Hecate
- Pronunciation
- [He-cate]
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- Greek Goddess Of Fertility Who Later Became Associated With Persephone As Goddess Of The Underworld And Protector Of Witches
- Origin
- Greek
Hecate was the Greek goddess of witchcraft and magic.
Quick Facts About Hecate
1,029
Greek baby names in our dictionary
545
Greek female names
192
6-letter H-names in our dictionary
259
H-female names total
Not in registry
US SSA records — name appears fewer than 5 times in any year
Variant Forms
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