Boy · Romanian
Horia
Say it: HOH-ryah
Meaning
From the nickname of Horea (Vasile Ursu Nicola), leader of the 1784 Transylvanian peasant revolt; the nickname is usually linked to horă, the round dance, but this is not certain.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Given in honour of the revolt leader from the 19th century onward.
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
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Horea
Famous bearers
- Horea, leader of the 1784 revolt
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Where this comes from
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