Hercules - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Hercules \he-rcu-les, her-cules\ is pronounced HERK-yoo-lees. It is of Greek origin, and its meaning is "Hera's glory". Mythology: the Greek Hercules was a son of Zeus who possessed extraordinary strength. The name was borne by at least two saints, but may be better known through Agatha Christie's fictional Belgian detective and intellectual Hercule Poirot.

Hercules has 6 variant forms: Ercole, Ercolo, Ercule, Herakles, Hercule and Herculie.

Hercules is a very rare male first name and a popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Hercules. Click here to compare Hercules with related baby names.