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Hercules (male)

Synonym(s):Hakon (M)
Variants:Athairne (M) Ercole (M) Hakon (M)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

English and French, from Greek "glory of Hera". Sporadically used in Scotland. The synonym Hakon has been used in the Shetland Isles.
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