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Saint Hermenegild or Ermengild (died 13 April 585) (, from Gothic Ermen Gild, "immense tribute"), was the son of king Liuvigild of the Visigothic Kingdom in the Iberian Peninsula and southern France. He fell out with his father in 579, then revolted the following year. During his rebellion, he converted from Arianism to Chalcedonian Christianity. Hermenegild was defeated in 584 and exiled. His death was later celebrated as a martyrdom due to the influence of Pope Gregory I's Dialogues, in which he portrayed Hermenegild as a "Catholic martyr rebelling against the tyranny of an Arian father."
Hermenegild is a Germanic given name, originally Gothic Ermengild (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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- Hermenegild II, auxiliary bishop
- Hermenegild Jireček, Bohemian jurist
- Herménégilde Boulay, Canadian politician
- Herménégilde Chiasson, Canadian artist
- Hermenegildo Anglada Camarasa, Spanish painter
- Hermenegildo Capelo, Portuguese explorer
- Hermenegildo da Costa Paulo Bartolomeu, Angolan football (soccer) player
- Hermenegildo Galeana, Mexican war hero
- Hermenegildo González, Galician count
- Hermenegildo Sábat, South American caricaturist
- Hermenegildo Villanueva, Filipino politician
- Ermenegildo Zegna, Italian luxury fashion house