In Greek mythology, Hermes gave Pandora her name after creating her.
Hesiod’s Theogony says Zeus instructed Hephaestus to make a woman, and the gods supplied her with qualities or gifts. Hermes then gave her the name Pandora. The name reflects the participation of the gods in her formation and the gifts associated with her arrival among humans.
Hermes is the Olympian messenger and a god linked with travel, boundaries, trade, and communication. His role in the Pandora story is not the same as Hephaestus’s role: Hephaestus fashions the woman, while Hermes names her. Keeping those actions separate helps distinguish the contributions in the myth.
Some popular summaries compress the entire creation into “the gods made Pandora,” which is broadly accurate but omits the individual roles preserved in Hesiod. The name also does not mean that Hermes alone gave her every gift. It refers to the collective divine contribution described by the poem.