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Horatio
Horatio ♂ Variant of Horace, influenced by the Latin form Horatius and the Italian form Orazio. It is chiefly known as having been borne by Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758–1805), victor of many sea battles with the French during the Napoleonic Wars, culminating in the Battle of Trafalgar, in which he was killed.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Horatio." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Horatio." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Horatio.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Horatio." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Horatio.html |
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Horatio." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Horatio." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Horatio.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Horatio." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Horatio.html |
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•capriccio • braggadocio • Palladio
•cardio • radio • video • audio • rodeo
•studio
•Caravaggio, DiMaggio
•adagio
•arpeggio, Correggio
•Sergio • radicchio • Tokyo • intaglio
•seraglio
•billy-o, punctilio
•folio, imbroglio, olio, polio, portfolio
•cameo • Romeo
•Borneo, Tornio
•Antonio • Scipio • Scorpio
•barrio, Mario
•impresario, Lothario, Polisario, Rosario, scenario
•stereo • embryo
•Blériot, Ontario
•vireo • Florio
•oratorio, Oreo
•curio • Ajaccio • Lazio • nuncio
•pistachio
•fellatio, Horatio, ratio
•ab initio, ex officio
•patio • Subbuteo • physio
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"Horatio." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Horatio." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Horatio.html "Horatio." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Horatio.html |
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