At a Glance: Name: Horatius – Origin: Latin – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: huh-RAY-shus
Horatius is a Latin boy's name. It appears in our list of 150+ Roman Mythology Baby Names — Ancient Power, Unmistakably Modern.
Meaning & Origin of Horatius
Origin: Latin.
A common claim: of the hour, belonging to the time Actually: Horatius is an ancient Roman clan name likely borrowed from Etruscan, not from Latin hora ('hour').
How to Pronounce Horatius
Phonetic: huh-RAY-shus IPA: /həˈreɪʃəs/
Popularity of Horatius
Horatius doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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