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Herod

in California

There are 130 people with the last name "Herod" in California.

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Herod 16,668
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  1. is 16,664th most common Hashim
  2. is 16,665th most common Heilig
  3. is 16,666th most common Heimann
  4. is 16,667th most common Heringer
  5. is 16,668th most common Herod
  6. is 16,669th most common Hibdon
  7. is 16,670th most common Hopkinson
  8. is 16,671st most common Ionescu
  9. is 16,672nd most common Janus

Similar Names and Nicknames

Herold, Heron, Heroux, Hero, Horowski, Horosky, Hirose, Hirosky, Hiroskey, Heronemus

Most Common First Names for Herod

James, Amber, Bernard, Cheryl, Edward, Guy, Harold, Heidi, Iona

Meaning & History

English (chiefly Nottinghamshire): nickname from the personal name Herod (Greek Hērōdēs, apparently derived from hērōs ‘hero’), borne by the king of Judea (died AD 4) who at the time of the birth of Christ ordered that all male children in Bethlehem should be slaughtered (Matthew 2: 16–18). In medieval mystery plays Herod was portrayed as a blustering tyrant, and the name was therefore given to someone one who had played the part, or who had an overbearing temper.

English: variant of Harold (1 or 2).

Greek: shortened form of Herodiadis, a patronymic from the classical personal name Hērodiōn. This was the name of a relative of St. Paul and an early Bishop of Patras, venerated in the Orthodox Church. Hērodēs ‘Herod’ is also found in Greek as a nickname for a violent man, but this is less likely to be the source of the surname.

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