineMaster of Sports of Ukraine (type of sports)Guard, elite military formations and Naval shipsAcademic, to theaters of drama or musicNational (National Opera of Ukraine, Olimpiysky National Sports Complex, National Space Agency of Ukraine, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, others)There are many titles that were discontinued among which are the Exemplary titles, Distinguished titles (Distinguished Corn Producer of Ukraine, Distinguished Agricultural Machine Operator of Ukraine and others).
Honorary Firefighter-Volunteer of Ukraine