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Around the world, Hermes (Hermes , Гермес , Ермес ) is a common masculine first name. The forename Hermes is habitual in Cabo Verde, where it is quite a common masculine name, Peru, and Brazil. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Brazil, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Philippines. Likewise, Hermes is the last name as well as the forename.
Hermes is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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Hermes | Brazil, Democratic Republic of the Congo, United States, Venezuela, Germany |
Гермес | Ukraine, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan |
Ермес | Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan |
ארמס | Israel |
Hermes is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Hermes Trismegistus , the purported author of the Hermetic Corpus; Hermes , the Olympian god in Greek religion and mythology; the emissary and messenger of the gods; the god of trade, heraldry, merchants, commerce, roads, thieves, trickery, sports, travelers, and athletes; the son of Zeus and the Pleiad Maia, Hades; Hermes Conrad , the character from the Futurama franchise; Hermes , the DC Comics character, Justice League Unlimited and Hermes , the fictional character from Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, and in many other works.