Perhaps Ray as a nn for Horatio? Reg, Al and Ray? Or is that not "cute and proper" enough?Bless you for including Hester to the ball. She so rarely gets out. And Parthenope is fantabulous.
Ray works as a nickname. The only reason I didn't include it in the list was because it sounds too close to Reg to me. If it were Reggie and Ray, that'd be different.Hester and Parthenope always have a place on my list. =)