Horry as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Horry

What is the meaning of the name Horry ?

The baby name Horry is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced HOR-ee (IPA: /ˈhɔːri/ or /ˈhɒri/).

Horry is English in Origin.

Horry is an English diminutive of Horace or Horatio, from Latin Horatius, a Roman family name likely of Etruscan origin and of uncertain meaning. The -y ending follows a common English nicknaming pattern (cf. Harry, Johnny). As a surname, Horry appears among French Huguenot families; in the United States it became familiar through Revolutionary War officer Peter Horry, for whom Horry County, South Carolina, is named. This dual pathway - pet form and transferred surname - helps explain its sporadic appearance as a given name.

Usage surfaces in 18th-19th-century Britain and colonial America, with occasional modern revivals as a vintage or honorific choice, though it remains rare. Close variants include Horrie (especially in Australia) and the related formal names Horace, Horatio, and Horatius; feminine counterpart Horatia exists but is uncommon. Meaning follows Horace/Horatio: a Roman gentilicium with no secure translation, sometimes loosely linked to notions of 'hour' or timekeeping.

⚙ Horry is a rare name. It doesn't appear in any of the major national birth registries we track; we found only 66 recorded uses across 20 countries. Expect very few children to share this name.