Meaning:Timekeeper. If you're looking for a striking name with a literary spirit, consider Horatio, a masculine name of Latin origin that means "timekeeper." It is derived from the old Latin surname Horatius, providing connotations of tradition and history.

Horatio is a loyal friend and confidant to Hamlet. He gives him advice, keeps his secrets, and serves him faithfully as he tries to prove that his uncle killed his father.

Horatio is an English male given name, an Italianized form of the ancient Roman Latin nomen (name) Horatius, from the Roman gens (clan) Horatia. The modern Italian form is Orazio, the modern Spanish form Horacio.

Hamlet admires, Horatio for this qualities he himself does not have. He praises him for self-control. Horatio feels deeply he loves Hamlet with all his heart. I would put this play under the bad, because Horatio and Hamlet were in love but were unable to express to the world how they felt.