Hermogenes

Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek [1]
Scripts Ἑρμογένης(Ancient Greek)

Meaning & History

Means "born of Hermes" from the name of the messenger god Hermes combined with Greek γενής (genes) meaning "born".

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesHermógenes(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Germogen(Russian) Hermógenes(Spanish)
Same SpellingHermógenes
User SubmissionsHermògenes, Hermogènes

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Categories

birth, Catholic saints, Orthodox saints, saints, theophoric names

Sources & References

  1. Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://www.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/publications/vol1/vol1_names/v1me_u.html.
Entry updated May 29, 2020