**Horazd** is a Proto-Slavic name derived from the ancient Slavic word "horazd," meaning "experienced, skilled, capable." This name is closely related to the Ukrainian word "garazd." Among Ukrainians, this name has been recorded since the 17th century and typically serves as an additional identifier to Christian names. For example, in 1620, there are records of the anthroponym "Garazt" (Vasyl) from the village of Khotychyn, as well as "Garazda" (Andriy), a delegate of the hetman Tetera to the Polish king. In areas bordering Romania and Hungary, the name was often recorded with the letter "d." In a 1676 record, a nobleman "Mich. Garazda" from the Transcarpathian village of Vonihevo is mentioned. The lexeme "Horazd" is also the personal name of a disciple of Methodius, who lived around 885 in the vicinity of the Great Moravian city of Nitra. This name became popular due to the Slovenian prince Gorazd, who, along with Hotimir, baptized the Slavs of Carinthia around the year 700. Another Horazd, a disciple of Cyril and Methodius, became the first bishop in Moravia.The name Horazd is preserved and used by Poles, Czechs, Slovaks, Serbs, and Russians. There are also geographical names associated with this name, for instance, the village of Garazd in Koritnyany, Uzhhorod district, and microtoponyms Garazda and Garazdyanyk in the village of Rakovo in the Perechyn region.Thus, the name Horazd has deep roots in the history and culture of Slavic peoples, and searching for Gothic origins in it makes little sense. In the city of Khust, in 1600, a townsman named "Mich. Harazti" is mentioned, whose surname resembles the ancient Slavic name Horazd, although there is a possibility that it relates to the Serbian word "hrast" (oak) in altered form.
