Updated February 28, 2024

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Boy name origins & meanings

  • Greek : Anchor

Boy name variations

Hektor

Hektor

- 44% this year
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Heckter

Heckter

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Hecktir

Hecktir

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Hecktore

Hecktore

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Hecktur

Hecktur

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Hectar

Hectar

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Hektar

Hektar

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Hektir

Hektir

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Hektore

Hektore

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Hektur

Hektur

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How Popular Is The Name Hector

Family name origins & meanings

  • Scottish : Anglicized form of the Gaelic personal name Eachann (earlier Eachdonn, already confused with Norse Haakon), composed of the elements each ‘horse’ + donn ‘brown’.
  • English : found in Yorkshire and Scotland, where it may derive directly from the medieval personal name. According to medieval legend, Britain derived its name from being founded by Brutus, a Trojan exile, and Hector was occasionally chosen as a personal name, as it was the name of the Trojan king’s eldest son. The classical Greek name, Hektōr, is probably an agent derivative of Greek ekhein ‘to hold back’, ‘hold in check’, hence ‘protector of the city’.
  • German, French, and Dutch : from the personal name (see 2 above). In medieval Germany, this was a fairly popular personal name among the nobility, derived from classical literature. It is a comparatively rare surname in France.