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Meaning of the nameErcules

Ercules is a spelling of the name Hércules, which means “glory of Hera”.

Meaning

“glory of Hera”

Meaning of the name Hércules, of which Ercules is a spelling.

Source: Behind the Name: Heracles

People (2022)
906
Rank in Brazil
#8,856
Median age
25 years
2010 Census
1,306
people

Ercules in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Ercules, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (241 people).

0 women 901 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Ercules is most common

States with the highest share of people named Ercules in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Bahia 0.001%
  2. Minas Gerais 0.001%
  3. São Paulo 0.000%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo1620.000%
Minas Gerais1180.001%
Bahia1090.001%
Rio de Janeiro510.000%
Pará480.001%
Pernambuco440.001%
Goiás370.001%
Paraná310.000%
Mato Grosso300.001%
Espírito Santo290.001%
Rio Grande do Sul280.000%
Ceará250.000%
Maranhão210.000%
Amazonas210.001%
Rondônia210.001%
Santa Catarina190.000%
Paraíba180.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul170.001%
Sergipe150.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

The spelling Ercules

It drops the initial H and the accent; the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists it among the spelling variants of Hercules.

About the name Hércules

According to Wiktionary, Hércules is a learned borrowing from Latin Herculēs, which comes from Greek Ἡρακλῆς (Hēraklês); Behind the Name adds that the Latin form came from Etruscan Hercle. Heracles is the name of the hero of Greek and Roman mythology, and Behind the Name explains it as 'glory of Hera', from the name of the goddess Hera and Greek kleos, 'glory'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 10,962 people named Hércules, with a median age of 30. Proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Ercules and Ercoles as spelling variants.

Other spellings of Hércules

SpellingPeople (2022)
Hércules10,962
Ercules906

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Hércules · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  2. Behind the Name: Hercules · behindthename.com · origin
  3. Behind the Name: Heracles · behindthename.com · meaning
  4. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Hercules · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Ercules

What does the name Ercules mean?

Ercules means “glory of Hera”, according to Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Hércules, of which Ercules is a spelling.

How many people are named Ercules in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 906 people with the first name Ercules, which ranks it number 8,856 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

Is Ercules a boy's or a girl's name?

Ercules is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 901 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Ercules?

Ercules is a name of Greek and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Ercules most common?

Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Ercules (109 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Ercules?

Hércules. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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