Given name
Hermogenes
“begotten of Hermes”·“begotten of a new word”·“begotten of a boundary breaking”
Hermogenes is a masculine given name from Spanish. It is used in Tagalog.
Original GreekΕρμογενης
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Hermogenes means “begotten of Hermes,” “begotten of a new word” or “begotten of a boundary breaking.”
From biblical name research
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Hermogenes appears in 2 Timothy 1:15.
From biblical name research
Hermogenes’s family of names
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Hermogenes
- Patriarch Hermogenes of MoscowRussian bishop1530–1612
- Hermogenes of Tarsus2nd century Greek rhetorician160–225
- Hermogenes of PrieneGreek temple architect240 BC–200 BC
- Hermogenes of XanthosOlympic stadion victor, 81 and 89 CE100 BC
- Jun EbdaneFilipino politicianborn 1948
- Hermogenes IlaganFilipino theater actor, writer and director (1873–1943)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Hermogenes, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Isang
“my God is bountiful”
88% boys · 12% girls
Josemari
“to add”
>99% boys
Heresh
“silent” · “esoteric”
>99% boys
Hepsea
“my delight is in her (i.e. a new-born daughter)” · “she is my delight”
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Hircanus
Hircanus is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Latin.
>99% boys
Herodion
“little Herod”
>99% boys
Hemdan
“pleasant”
>99% boys
Hebor
“enclave” · “a partner or companion”
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