Horatio

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/həˈɹeɪʃiəʊ/

proper noun

A male given name from Latin.

OriginLatin Horātius →
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Meanings

proper nounHoratio (plural Horatios)

plural Horatios

  1. A male given name from Latin.

    There are more things in heauen and earth Horatio, Then are Dream’t of, in your philoſophie, […]

    c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shake-speare, The Tragicall Historie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke: […] (First Quarto), London: […] [Valentine Simmes] for N[icholas] L[ing] and Iohn Trundell, published 1603, →OCLC, [Act I, scene v], signature D, verso

Origin

  1. LatinHorātius
  2. EnglishHoratio

From Latin Horātius, a Roman gens name of uncertain meaning, possibly “timekeeper”. Doublet of Horace.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Horatio

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Cite this entry
APA

Horatio. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Horatio

MLA

“Horatio.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Horatio. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Horatio,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Horatio.

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