Meaning: Holding fast
The story
The Latinized form of Greek Hektor, related to the verb to hold. The Trojan hero gives it an ancient literary history; traditional Scottish use can also represent the separate Gaelic name Eachann.
Nicknames
- Hec
Spellings & variants
- Ettore
- Hektor
Popularity
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In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.
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