Given name

Hekate

Hekate is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Hekate is a variant of Hecate. An origin associated with Hecate is Greek.

Explained through its name family

The story

Hekate is a variant of Hecate. The history of Hecate gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Hecate is associated with a goddess of fertility and witchcraft.

Explained through its name family

Hekate’s family of names

Hekate has a related form in Hecate. In Polish usage, Hekate has a conventional equivalent in the Greek form Εκάτη.

Walk Hekate’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

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Heebee

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Heket

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Herculee

“glory of Hera”

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Here

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Heebe

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Herculie

“glory of Hera”

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Hehet

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Herckules

“glory of Hera”

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Sibling ideas

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