Meaning and background
The story behind Horacio
Horacio is the Spanish form of the Roman name Horatius, related to English Horace and Horatio. Its source surname may be connected to Latin hora, 'hour' or 'time', although an Etruscan derivation remains possible. Unlike an anglicised reading of its letters, Spanish Horacio is normally pronounced in three syllables, with the stress on the middle syllable. The catalogue's existing four-syllable count therefore warrants correction.
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Horacio appears in 2 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/hɔɹeɪsioʊ/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the second syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/hɔɹeɪsioʊ/ · primary stress on syllable 2HH AO0 R EY1 S IY0 OW0
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — all seven available extract years, retrieved 24 October 2026 — Recorded name spellings in NYC licence-period rows, extract years 2016–2018, 2022–2024 and 2026. Evidence selects one stated year per name. Annual snapshots overlap; never sum them as unique dogs. No national popularity, etymology or owner naming-intent claim.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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