45%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Spanish, Portuguese Pronounced Pron. ehr-meh-neh-KHEEL-do(Spanish) [key·IPA] Meaning & History Spanish and Portuguese form of a Visigothic name, from the Gothic elements airmans "great, immense" and gild "payment, tribute, compensation". It was borne by a 6th-century saint, the son of Liuvigild the Visigothic king of Hispania. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & CulturesHermenegild(German) Erminigild(Germanic) Airmanagild, Hermenegildus(Gothic) Ermenegildo, Gildo(Italian) Surname DescendantsMendes(Portuguese) Meléndez, Méndez, Menéndez(Spanish) PopularityDetails Last ranked #808 in 1930 Brazil (by decade) Last ranked #405 in 1950 Spain (by decade) People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class strong strange complex nerdy Name DaysName Days? Spain: April 13 Categories completion, greatness, royalty, saints, Spanish royal family