are Hermeias ??u????, Hermaon ??u???, Herman ??u??, Hermaios ??u????, and Hermayos ??u?????. Most scholars derive Hermes from Greek ??u? [[herma]], 'stone heap'. Hermax, ('heap of stones'), hermaion, ('gift of Hermes'), hermaios hill were holy to Hermes.

The etymology of ??u? itself is unknown, but is probably not a Proto-Indo-European word. R. S. P. Beekes