Given name
Hércules
“glory”
Hércules is a given name from Latin. It is used in Spanish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hércules goes back to Latin Hercules, meaning “glory.”
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Where it comes from
Hércules comes from Latin, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
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How it developed
From Latin Hercules, from Ancient Greek Ἡρακλῆς.
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Hércules’s family of names
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Hércules
- BritoBrazilian footballer (1939-2026)
- HérculesBrazilian footballer (1912–1982)
- HérculesBrazilian footballerborn 2000
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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