Hermenegild is a
Germanicgiven name, originally
GothicErmengild (meaning "immense treasure"). Its most famous bearer was the
Visigothic prince
Hermenegild, who was later
canonised by the
Catholic Church. The
Spanish and
Portuguese form of the name, Hermenegildo, has been popular. The
French form is Herménégilde. The names Menendo and Melendo, once popular in
Spain, were derived from Hermenegildo, like Mendo, in
Portugal. They gave rise to the
patronymics Méndez, Meléndez and Menéndez in Spanish and Mendes in Portuguese.
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