THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Hermogenes
Hermogenes is recorded as a male given name in Tagalog. The source gives a linguistic connection through Spanish, specifically the form Hermógenes.
The etymology is not settled. The explanation above keeps the source’s uncertainty rather than assigning a definite meaning.
Pronunciation & syllables
Dictionary readings are kept by language. Select the reading that matches your intended pronunciation. Dots show the source’s written divisions; they are not a universal syllable count across languages.
Tagalog
- /heɾˈmohenes/Standard-Tagalog
- [hɛɾˌmoː.hɛˈn̪ɛs]Standard-Tagalog
- /heɾmoˈhenes/Standard-Tagalog
- [hɛɾ.moˈhɛː.n̪ɛs]Standard-Tagalog
- /ʔeɾˈmohenes/Standard-Tagalog
- [ʔɛɾˌmoː.hɛˈn̪ɛs]Standard-Tagalog
- /ʔeɾmoˈhenes/Standard-Tagalog
- [ʔɛɾ.moˈhɛː.n̪ɛs]Standard-Tagalog
Her · mo · ge · nes4 source divisions
Dictionary reading & contributors ↗Wiktionary contributors / Kaikki / Wiktextract · CC BY-SA 4.0
Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
TagalogEtymology & source
Borrowed from Spanish Hermógenes.
a male given name from Spanish
Wiktionary: Hermogenes (Tagalog) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Source accounts remain in their original English; editorial summaries and filters are adapted. Attribution and downloads
People with the name Hermogenes
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Hermogenes Ebdane
Filipino politician
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Hermogenes Ilagan
Filipino theater actor, writer and director (1873–1943)
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Public-record transcription
12
eligible source records · 2001
This spelling is reported in an openly licensed transcription of elected-candidate records. This is a record count, not a birth count or national popularity measure.
OpenHalalan / COMELEC ↗Wikidata
4
distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Hermogenes Ebdane, Hermogenes Ilagan
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Hermogenes in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Available publications: 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. No 2021 count is inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Related forms & spellings
Related forms may have their own language histories. They are not included in this spelling’s PSA count.
Similar names to Hermogenes
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Hermógenes♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Deogenes·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Teogenes·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Atenogenes·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Diogenes·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Herlene♀Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Hermes·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Demosthenes·Recorded Philippine given-name form
What rhymes with Hermogenes?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Names with a similar written ending
Spelling suggestions; these are not verified phonetic rhymes.
Explore Hermogenes further
Follow the sources
- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
Source-reported given-name form in a row with a separate explicit middle initial; ODbL-1.0.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- Wikidata given-name item Q9291676 — Hermogenes (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Hermogenes Ebdane (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q9291676 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Hermogenes Ilagan (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q9291676 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Hermogenes (Tagalog) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.