Given name & surname
Ettore
“one who is loyal”
Ettore is used as a given name and a surname. One Italian interpretation is “one who is loyal.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Italian interpretation is “one who is loyal.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Italian.
How it developed
In Italian use, Ettore is used as a form of HEcTor.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1911. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Ettore is a form of Hector. The history of Hector gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Hector is associated with the prince of Troy.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Ettore through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 414
- 414 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1915
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 21 in 1915. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 408 as a first name in 2020; 245 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ettore’s family of names
Ettore shares a linguistic root with Hector. Ettore has a related form in Etoer. Ettore is a form of Hector.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Ettore has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Italian roots to each of them.
4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ettore
- Ettore BugattiItalian automobile designer and manufacturer (1881–1947)
- Ettore ScolaItalian screenwriter and film director (1931–2016)
- Ettore MajoranaItalian physicist (1906-1938?)
- Big EAmerican professional wrestlerborn 1986
- Ettore BasticoItalian general (1876-1972)
- Ettore SottsassItalian architect and designer (1917–2007)
- Ettore MessinaItalian professional basketball coachborn 1959
- Ettore PuricelliItalian footballer (1916-2001)
- Ettore ManniItalian actor (1927-1979)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.