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Horatio

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

noun

  1. a male given name.


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Sid co-created 1960s and ’70s children’s TV shows that featured colorful and quirky characters like Weenie the Genie, Horatio J. HooDoo and Cha-Ka the ape-boy.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 13, 2026

Curricula used to include stories like those by Horatio Alger about people pulling themselves up from poverty.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 10, 2026

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 Jan. 16, 2025

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

“A king needs men like you, Horatio, who are humble and true-speaking. But do not think I aim to flatter you. My purpose is to ask you how Lord Hamlet does. He looks most troubled.”

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

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