Meaning, Origin And History Of The Name Hector

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Hector NamePopularityRelated NamesRelatedRatingsCommentsNamesakesName Days 75%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage English, French, Greek Mythology (Latinized), Arthurian Cycle Scripts Ἕκτωρ(Ancient Greek) Pronounced Pron. /ˈhɛk.təɹ/(American English) /ˈhɛk.tə/(British English) /ɛk.tɔʁ/(French) [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Latinized form of Greek Ἕκτωρ (Hektor), which was derived from ἕκτωρ (hektor) meaning "holding fast", ultimately from ἔχω (echo) meaning "to hold, to possess". In Greek legend Hector was one of the Trojan champions who fought against the Greeks. After he killed Achilles' friend Patroclus in battle, he was himself brutally slain by Achilles, who proceeded to tie his dead body to a chariot and drag it about. This name also appears in Arthurian legends where it belongs to King Arthur's foster father.Hector has occasionally been used as a given name since the Middle Ages, probably because of the noble character of the classical hero. It has been historically common in Scotland, where it was used as an Anglicized form of Eachann.

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Family Tree·Details VariantHektor(Greek Mythology) Other Languages & CulturesHèctor(Catalan) Ettore(Italian) Heitor(Portuguese) Heck, Heckie(Scottish) Héctor(Spanish) Same SpellingHéctor, Hèctor

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Details Last ranked #164 in 2024 Belgium Last ranked #607 in 2000 Brazil (by decade) Last ranked #86 in 2024 Catalonia, Spain Last ranked #91 in 2018 (Hector) #81 in 2014 (Héctor) Chile Last ranked #308 in 2024 England & Wales Last ranked #156 in 2024 France Last ranked #50 in 2013 Galicia, Spain Last ranked #107 in 2021 Mexico Last ranked #97 in 1926 New Zealand Last ranked #89 in 2022 Puerto Rico Last ranked #92 in 1948 Scotland Last ranked #49 in 2024 Spain Last ranked #380 in 2024 United States

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