Hektor

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
Hektor means "to hold" or "to restrain" in Greek. It is said to have originated from the name Hecate, the Greek goddess of witchcraft, crossroads, and magic.
Scripts(How to write)
Ἕκτωρ
Ἕκτωρ(Ancient Greek)
Pronunciation
HEHK-TAWR(Classical Greek)
HEK-tawr
Popularity
The name Hektor is not very popular in the world. It is more commonly found in Greece and other countries where Greek is spoken.

cartoon of the name Hektor
Cartoon of Hektor

Hektor Name meanings & History

Hektor means "to hold" or "to restrain" in Greek. It is said to have originated from the name Hecate, the Greek goddess of witchcraft, crossroads, and magic. Greek form of Hector. The name Hektor is mostly used as a boy's name.

Zodiac Sign of Hektor: Heart's Desire Capricorn,Hope Aquarius

Synonyms of Hektor:

H: Haggle,Heart's Desire,Hyper,Hobnobbing,Hope

E: Enliven,Expressive,Environment,Entertain,Exaggerate,Enlighten

K: Karate,Kundalini,Karma,Kind

T: Doubting Thomas,Tacky,Talkative,Truth,Touchy,Testy,Tireless

O: Ostentatious,Obstinate,Obsolete,Organized,Obsessive

R: Resourceful,Restless,Reason,Rational

Hektor is:

  • a Boring name
  • a Modern name
  • a Refined name

Famous People

Some famous people with the name Hektor include Hektor Rous, a Greek actor and director, and Hektor Liimatainen, a Finnish football player.

Related Names to Hektor

Other related names to Hektor include Hector, Ector, Heitor, Héctor, and Ettore.

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