HORACE  

Gender: M
Origin: Latin clan name
Meaning: "timekeeper"

Fustily fuddy-duddy, and yet, with the resurrection of Homer, and the new interest in old Roman names...who knows.

International Variations:
Horatz, Horats (Dutch) Horatius, Horatio (German) Orazio, Oratio (Italian) Horacio (Spanish)

Horace is being discussed in our message boards:

• new game buuild a family together
• Names from about 1940
• Build a Name Together
• A brother or sister for little Jack or Olivia
• Ancestor's Vintage Names

Read Nameberry blog posts about Horace:

• BABY NAME TIMELINE
• IS THERE STILL SUCH A THING AS A "SISSY" NAME?
• UNIQUE BABY NAMES: A New Old Source
• BEYOND MOWGLI & MINNIE--ANIMATED DISNEY BABY NAMES