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Around the world, Orazio (Orazio , Гораций , Horatius ) is a common masculine first name. The forename Orazio is characteristic of Southern Europe, particularly San Marino, where it is quite a common boy's name, Italy, and Malta, where it is quite a rare masculine name. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Italy, Russia, and Germany. Much less frequently, Orazio is the last name as well as the forename.
Orazio is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Orazio Falier , character in A Noble Radiance; Orazio Prospero , the operatic character in the opera Viva la Mamma, Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali; Orazio (Horatio) , the operatic character in the opera Amleto by Franco Faccio; Hamlet's friend; Orazio , the operatic character in the opera Orazi e Curiazi and Orazio , the operatic character in the opera Il Muzio Scevola, among other works.
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