Horatio Name Meaning & Origin
Horatio
Pronunciation: hoh-RAY-shee-oh (key)
Origin of the name Horatio:
Derived from the Latin Horatius, an old Roman family name of uncertain derivation. Some think it is derived from the Latin hora (hour, time, period).
From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.
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Horatio Alger, author
Horatio Sanz, American comedian
Horatio Spafford, lawyer and hymn writer
Horatio Nelson, British admiral- Horatio in song, story & screen
Horatio, friend of Hamlet
Horatio Caine, detective on TV show "CSI: Miami"
Horatio Hornblower, protagonist of a series of novels by C. S. Forester
"Horatio at the Bridge," ancient Roman legend
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