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 Ukraine
Mother-Heroine (Ukraine)
People's Artist of Ukraine
People's Architect of Ukraine
People's Teacher of Ukraine
People's Painter of Ukraine
Merited Artist of Ukraine
Merited Architect of Ukraine
Merited Builder of Ukraine
Merited Inventor of Ukraine
Merited Teacher of Ukraine
Merited Mining Engineer of Ukraine
Merited Figure of Arts
Merited Figure of Science and Technology of Ukraine
Merited Donor of Ukraine
Merited Economist of Ukraine
Merited Power Engineer of Ukraine
Merited Journalist of Ukraine
Merited Doctor of Ukraine
Merited Forester of Ukraine
Merited Master of Folk Arts of Ukraine
Merited Machine Builder of Ukraine
Merited Metallurgist of Ukraine
Merited Metrologist of Ukraine
Merited Worker of Veterinary Medicine of Ukraine
Merited Culture Worker of Ukraine
Merited Education Worker of Ukraine
Merited Healthcare Worker of Ukraine
Merited Industry Worker of Ukraine
Merited Transportation Worker of Ukraine
Merited Tourism Worker of Ukraine
Merited Agriculture Worker of Ukraine
Merited Social Worker of Ukraine
Merited Service Sector Worker of Ukraine
Merited Pharmacy Worker of Ukraine
Merited Worker of Physical Culture and Sports of Ukraine
Merited Civil Defense Worker of Ukraine
Merited Environmentalist of Ukraine
Merited Rationalizer of Ukraine
Merited Painter of Ukraine
Merited Miner of Ukraine
Merited Jurist of Ukraine
Merited Coach of Ukraine
Merited Master of Sports of Ukraine
Master of Sports of Ukraine, World Class (type of sports) / Grandmaster of Ukraine
Master of Sports of Ukraine (type of sports)
Guard, elite military formations and Naval ships
Academic, to theaters of drama or music
National (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
