Julius perhaps, emperor recalled covered with honour (8)
I believe the answer is:
forename
'julius perhaps' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'emperor recalled covered with honour' is the wordplay.
'emperor' becomes 'nero' (Roman emperor).
'recalled' says the letters should be written backwards.
'covered with' indicates putting letters inside.
'honour' becomes 'fame' (fame is a kind of honour**).
'nero' in reverse letter order is 'oren'.
'oren' put within 'fame' is 'FORENAME'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for forename that I've seen before include "First part of a person's identity" , "The 'John' of 'John Smith'" , "First moniker" , "perhaps Napoleon, though not Hitler?" .)