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What does Heck mean?
Heck 
as a name for boys has its root in Greek, and the name Heck means "to restrain, defend". Heck is a version of Hector (Greek): from Hektôr.
STARTS WITH He-
ASSOCIATED WITH greek
Variations
VARIANT Hec
RELATIONS VIA HECTOR Hecie, Heckie
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Heck Bryce (H.B.), ..
How popular is Heck?
Heck is a rare first name for men but a very popular surname for both adults and children (#2415 out of 150436, Top 2%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Which version is better?
The only prominent alternative form of Heck (NOT IN TOP 2000) is Hector (#329 IN 2018). Other variants, like Heckie, are seldom used. This form of Heck reached the apex of its popularity 13 years ago (#166) and is now much less common (#329, ▼54.6%). (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Similar Names
Heck is pronounced similarly to Hawk, Hawke and Heike. Other recommended sound-alike names are Aleck, Beck, Breck, Buck▼, Dack, Dick▼, Hank▲, Heiko, Hein, Heli, Hem, Henk, Herb, Hern, Herv (see Harvey), Hew, Hewe, Jack, Jock, Lock, Luck, Mack▼, Mick, Nick▼, Rick▼, Rock, Tuck, Vick, Wick, Wyck and Zack. These names tend to be more commonly used than Heck.
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