"Ercole" meaning in Italian

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈɛr.ko.le/
Rhymes: -ɛrkole Etymology: From Latin Herculēs, from Ancient Greek Ἡρακλῆς (Hēraklês). Etymology templates: {{uder|it|la|Herculēs}} Latin Herculēs, {{der|it|grc|Ἡρακλῆς}} Ancient Greek Ἡρακλῆς (Hēraklês) Head templates: {{it-proper noun|m}} Ercole m
  1. (Roman mythology) Hercules, Heracles Tags: Roman, masculine
    Sense id: en-Ercole-it-name-uuL5DgXA Categories (other): Roman mythology, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian undefined derivations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Greek mythology Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of Italian undefined derivations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 21 Disambiguation of Greek mythology: 81 19 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  2. a male given name Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-Ercole-it-name-h8YdwBAs Categories (other): Italian given names, Italian male given names
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ercolino

Alternative forms

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