Given name
Hiérocles
“holy”·“fame”
Hiérocles is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Portuguese.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hiérocles is built from elements meaning “holy” and “fame”.
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How it developed
From Ancient Greek Ἱεροκλῆς, built from Ancient Greek ἱερός (“holy”) + -κλῆς (“fame”).
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Hiérocles’s family of names
In Portuguese usage, Hiérocles has a conventional equivalent in the English form Hierocles.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Hiérocles
- Hierocles of Alexandria5th-century Greek philosopher and writer400–500
- HieroclesRoman Stoic philosopher
- Hieroclescharioteer and lover of Roman Emperor Elagabalus (died 222)200–222
- HieroclesByzantine grammarian, author of geographical work Synekdemos (6th century AD)500–600
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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