Horatio
English
Etymology
From Latin Horātius, a Roman gens name of uncertain meaning, possibly “timekeeper”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /həˈɹeɪʃiəʊ/
Proper noun
Horatio (plural Horatios)
- A male given name.
- c. 1599–1602, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals):, Act I, Scene V
- There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,
- Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
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Related terms
- Horace
Latin
Proper noun
Horatiō
- dative singular of Horatius
- ablative singular of Horatius