Hermes (given name) explained

Hermes is the messenger of the gods in Greek mythology. The masculine given name may also refer to:

• Saint Hermes, several Christian martyrs
• Hermes Trismegistus ("Hermes the thrice-greatest"), the purported author of the Hermetic Corpus, a series of Egyptian-Greek wisdom texts from the 2nd century AD and later
• Hermes L. Ames (1865 - 1920), New York politician
• Hermes Binner (1943-2020), Argentine physician and politician
• Hermes da Fonseca (1855 - 1923), Brazilian soldier and politician, 8th President of Brazil and Minister of War
• Hermes Lima (1902 - 1978), former Prime Minister of Brazil and jurist
• Hermes Gamonal (born 1977), Chilean former tennis player
• Hermes Neves Soares (born 1974), Brazilian footballer nicknamed Hermes
• Hermes Pan (1910 - 1990), American dancer and choreographer
• Hermes Ramírez (born 1948), Cuban retired sprinter