Ermolai

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Variant transcription of YERMOLAI.

YERMOLAI   male   Russian
Russian form of HERMOLAOS.
HERMOLAOS   male   Ancient Greek
Means "the people of Hermes" from the name of the messenger god HERMES combined with Greek λαος (laos) "people".
HERMES   male   Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Probably from Greek ‘ερμα (herma) meaning "cairn, pile of stones, boundary marker". Hermes was a Greek god associated with speed and good luck, who served as a messenger to Zeus and the other gods. He was also the patron of travellers, writers, athletes, merchants, thieves and orators.

This was also used as personal name, being borne for example by a 1st-century saint and martyr.
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GREEK: Hermolaos
RUSSIAN: Yermolai
OTHER FORMS
GREEK MYTHOLOGY: Hermes