Horace

English

Etymology

From Latin Horatius, a Roman family name of obscure origin, possibly from Etruscan. Doublet of Horatio.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈhɒɹɪs/, /ˈhɒɹɪs/, enPR: hŏr'ĭs
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈhɔɹəs/, enPR: hôr'əs
(New York City, Philadelphia) IPA^(key): /ˈhɑɹəs/, /ˈhɑɹɪs/, enPR: här'əs, här'ĭs
Audio (US): (file)
Rhymes: -ɒɹɪs

Proper noun

Horace (plural Horaces)

Quintus Horatius Flaccus, a poet and philosopher of the Roman Augustan Age (65–8 BCE).
Coordinate term: Virgil
A male given name from Latin.

Related terms

Horry (diminutive)

Translations

poet

Armenian: Հորացիոս (Horacʻios)
Catalan: Horaci (ca)
Dutch: Horatius m
French: Horace (fr) m
Old French: Orace m
German: Horaz m
Greek: Οράτιος (el) m (Orátios)
Hungarian: Horatius (hu)
Italian: Orazio (it) m
Latin: Horatius m
Persian: ^{(please verify)} هراس (fa) (horâs)
Polish: Horacy (pl) m
Portuguese: Horácio (pt) m
Romanian: Horațiu m
Russian: Гора́ций (ru) m (Gorácij)
Spanish: Horacio (es) m
Swedish: Horatius
Ukrainian: Гора́цій m (Horácij)

male given name

Esperanto: Horacio (eo)
French: Horace (fr) m
Greek: Οράτιος (el) m (Orátios)
Irish: Horás m
Italian: Orazio (it) m
Latin: Horatius m
Polish: Horacy (pl) m
Portuguese: Horácio (pt) m
Romanian: Horațiu m
Russian: Гораций (ru) m (Goracij)
Spanish: Horacio (es) m
Ukrainian: Гора́цій m (Horácij)

References

Further reading

“Horace”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

HORECA, HoReCa, Roache, archeo-, chorea, ochrea, orache