Cletes
Greek · Boy · 2 syllables
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About the name Cletes
The name 'Cletes' is a short form of the Greek name 'Heracles' (Ἡρακλῆς), meaning "glory of Hera," derived from *Hera* (the goddess) and *kleos* (glory/fame).
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Etymology
The name 'Cletes' is a short form of the Greek name 'Heracles' (Ἡρακλῆς), meaning "glory of Hera," derived from *Hera* (the goddess) and *kleos* (glory/fame). It is used primarily in Greek and Western Christian contexts, notably as a variant of the name of the mythological hero Heracles (Roman Hercules), though it has no significant religious or historical figure bearing the name alone.
Cletes currently ranks #4,316 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1915.
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