Hyllos as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Hyllos

What is the meaning of the name Hyllos ?

The baby name Hyllos is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈhɪləs/ (HIL-əs).

Hyllos is Greek in Origin.

Hyllos is a masculine name of Ancient Greek origin (Greek Ὕλλος), best known as the eldest son of Heracles and Deianeira. In myth he leads the Heracleidae in efforts to reclaim the Peloponnese and lends his name to the Dorian tribe Hylleis; he appears in classical drama, notably Sophocles’ Trachiniae and Euripides’ Heracleidae. Ancient authors also use Hyllos for a river in Lydia. The name circulated in genealogies of the Heraclid kings.

The meaning is uncertain: proposals link it to Greek hylē “wood, forest,” suggesting “of the woods,” or to a pre-Greek/Anatolian substrate via the river-name. Variants include Hyllos (scholarly transliteration), Hyllus (Latinized/English), and Hyllo in some Italian sources. Contemporary use is rare, favored by parents drawn to mythic names with Doric associations.

⚙ We have no record of Hyllos in any national birth registry or name dataset. Names like this are usually very rare, tied to a particular region or tradition, or freshly invented. Whichever it is, scarcely anyone else carries it.