Dictionary

Hector en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈhɛktə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈhɛktɚ/ (General-American)
• (General-American) audio

Etymology

From Latin Hectōr or Ancient Greek Ἕκτωρ (Héktōr), from ἕκτωρ (héktōr, “holding fast”), from ἔχω (ékhō, “to have, hold”), from Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- (“to hold; to overpower”). Sometimes used as an anglicization of various Scottish Gaelic names, including Eachann and Eochaid. The thundercloud cluster was named by pilots during the Second World War.

Meanings

1. (Greek, Roman) A Trojan hero in Homer's Iliad.
2. A male given name from Ancient Greek.
3. A place name: ▸ A town in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.
4. A place name: ▸ A settlement in the West Coast region, New Zealand.
5. A place name: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Pope County, Arkansas.
6. A place name: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A locality in Clay County, Kentucky.
7. A place name: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city in Renville County, Minnesota.
8. A place name: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Schuyler County, New York, named after Hector Ely.
9. A place name: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Ohio, named after Hector Havemeyer.
10. A place name: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A township in Potter County, Pennsylvania.
11. A thundercloud cluster that forms nearly every afternoon from approximately September to March near the Tiwi Islands of Australia, reaching a height and width of 20 kilometers.

Forms

Deriveds

since Hector was a pup · hector · dead as Hector

Relateds

Great Red Spot

Translations (69)

bn হেক্টর (Trojan hero) · pl Hektor (Trojan hero) · sk Hektór (Trojan hero) · el Έκτορας (male given name) · sv Hektor (Trojan hero) · de Hektor (Trojan hero) · th เฮกเตอร์ (Trojan hero) · nn Hektor (Trojan hero) · eo Hektoro (Trojan hero) · el Έκτορας (Trojan hero) · mk Хектор (Trojan hero) · hi हेक्टर (Trojan hero) · sk Hektor (Trojan hero) · pl Hektor (male given name) · ru Ге́ктор (Trojan hero) · grc Ἕκτωρ (male given name) · gd Eachann (male given name) · sh Hȅktor (Trojan hero) · it Ettore (male given name) · cmn 赫克托 (Trojan hero) · sl Hektor (Trojan hero) · sq Hektori (Trojan hero) · ca Hèctor (Trojan hero) · ja ヘクター (Trojan hero) · bg Хе́ктор (Trojan hero) · es Héctor (Trojan hero) · nl Hector (Trojan hero) · sh Хе̏ктор (Trojan hero) · cmn 赫克托耳 (Trojan hero) · nl Hektor (Trojan hero) · mr हेक्टर (male given name) · et Hektor (Trojan hero) · br Hektor (Trojan hero) · lv Hektors (Trojan hero) · fi Hektor (Trojan hero) · pt Heitor (Trojan hero) · ga Eachtar (Trojan hero) · de Hektor (male given name) · uk Ге́ктор (Trojan hero) · ka ჰექტორი (Trojan hero) · frm Hector (male given name) · sv Hektor (male given name) · es Héctor (male given name) · grc Ἕκτωρ (Trojan hero) · lt Hektoras (Trojan hero) · tr Hektor (Trojan hero) · cs Hektór (Trojan hero) · mr हेक्टर (Trojan hero) · is Hektor (Trojan hero) · da Hektor (Trojan hero) · mt Ettore (Trojan hero) · fr Hector (male given name) · bg Хе́ктор (male given name) · ko 헥토르 (Trojan hero) · gl Heitor (Trojan hero) · eu Hektor (Trojan hero) · fr Hector (Trojan hero) · be Ге́ктар (Trojan hero) · nb Hektor (Trojan hero) · it Ettore (Trojan hero) · hu Hektór (Trojan hero) · hy Հեկտոր (Trojan hero) · an Héctor (Trojan hero) · ar هِكْتُور (Trojan hero) · id Hektor (Trojan hero) · ru Ге́ктор (male given name) · az Hektor (Trojan hero) · pt Heitor (male given name) · ar هِكْطُور (Trojan hero)