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Worldwide, Ercole (Ercole ) is a common boy's given name. The forename Ercole is characteristic of Italy, where it is quite a common male name, France, where it is a rare male name, and Argentina, where it is a rare epicene name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Italy, Brazil, and France. Much less frequently, Ercole is the last name as well as the forename.
Ercole is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Ercole , the operatic character in the opera Admeto; Ercole Pappalardo , character in Toto and the King of Rome; Ercole / Hercules , the operatic character in the opera Giasone and Ercole – Herakles , the operatic character in the opera Il più bel nome.