Meanings
proper nounHorace (plural Horaces)
plural Horaces
- Quintus Horatius Flaccus, a poet and philosopher of the Roman Augustan Age (65–8 BCE).
- A male given name from Latin.
Origin
- LatinHoratius
- EnglishHorace
From Latin Horatius, a Roman family name of obscure origin, possibly from Etruscan. Doublet of Horatio.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan Horaci
- Horacipoet
Dutch Horatius
- Horatiuspoet
Esperanto Horacio
- Horaciomale given name
French Horace, Horace
- Horacepoet
- Horacemale given name
German Horaz
- Horazpoet
Greek Οράτιος, Οράτιος
- Οράτιος (Orátios)poet
- Οράτιος (Orátios)male given name
Hungarian Horatius
- Horatiuspoet
Irish Horás
- Horásmale given name
Italian Orazio, Orazio
- Oraziopoet
- Oraziomale given name
Latin Horatius, Horatius
- Horatiuspoet
- Horatiusmale given name
Polish Horacy, Horacy
- Horacypoet
- Horacymale given name
Portuguese Horácio, Horácio
- Horáciopoet
- Horáciomale given name
Romanian Horațiu, Horațiu
- Horațiupoet
- Horațiumale given name
Russian Гора́ций, Гораций
- Гора́ций (Gorácij)poet
- Гораций (Goracij)male given name
Spanish Horacio, Horacio
- Horaciopoet
- Horaciomale given name
Swedish Horatius
- Horatiuspoet
Ukrainian Гора́цій, Гора́цій
- Гора́цій (Horácij)poet
- Гора́цій (Horácij)male given name
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Horace
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Cite this entry
APA
Horace. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Horace
MLA
“Horace.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Horace. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Horace,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Horace.
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