Horatio

American  

[huh-rey-shee-oh, haw-, hoh-] / həˈreɪ ʃiˌoʊ, hɔ-, hoʊ- /

noun

1. a male given name.

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Example Sentences

In the late 1800s, there were the Horatio Alger stories, extolling the idea that the new country was the land of opportunity, where people could go from poverty to wealth because of what they did for a living.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the early 20th century’s Gilded Age, the best-selling books weren’t the ones we consider classics, but Horatio Alger’s inspirational pulp.

From Salon

We can’t help spending time staring at Horatio Sanz in the third hour, and we also understand why people may not want to think about what he’s been up to lately.

From Salon

Horatio Alger’s novels of children born into poverty could be read as an indictment of the Gilded Age social order, but the romance of these stories always lies in a boy taking fate by the horns.

From Slate

And there’s this old Italian group of people — Horatio Sanz, and I think Fred Armisen was in it — and they were talking about how you soak cork for wine bottles.

From Los Angeles Times