Definitions

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  • proper noun A male given name.

Etymologies

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From Latin Horatius, a Roman gens name of uncertain meaning, possibly timekeeper.

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Examples

  • The premise involves a loose stage production of Shakespeare's "Hamlet," in which the character of Horatio is a 2000-year-old vampire.

    Vampires Meet Shakespeare Comedy ‘Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Undead’ Finally Hits Theaters In April » MTV Movies Blog 2010

  • That battle secured for Jervis a peerage (as Earl of St. Vincent — Cape Jervis and the Gulf of St. Vincent were both named after him), but it also made the reputation of Captain Horatio Nelson of H.M.S. Captain.

    Archive 2009-03-01 2009

  • "A hero is only as effective and as dynamic as his opponent, and we're working to bring more dangerous, more unpredictable opponents, killers and criminals in Horatio's sights," O'Brien continues.

    CSI: Miami Producer: "You're Going to Meet a New Horatio Caine" 2010

  • Gene Roddenberry pitched the original Trek as "space-age Captain Horatio Hornblower."

    The Official Star Trek Trailer Debuts 2008

  • Horatio is a favourite name of mine as Lord Nelson is my hero, will you shorten his first name to Ellee?

    Day Off Newmania 2007

  • A riches-to-rags story could be unfolding in Horatio Alger's hometown.

    September 2006 2006

  • A riches-to-rags story could be unfolding in Horatio Alger's hometown.

    Horroratio 2006

  • Horatio is the newest writer at The Practical Press.

    December 2005 2005

  • Well, hot on the heels of his father's death, Horatio is showing signs of not making to see the dawn either.

    Hmmm.... 01flux 2002

  • The victim was identified as Horatio Chapple by the British Schools Exploring Society, the nonprofit group that organized the five-week Arctic expedition on which the boy was traveling.

    NYT > Home Page By ELIZABETH A. HARRIS 2011

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