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Héctor

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Gender Masculine
Usage Spanish
Pronounced Pron. /ˈek.toɾ/
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Meaning & History

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Spanish form of Hector.

Related Names

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Other Languages & CulturesHector(Arthurian Cycle) Hèctor(Catalan) Hector(English) Hector(French) Hector, Hektor(Greek Mythology) Ettore(Italian) Heitor(Portuguese) Heck, Heckie(Scottish)
Same SpellingHèctor, Hector

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Last ranked #196 in 2022 Belgium
Last ranked #607 in 2000 Brazil (by decade)
Last ranked #99 in 2023 Catalonia, Spain
Last ranked #81 in 2014 (Héctor) #91 in 2018 (Hector) Chile
Last ranked #295 in 2023 England and Wales
Last ranked #193 in 2023 France
Last ranked #50 in 2013 Galicia, Spain
Last ranked #107 in 2021 Mexico
Last ranked #97 in 1926 New Zealand
Last ranked #89 in 2022 Puerto Rico
Last ranked #92 in 1948 Scotland
Last ranked #51 in 2023 Spain
Last ranked #380 in 2024 United States

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Name Days

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Spain: October 9

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Entry updated February 28, 2019

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