Names Categorized "folk heroes"

Simón is the Spanish form of Simon, a name with deep biblical roots. It derives from the Hebrew name שִׁמְעוֹן (Shimʿon), meaning "hearing, listening," ultimately from the verb shamaʿ ("to hear, to listen"). In the New T...

Vlad is a Romanian masculine given name, also used in Russian and Ukrainian, typically as a short form of Vladislav and other names beginning with the Slavic element volděti (Church Slavic vladati) meaning "to rule, to c...

EtymologyWilliam is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, derived from the Old High German name Willehelm. It is composed of the elements willo meaning "will, desire" and helm meaning "helmet, protection," thus sign...

Wyatt is an English masculine given name, originally derived from a surname. The surname Wyatt is a patronymic form of the medieval given names Wyard or Wyot, which themselves are Norman French variants of the Old Englis...