Ettore
Ettore is a boy name of Italian origin, meaning Steadfast defender.
What Ettore means
Steadfast defender.
Ettore sits at 6 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Ettore comes from
Italian names preserve Latin forms more directly than most European languages, often keeping the original vowel endings that other languages dropped.
Ettore is recorded as Italian in origin. Browse other Italian names.
How popular is Ettore?
In the boy name rankings we track, Ettore falls outside the top 100. That puts it in the broad middle ground where most names live: familiar to those who know it, uncommon enough to still feel like a choice.
The character of Ettore
Two ideas meet in Ettore: courage and battle and strength. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Ettore
These share Ettore's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Liam — Strong-willed warrior and protector.
- Takeshi — Fierce, strong warrior.
- Achilles — The great warrior hero.
- Ares — God of war.
- Cathal — Battle ruler; strong.
- Gerald — Ruler with the spear.
- Harold — Army ruler; a leader.
- Harvey — Battle-worthy and strong.
- Hector — Holding fast; steadfast defender.
- Oskar — Spear of the gods.
- Perseus — Destroyer; heroic slayer.
- Sigurd — Guardian of victory.