Hermes - Name Meaning and Origin

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