How do you pronounce Hermès?

Hermes, Son of Zeus - Occupation: God of Thieves and Messengers, Messenger to the Gods of Olympus Known Relatives: Zeus (father), Maia (mother), Pan (son), Cronus and Rhea (grandparents), other gods and goddesses (sisters, brothers, cousins, etc.) Base of Operations: Olympus First Appearance: Classical Greek Myths Death of Hermes: At the hands of Circe (War of the Gods #3, 1991)
Malaysia
December 15, 2006 9:48am CST
Hi guys, I'm sure you all have heard or come across the brand name Hermès before. I'm just wondering how it's correctly pronounced. Hermès is also an Olympian god, son of Zeus in the greek mythology. So is it pronounced Er-Meez? or Air-May? Anybody out there knows?
3 responses
Bd200789
@Bd200789 (2994)
• United States
23 Jun 08
I don't know. I was wondering the same thing.
notguilty
@notguilty (121)
• India
16 Dec 06
you asian people have no flair for language.its pronounced "hoimess" like with a cockney accent,the way french people wanted it to sound.broken up its "HOY-MESS" 'Hoy' like the way an indian woman would yell at you if you stood up in front of her in the cinema 'mess' like the unkept things in your room your dad used to yell at you about.
teikloon7
@teikloon7 (136)
• Malaysia
16 Dec 06
gee... im not sure yo.. i think it is pronounced like herpes.. do you have herpes?