Hector (given name)
| Hector |
Sculpture of Hektor being brought back to Troy, dating from c.180–200 CE. |
| Gender |
masculine |
| Origin |
| Meaning |
prob. ekhein "to check", "restrain" |
| Region of origin |
England, France, Scotland, Spain |
| Other names |
| Derived |
Hektor |
| Related names |
Eachann; Hector (surname) |
Hector is an English, French, Scottish, and Spanish given name. The name is derived from the name of Hektor, a legendary Trojan champion who was killed by the Greek Achilles. The name Greek language Hektor is probably derived from the Greek language ekhein, meaning "to check", "restrain". In Scotland, the name Hector, is sometimes an Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic Eachann. In Scotland, Heckie is a pet form of Hector; in Scotland a feminine form of Hector is Hectorina.[1]
Cognates
People
People with the name
- Héctor Avila, Dominican Republic boxer
- Héctor Ballesteros, Colombian weightlifter
- Hector Berlioz, French composer
- Hector (Toe) Blake, Canadian hall of fame hockey player and coach
- Hector Luis Bustamante, Colombian actor
- Héctor Castaño, Colombian road cyclist
- Hector de Maris, half-brother of Lancelot
- Héctor del Curto, Argentine tango bandoneon player
- Héctor Delgado, reggaeton artist
- Héctor Ferri, Ecuadorian football (soccer) player
- Hector Lombard, Cuban-Australian mixed martial artist
- Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau, Canadian poet
- Héctor Noguera, Chilean television, film and theatre actor
- Héctor Palacio, Colombian road racing cyclist
- Héctor Soto, Puerto Rican volleyball player
- Héctor Thomas, Venezuelan decathlete
- Héctor Velásquez, Chilean boxer
- Héctor Vidal Martínez, Paragayan football (soccer) midfielder
- Héctor Vilches, Uruguayan football (soccer) player
See also
References
- ^ a b c A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0192800507.
- ^ Woulfe, Patrick; Slevin, Gerard (1974). Irish names for children (Revised ed.). Gill and Macmillan. p. 18. ISBN 9780717106974.