What does Hector mean?

Hector means "to hold, to possess"

How do we pronounce Hector?

Hector \hec-tor, he-ct-or\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Hector is pronounced as HHEHKTahR (English) 1.

1 Pronunciation for Hector: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)"

What is the origin of Hector?

Hector is an English, French, and Spanish name of Old Greek origin. Hector is a variant form of the English, German, and Greek name Hektor pronounciation. Hector is popular as a baby boy name. The name has been rising in popularity since the 1900s. At the modest peak of its usage in 2005, 0.116% of baby boys were given the name Hector. It had a ranking of #166 then. In 2010, its usage was 0.076% and its ranking #226, and it was the most widely used out of all boy names in its family.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Hector:

the English, German, and Greek name short names for Hektor and the Spanish name what does the name Héctor mean.

The baby name Hector fun facts:

The name Hector in reverse order is "Rotceh".

The numerological value of the name Hector is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

How popular is Hector?

Hector is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.06%
20130.07%
20120.07%
20110.07%
20100.08%
20090.09%
20080.11%
20070.11%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames