Erekle
Barely 90 men in Poland carry it, so most Poles have never met one. The name comes from Greek and means "glory of Hera", queen of the gods.
Erekle Pronunciation
Erekle is pronounced e-REK-le (/ɛˈrɛklɛ/).
What Erekle means
Where Erekle comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Erekle traces back to the Greek Herakles, formed from Hera and the word kleos, glory. Put the parts together and they spell out glory of Hera. That reading sits at the origin, not on top of it.
From Greek the name moved east. Herakles softened into Heraclius, then into Erekle in Georgian speech. One bearer makes the trail checkable. King Erekle II ruled Kartli-Kakheti from 1762 to 1798, and his name is the same Greek compound worn down by centuries of use.
The glory is borrowed from a goddess. On a Polish class register the name would stand out at once, five letters with no obvious diminutive to fall back on. The Polish sense holds firm: chwała Hery, glory of Hera.
How many people are named Erekle
1 in 234573 men in Poland is named Erekle. 91 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #3661 among male names.