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Meaning

The name Horace has the following meaning:

Keeper of time. Common English and French name.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Horace is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Horace in the USA, over the past 100 years.
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Pronunciation

The name Horace is pronounced as hor-uss

Origins

Horace originates from the Latin language.
See other suggested Latin boy baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Horace and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Horace: Boys - Desiderius, Orson, Girls - Digna, Miranda, Monica, Montserrat, Both genders - Adria, Adrian, Amanda, Amy, Anthony, Antonia

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Horace: Horacio, Horado, Horase, Horasheo, Horashio, Horate, Horatio, Horatiu, Horatius, Horaysho, Horaz, Horice, Horise, Oratio (Italian), Orazio (Italian)

Style

We think the name Horace should fall under the following style category: Traditional.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Horace to be: An intelligent and highly educated man

In one word, you might describe Horace as a(n) "educated" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Horace (or its variants) are:

Horace, born on 8 December, a famous poet. Horace's background: The leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus.

Horace Gray, born on 24 March , a famous jurist. Horace Gray's background: An American jurist who ultimately served on the United States Supreme Court. He was an active in public service and a great philanthropist to the City of Boston.

Horace Harmon Lurton, born on 26 February, a famous jurist. Horace Harmon Lurton's background: An American jurist who served for four years as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He was the oldest justice appointed to the Court at the age of 65.
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