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.

Popularity of the name Hercules

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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

The name 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
  • Hercules poirot
    The famous Belgium detective written by Agatha Christie

International Variations of the name Hercules

  • Herakles
    Greek
  • Ercole
    Italian
  • Heraklees
    Greek
  • Herculano
    Spanish
  • Hercule
    French

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