Horace
Meaning of Horace
Horace is a traditional male name with origins in ancient Rome. It is derived from the Latin name Horatius, which means "man of time" or "hourly." In Roman mythology, Horace was the name of a legendary poet known for his lyric poems and odes. The name has both British English and American English pronunciations, pronounced as HOR-iss (/ˈhɒr.ɪs/) in both dialects. Variations of the name include Horacio. Although not as popular in recent years, Horace still maintains a presence as a classic name choice for parents looking for something timeless.
Pronunciation
British English
- Pronunced as HOR-iss (/ˈhɒr.ɪs/)
American English
- Pronunced as HOR-iss (/ˈhɔr.ɪs/)
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Notable People Named Horace
| Horace Greeley was an influential American newspaper editor, publisher, and politician known for founding the New-York Tribune and running for president in 1872. |
| Horace Mann was an influential American educational reformer, abolitionist, and politician, often referred to as The Father of American Education. |
| Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford, also known as Horace Walpole, was a prominent English writer, art historian, and Whig politician. |
| Horace Silver was an influential American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger known for pioneering the hard bop style in the 1950s. |
| Horace Pippin was a self-taught American artist known for his diverse range of paintings, including scenes from World War I, landscapes, portraits, and biblical subjects, with a focus on addressing the history of slavery and racial segregation in the U.S. He was the first Black artist to be the subject of a monograph and was eulogized by the New York Times as the "most important Negro painter" in American history. |
| Horace Bénédict de Saussure was a renowned Genevan scientist, mountaineer, and explorer, known for his contributions to alpinism, modern meteorology, and the invention of the solar oven. |
| Horace King, born into slavery in 1807, overcame numerous obstacles to become a highly respected African-American architect, engineer, and bridge builder, known for constructing numerous bridges in the 19th century Deep South. |
| Sir Horace John Wilson was a senior British government official who played a key role in the appeasement period before the Second World War. |
| Horace Ezra Bixby was a renowned steamboat pilot on the Mississippi-Missouri-Ohio river system, best known for mentoring Mark Twain and being featured in Twain's memoir "Life on the Mississippi." |
| Horace Wells was an American dentist known for pioneering the use of anesthesia in dentistry, particularly nitrous oxide. |
| Horace Porter was an American soldier, diplomat, and businessman who served in the Union Army during the Civil War and later held prominent positions including personal secretary to Ulysses S. Grant and U.S. Ambassador to France. |
| Horace Field was a London-born architect known for his work in Wrenaissance and other post-gothic English historical revival styles, with influences from the Arts and Crafts movement and Richard Norman Shaw. |
| Horace Parnell Tuttle was an American astronomer and Civil War veteran, as well as the brother of astronomer Charles Wesley Tuttle. |
| Horace Maynard Trent was an American physicist known for his work on the sonic boom of a bullwhip and the force-current analogy in physics. |
| Horace Harmon Lurton was a Confederate soldier who later became an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. |
