Hercules

Greek

"glory of Hera"

Hercules Origin and Meaning

The name Hercules is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "glory of Hera".

Any boy with this name, a synonym for power via the Greek mythology figure, better be strong of body, and of psyche.

Hercules Popularity

• 1884 Nameberry 2021

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Famous People Named Hercules

• Hercules Brabazon Brabazon English painter
• Hercules Burnett American baseball player
• Hércules Florence (born Antoine Hercule Romuald Florence) French,Brazilian painter and photographer
• Herculez Gomez American soccer player
• Hercules Kyvelos Greek,Canadian boxer
• Hercules Linton Scottish surveyor and shipbuilder
• Hercules Mulligan American spy during the Revolutionary War
• (Charles) Hercules Read British archaeologist and curator
• Hercules George Robert Robinson 1st Baron Rosmead, 5th Governor of Hong Kong
• Hércules de Brito Ruas Brazilian footballer
• Hércules de Miranda Brazilian footballer
• Hercules Huncks English soldier and regicide of King Charles I of England
• Hercules Seghers Dutch painter and printmaker of the Dutch Golden Age
• Hercules Langford Taylour Irish soldier and politician
• Hercules slave and chef to U.S. President George Washington
• Hercules Hernandez ring name of Raymond Fernandez, American pro wrestler
• Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight) English singer,songwriter

Hercules in Pop Culture

• Hercules Roman version of the name of a demigod in Geek mythology who performed 12 labors, basis for characters in Disney's "Hercules," a Marvel Comics superhero, and a minor character in Rick Riordan's "Heroes of Olympus" series
• Barry Hercules character in puppet TV series Star Fleet/X Bomber
• "Hercules Hercules!" Eddie Murphy line in "The Nutty Professor"
• "Hercules " song by Sara Bareilles