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Boy name Latin origin

Horace

HOR-uhs · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Hour or time keeper
Language
Latin
Culture
Roman
Style era
modern
Themes
Roman · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#5287
2024 births18
Peak year1921
First appeared1880
Total US births54,141
1921 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Horry
Alternate spellings
HoratioHoracio
In other languages
HoratiusHoratioHoracio

Sibling name suggestions

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Hortense
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Notable people named Horace

Horace (Roman poet)
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