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 [ syll. her-me-ne-gil-do, he-rmenegi-ldo ] The boy name Hermenegildo is pronounced HH-ERMahNihJHIHLDow KEY. Hermenegildo has its origins in the Gothic language. It is used largely in the Portuguese and Spanish languages. The meaning of the name is 'complete sacrifice, immense tribute'. Two-element name derived from ermen + gild which mean 'whole, immense, universal' + 'sacrifice, tribute' respectively. The name was borne by Saint Hermenigild (564-585), who was the son of the Visigothic king Leovigild; his martyrdom was the catalyst in the conversion of the Visigoths from Arianism to Catholicism. Variants of Hermenegildo include Ermenegilde (French), Ermenegildo (Italian), and Hermenegild (German). Gildo (pet form in Italian) is another variant of Hermenegildo. Hermenegildo is irregularly used as a baby boy name. It is not listed in the top 1000. A baby name that sounds like Hermenegildo is Hermenegild (German). KEY: approx English pronunciation for Hermenegildo: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)"   |
