Hermagoras

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

Meaning & History

From the name of the messenger god Hermes combined with Greek ἀγορά (agora) meaning "assembly, marketplace". Saint Hermagoras (3rd century) was the first bishop of Aquileia in Italy.

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesErmacora(Italian)
User SubmissionHermágoras

Categories

Catholic saints, Orthodox saints, saints, Stoic philosophers, 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