Portuguese

Heitor

Pronounced ay-TORShare

Meaning: Holding fast, through Hector

  • Boy
  • Uncommon
  • 2 syllables

The story

The Portuguese form of Hector. It shares the Greek root and Trojan-hero connection while using an established Portuguese spelling.

Spellings & variants

Popularity

Uncommon

Outside the US top 1,000.

Style

Origins

Heitor comes from Portuguese.

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