Heracleitus

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Usage：Ancient Greek (Latinized)

Meaning & History：

Latinized form of the Greek name ‘Ηρακλειτος (Herakleitos) which meant "glory of Hera", derived from the name of the goddess HERA combined with κλειτος (kleitos) "glory". This was the name of a 6th-century BC Greek philosopher from Ephesus.

HERA female Greek Mythology

Uncertain meaning, possibly from either Greek ‘ηρως (heros) "hero, warrior"; ‘ωρα (hora) "period of time"; or ‘αιρεω (haireo) "to be chosen". In Greek mythology Hera was the queen of the gods, the sister and wife of Zeus. She presided over marriage and childbirth.

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EQUIVALENTS

ANCIENT GREEK: Herakleitos

OTHER FORMS

ANCIENT GREEK: Heraclius, Herakleios

FRENCH: Hercule

GEORGIAN: Erekle, Irakli

GREEK MYTHOLOGY: Hera, Heracles, Herakles

GREEK: Iraklis

ITALIAN: Ercole

ROMAN MYTHOLOGY: Hercules

RUSSIAN: Irakliy

SPANISH: Heraclio

VARIOUS: Herk

WELSH: Ercwlff