Heitor: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Heitor – Meaning: holding fast, steadfast (via Hector) – Origin: Portuguese (form of Hector) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: ay-TOR


Heitor is a Portuguese (form of Hector) boy's name meaning “holding fast, steadfast (via Hector)”. It appears in our list of 175+ Portuguese Baby Boy Names From Lisbon to São Paulo.

Meaning & Origin of Heitor

Meaning: Holding fast, steadfast (via Hector).

Origin: Portuguese (form of Hector).

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Heitor

Phonetic: ay-TOR   IPA: /eɪˈtɔːr/

Popularity of Heitor

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 2006–2024.

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