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Horatio

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

noun

  1. a male given name.


Example Sentences

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“It was extraordinary to watch his inner strength,” Sokol said of his son in the Horatio Alger biography.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

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 • May 31, 2025

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 • Sep. 25, 2024

Long before Samantha Lotus, there was William Horatio Bates, an ophthalmologist at the turn of the 20th century who developed the so-called Bates method for improving vision.

From Slate • Sep. 30, 2023

“God knows, it is natural to mourn your father, but do not let your grief destroy your reason,” pleaded Horatio, taking my hand in his.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein