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Horatio

/həˈɹeɪʃiəʊ/

Horatio proper noun: a male given name from Latin.

Proper noun

Horatio (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...

Forms of Horatio

pluralHoratios

Origin of Horatio

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

Words formed from Horatio

Words that rhyme with Horatio

Questions about Horatio

What does Horatio mean?
Horatio means a male given name from Latin.
What part of speech is Horatio?
Horatio is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Horatio?
Horatio is pronounced /həˈɹeɪʃiəʊ/.

Words near Horatio in the dictionary

  1. horariums
  2. horary
  3. horary astrology
  4. horas
  5. Horatian
  6. Horatio
  7. Horatio Algerian
  8. Horatios
  9. Horb am Neckar
  10. horbachite
  11. Horbling

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