Hermes gave Pandora her name in Hesiod’s account of the myth.
Hesiod presents Pandora as a figure assembled through the actions of several gods. Zeus orders her creation, Hephaestus fashions her body, and the gods contribute gifts or qualities. Hermes is associated with giving her a name and with supplying persuasive speech or a deceptive nature in common summaries of the passage.
The name Pandora is usually explained through Greek elements meaning “all-gifted” or “all-giving.” This fits the story’s idea that each god contributes something to the new woman. The name therefore works as both an identification and a description of her divine construction.
Ancient accounts vary in how they assign individual gifts, and modern retellings often simplify the list. The stable central point is that Pandora is created through coordinated divine action, with Hermes connected to her naming in Hesiod’s narrative.