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Horatius
Say it: hoh-RAY-shus
Meaning
Roman family name of unknown origin.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Revived through admiration for the poet Horace; Horatio and Horace were used in Georgian and Victorian England, and Horacio remains in use in Latin America.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
- Ancient Rome750 BC to AD 476
- The Renaissance1400 to 1600
- The Age of Revolutions1750 to 1837
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
| English | Horace |
|---|---|
| Italian | Orazio |
| Spanish | Horacio |
| French | Horace |
| Portuguese | Horácio |
Famous bearers
- Horatius Cocles, legendary defender of a Roman bridge
- Quintus Horatius Flaccus, the poet Horace
- Horatio Nelson, British admiral
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Where this comes from
- Roman literature and history (Livy, Cicero, Tacitus and others)
- Well-known works of literature
- Parish baptism registers
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.