Hector (given name)
Ettore is an Italian masculine first name.
Origin and Meaning of the Name
The name of Ettore is derived from Hector (Greek Ἕκτωρ ). This is a character from Homer's famous epic poem The Iliad, in which he is the king of Troy and the Trojan War fighting against Achilles, among others. Homer as well as Virgil in his Aeneid describe Hektor as a noble hero. Be based on many later idealized representations that see Hector as a symbol of chivalry.
The name of Ettore stands for power, fighting spirit, ruler, Schirmer and winner.
Bearers of the name
- Ettore Bastianini, Italian baritone
- Ettore Bastico, Italian Marshal
- Ettore Bugatti, Italian automobile manufacturer and designer
- Ettore Caporali, Italian mathematician
- Ettore Castiglioni, Italian mountaineer
- Ettore Cella, Swiss actor and director
- Ettore Cunial, Curia, Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church
- Ettore Fieramosca Italian Cordottiere
- Ettore Gotti Tedeschi, an Italian bank manager
- Ettore Lucchesi Palli, fourth Duke of Grazia
- Ettore Majorana, Italian physicist
- Ettore Manni, Italian film actor
- Ettore Marchiafava, Italian physician, pathologist and neurologist
- Ettore Mazzoleni (1905-1968), Canadian conductor and music teacher
- Ettore Messina, Italian basketball coach
- Ettore Muti, Italian fascist and military
- Ettore Scola, Italian director and screenwriter
- Ettore Sottsass, Austro- Italian architect and designer of home furnishings
- Ettore Tolomei, Italian senator, nationalist and fascist
- Ettore Ximenes, Italian sculptor