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I am personally offended that Hortensia is not included in this lineup, lol

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Hesperia jumps out at me so much I'm saving it, Hazalia is kind of cool too, not huge on Horatia or Horatio due to the unfortunate first syllable sound.

Hesperia is my favorite of these, although I think I prefer the elegant Hespera :)

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hah-ZAY-lee-uh (like Azalea with an H)
hess-PEH-ree-uh
ho-RAY-shuh

HA-zah-lee-ah
Hes-gttdrr

Hazalia: like Azalea with a H; there used to be endless and unfunny jokes featuring Cockneys who were aware that they dropped their Hs but didn't know where then belonged, so stuck then hon to hevery word starting with ha vowel. I find it over-ornate, and if it's meant as an elaboration of Hazel then I'd have expected Hazelia. Which, I admit, doesn't sound good at all.
Hesperia: OK I suppose; pity it's so close to hysteria, and Hesper as a name for Venus (the planet) always seems odd. hesPEEReea
Horatia: Nelson was a most admirable Admiral, and I've got nothing in principle against giving a daughter a fem version of her father's name, but when that name is Horatio, I'm not a fan. I do reluctantly like Horatio for a boy, though I wouldn't have the nerve to use it myself. huhRAYsheeuh

Hesperia (heh-SPARE-ee-uh) reminds me of the city in southern California. It's not very scenic, but it's a really pretty name. I still prefer Hesper.

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Horatia (ho-RAY-shee-uh) seems bombastic and grandiose, like Horatio.

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Hazalia (huh-ZAY-lee-uh) feels messy to me, like an unnecessary elaborate version of Hazel or Azalea.

Don't like any

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Haz ARL E a
He's pur E a
Hor rach E a

Intuitive Pronunciations:
Hazalia - hayz-AH-lee-ah
Hesperia - hess-peh-REE-ah
Horatia - hih-ray-SHEE-ah

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What's your opinion on these names?
Hazalia - elegant almost to the point of snobbish
Hesperia - sad and ghostly, from "the Wreck of the Hersperus" by Henry Wadsworth
Horatia - good nickname options, but it sounds too much like Horatio

I would guess Hazalia to rhyme with Azalea. But if told it was something like "hah-zah-LEE-uh" I could adjust. Without more information on not a fan of Hazalia, sorry.

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Hesperia I would say as, "hes-PEHR-ee-uh." Pretty.

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Horatia is, "hor-RAY-shuh" to me. Love, love it. A fun, funky name. Nn Rae? Yeah, I know about the whore teasing potential. But as long as we're talking about it in the abstract I can ignore that.

My first thought is Lawson. There used to be a British politician Nigel Lawson. Nigel had 3 daughters and 1 son named Horatia, Thomasina, Nigella and Dominic.

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I like Hazalia and Hesperia. Hazalia looks like an elaborate form of Hazel which I also like. Hesperia looks gothic and witchy

I don’t love any of them, Hesperia is probably the nicest, though I prefer Hesper. Next, Hazalia (prefer Hazel or Azalea) and finally Horacia, which I really dislike.

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hes-PEER-ee-ah (like wisteria)
hah-ZAH-lee-ah (like Natalia) or hah-ZAY-lee-uh (like Azalea)
hoh-RAYSH-uh