Horace

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
From the Latin name Horatius, which means "keeper of time" or "hour".
Pronunciation
AW-RAS(French)
HAWR-əs(English)
HOH-ris
Popularity
Horace is not a very common name in the modern world. It was most popular in the United States in the early 1900s, but has since fallen out of favor.

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Horace Name meanings & History

From the Latin name Horatius, which means "keeper of time" or "hour". English and French form of Horatius, and the name by which the Roman poet Quintus Horatius Flaccus is commonly known those languages. In the modern era it has been used as a given name since the Renaissance, in honour of the poet. Horace is primarily used as a masculine given name. It can also be used as a surname.

Zodiac Sign of Horace: Heart's Desire Capricorn,Hope Aquarius

Synonyms of Horace:

H: Hobnobbing,Hope,Hyper,Heart's Desire,Haggle

O: Obstinate,Organized,Obsessive,Ostentatious,Obsolete

R: Restless,Resourceful,Rational,Reason

A: Argumentative,Ambitious,Assertive,Angry,Aggressive,Action

C: Chatty,Clever,Curious,Candid,Cute,Choice,Copycat

E: Exaggerate,Environment,Enliven,Enlighten,Entertain,Expressive

Horace is:

  • a Class name
  • a Classic name
  • a Formal name
  • a Mature name
  • a Serious name
  • a Strange name
  • a Strong name
  • a Upper name

Famous People

Famous people with the name Horace include British novelist Horace Walpole, American abolitionist Horace Greeley, and American jazz pianist Horace Silver.

2.) Horace (Male)

Usage: Latin

Meanings: (Latin) keeper of the hours. Literature: a famous Roman lyric poet and satirist.

Other Forms: Horaz


3.) Horace (Male)

Usage: Latin

Meanings: (Latin) poetic

Other Forms: Horaace, Horase, Horice


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