Hermogenes

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

Meaning & History

Means "born of Hermes" from the name of the messenger god Hermes combined with Greek γενής (genes) meaning "born".

Related Names

RootsHermes + genes
Other Languages & CulturesHermógenes(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Germogen(Russian) Hermógenes(Spanish)
Same SpellingHermógenes
User SubmissionsHermògenes, Hermogènes

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Categories

birth, Catholic saints, Orthodox saints, saints, theophoric names

Sources & References

  1. Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://search.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/browse.html?facet-nymRef=Ἑρμογένης&facet-nymRef=῾Ερμογένης.
Entry updated May 29, 2020