Horace name meaning

✍  Updated on: March 21st, 2023
Gender: Unisex, both Boy and Girl
Origin: Etrusk and Egyptian
Usage: English and French
Pronunciation: pronunciation of Horace ho-ra-ce
Meaning: Hour, Time, Season, Third and Egyptian Deity
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What does Horace mean?

Horace's meaning is Hour in Time, Time, Season, Third or Egyptian Deity used for both boys and girls. Its origin is in Etrusk and Egyptian is used majorly in English and French.

Horace is form of Horaz.

How do I pronounce Horace?

The most common way to pronounce three syllabled Horace is ho-ra-ce.

Variants of Horace

Horatius, Horrace, Horaz

Names that rhyme with Horace

How popular is the name Horace?

Horace was a popular name in United States. Over 54219 babies have been given the first name in 166 years. When at the peak of its usage in 1880, it ranked 79th when 1313 parents chose the moniker for their baby boys.

However after 166 years, the name is currently sliding down on the charts. Additionally, the first name has been in the top 100 baby names 17 times Horace is an uncommon baby name in England and Wales where it is still in use.

During its 78 years of usage in France, it had made up to just the top 300 boy names. There are over 609 babies that have been given the name Horace in France.

But Horace is a popular baby name in England where every 1 in 20000 have the name. According to our findings, at least 50000 people have been bestowed Horace around the globe.

YearBoysGirls
RankBirthsRankBirths
2018471320
2017375828
2016429523
2015428123
2014288240
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Horace in Nordic countries

CountriesMenWomen
First NameSecondary NameFirst NameSecondary Name
Netherlands81605
Sweden61405
Denmark2000

What numerology tells about Horace?

Your only mistake is that you are trying to prove others you can do it, instead of proving yourself. In order to boost your self-confidence and become invincible, you have to learn how to love the person you see in the mirror every day. You are a tidy person and dress normally. You appreciate freedom and like to hang around open-minded people without prejudgments about others. Economic stability matters to you more than working with something you actually love.

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Middle names for Horace

These all the rage and cutesy middle names flows beautifully with the baby name Horace .

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Sibling Names for Horace

Horace is a unique and timeless name that has become increasingly popular in recent years. If you're thinking of naming your little one Horace, you may want to consider some sibling names that complement this classic moniker. Here are some great options to inspire you!

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Famous people named Horace

  • Horace Bénédict de Saussure, Swiss geologist, meteorologist, physicist
  • Horace de Vere Cole, eccentric prankster and poet
  • Horace Jones, English architect particularly noted for his work as Architect and Surveyor to the City of London
  • Horace Parnell Tuttle, American astronomer
  • Horace Barlow, British visual neuroscientist
  • Horace Hayman Wilson, English orientalist
  • Horace Wells, American dentist
  • Horace Gregory, prize-winning American poet
  • Horace Mitchell Miner, anthropologist
  • Horace Lawson Hunley, Confederate marine engineer during the American Civil War
  • Horace Newton Allen, medical doctor and the first American Protestant missionary
  • Horace Baker, American politician
  • Horace Wilson, American expatriate educator
  • Horace Cleveland, American landscape architect
  • Horace DeVauhan, first prison inmate
  • Horace Bushnell, American Congregational minister and theologian
  • Horace Ridler,
  • Horace Twiss, English writer and politician
  • Horace Davey, Baron Davey, English judge and Liberal politician
  • Horace Scudder, American man of letters and editor
  • Horace Hart, English printer and biographer
  • Horace Poussard, French classical violinist and composer
  • Horace Günzburg, Russian philanthropist
  • Horace Dutton Taft, American educator
  • Horace Finch, English pianist and organist
  • Horace Trevor-Cox, British farmer, landowner and politician
  • Horace A. Ford, is known as one of the greatest target archers of all time
  • Horace G. Snover, politician and judge
  • Horace Chase, American politician
  • Horace Davis, United States Representative from California
  • Horace B. Strait, U.S. Representative from Minnesota
  • Horace Pym, confidential solicitor
  • Horace Tuck, prolific Norfolk artist and vice-principal of Norwich School of Art
  • Horace Brearley, English cricketer and schoolmaster
  • Horace Bolingbroke Woodward, British geologist
  • Horace Ramey, American athlete
  • Horace Billings Packer, Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives
  • Horace Hearne, Judge
  • Horace Gwynne, bantamweight professional boxer from Canada
  • Horace Phillips, British diplomat
  • Horace R. Cayton Sr., Horace Roscoe Cayton Sr
  • Horace G. Burt, was President of Union Pacific Railroad
  • Horace Dawson, Horace Greeley Dawson, Jr
  • Horace Mellard DuBose, American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church
  • Horace Stansel, American civil engineer and politician
  • Horace Pauleus Sannon, Haitian historian and politician
  • Horace Valentin Crocicchia, colonial administrator
  • Horace W. Babcock, American astronomer
  • Horace Lamb, English applied mathematician and author of several influential texts on classical physics
  • Horace Romano Harré, distinguished British philosopher and psychologist
  • Horace Walpole, English art historian, man of letters
  • Horace Engdahl, Swedish literary historian and critic
  • Horace Greeley, American author and statesman

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