Hermenegildo as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Hermenegildo

What is the meaning of the name Hermenegildo ?

The baby name Hermenegildo is a Male name , 5 syllables long and is pronounced {'spanish_ipa': 'eɾ.me.neˈxil.ðo', 'spanish_respelling': 'er-meh-neh-GHEEL-doh', 'italian_ipa': 'er.me.neˈdʒil.do', 'italian_respelling': 'er-meh-neh-JEEL-doh', 'english_respelling': 'her-meh-neh-GIL-doh', 'english_ipa': 'ˌhɜːr.mə.nəˈɡɪl.doʊ'}.

Hermenegildo is Germanic in Origin.

Hermenegildo is the Iberian form of a Germanic name built from ermen/irmin “whole, universal” and gild “tribute, value,” yielding the sense of “great/total tribute” or “immense worth.” It spread into Romance via the Visigoths in Hispania and appears in Latin as Hermenegildus. The most notable bearer is Saint Hermenegild, a 6th-century Visigothic prince and martyr, whose cult anchored the name in Spain and Portugal.

Usage persisted through the Middle Ages and later in the Iberian and Latin American worlds; in Italy, the form Ermenegildo remains familiar, and French Herménégilde has appeared in Quebec. Related forms include Spanish and Portuguese Hermenegildo, Italian Ermenegildo, French Herménégilde, Catalan Ermenegild, and the scholarly Latin Hermenegildus. Feminine counterparts Hermenegilda and Ermenegilda are recorded. Common short form: Gildo. Though rare today, the name carries a stately, antique resonance.