What does Hermes mean?

Hermes as a boys' name is pronounced HER-mees. It is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Hermes 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.

STARTS/ENDS WITH He-, -es

ASSOCIATED WITH greek, messenger (prophet), mythology, romans

Variations

VARIANTS Ermes, Hermilo, Hermite, Hermus

SEE ALSO Mercury

FEMININE FORMS Hermia, Hermione

How popular is Hermes?

Hermes is an unusual given name for males but a very prominent last name for all people (#7726 out of 150436, Top 5%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Similar Names

Suggested similar-sounding names are Ares▲, Arles, Aymes, Burges, Byrnes, Cortes, Denies, Dennes, Eames, Fares, Geddes, Haamed, Harben, Hardey, Harlen, Harley▼, Harm, Harman, Harmen, Harrel, Harte, Harve▼, Harvey▼, Hawes, Hayes▲, Heike, Heine, Helge, Helier, Helje (see Helgi), Heller, Helmut, Hem, Herb, Herlad, Herman▼, Hermann, Hermie, Hermon▼, Hern, Hernan, Herne, Hernlee (see Hernley), Hernley, Hernly, Heroot (see Cherut), Herrik (see Herrick), Hersch, Hersh, Hershel▼, Herut (see Cherut), Herve, Hervey, Herzel, Herzl, Hewie, Hobbes, Hodges, Holmes, Homer▼, Horten, Huges, Hughes, Hugues, Hulme, Hymen, Jaymes, Kees, Keyes, Lewes, Narses, Parkes, Purves, Semmes and Xerxes. These names tend to be more commonly used than Hermes.