Hermenegildo

Gender Masculine
Usage Spanish, Portuguese
Pronounced Pron. /eɾ.me.ne.ˈxil.do/(Spanish)  [key·simplify]

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 Names

Rootsairmans + gild
Other Languages & CulturesHermenegild(German) Erminigild(Germanic) Airmanagild, Hermenegildus(Gothic) Ermenegildo, Gildo(Italian)
Surname DescendantsMendes(Portuguese) Meléndez, Méndez, Menéndez(Spanish)

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   strong   strange   complex  

Name Days

Spain: April 13

Categories

completion, educators, greatness, lawyers, politics, royalty, saints, Spanish royal family, writers
Entry updated December 7, 2022