Hermes - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Hermes \

is pronounced HER-mees. It is of Greek origin, and its meaning is "messenger". Mythology: Hermes was a messenger for the gods on Olympus and was himself the god of eloquence. He was called Mercury by the Romans. Choreographer Hermes Pan.

Hermes has 4 variant forms: Ermes, Hermilo, Hermite and Hermus.

For more information, see also the related name Mercury.

A baby name that sounds like Hermes is Hieremias.

Hermes is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#8643 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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