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What does Horatius mean?
Horatius as a boys' name is of Latin origin. An old Roman family name, possibly of Etruscan origin. The most famous bearer was the Roman poet Quintus Horatius Flaccus (65-8 BC), also known in English as Horace. The name was also used in its Latin form in the 19th century due to the semi-legendary Roman hero in Macaulay's 1842 poem "How Horatius Kept the Bridge".
ASSOCIATED WITH old, famous, 19th century, legendary (mythology), hero
Variations
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA HORACE Horacio, Horatio
FEMININE FORM Horatia
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Horatius Walter (H.W.), ..
How popular is Horatius?
Horatius is an uncommon given name for men and a rare surname too for all people. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Which version is better?
Horace, Horacio and Horatio are the prominent related forms of Horatius (NOT RANKED). Adoption of these relations of Horatius was widespread 128 years ago (MEDIAN #1039). (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Similar Names
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