Hector

Latinized form of Greek ‘Εκτωρ (Hektor), which was derived from ‘εκτωρ (hektor) "holding fast", ultimately from εχω (echo) meaning "to hold, to possess". In Greek legend Hector was one of the Trojan champions who fought against the Greeks. After he killed Achilles' friend Patroclus in battle, he was himself brutally slain by Achilles, who proceeded to tie his dead body to a chariot and drag it about. This name also appears in Arthurian legends belonging to King Arthur's foster father.... [more]

EQUIVALENTS
ARTHURIAN ROMANCE: Hector
CATALAN: Hèctor
ENGLISH: Hector
FRENCH: Hector
GREEK MYTHOLOGY: Hector, Hektor
ITALIAN: Ettore
PORTUGUESE: Heitor
SPANISH: Héctor
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
SCOTTISH: Heck, Heckie