Message: "Hero (f)" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Hero (f)

by Wordsmith

3/10/2011, 8:49 AM

I think I've fallen head-over-heels for Hero. I love its mythological/classical significance and its simultaneous familiarity (due to the word "hero") and strangeness. Also, it sounds delicious with my last name, which begins with a B, features a prominent Z sound, ends in "nee," contains three syllables, and is gloriously Italian. What say the commentariat? Does the name's identicalness to the word "hero" pose any problems? Does said identicalness turn you off of the name? Feed me your thoughts!

Of course, I've composed some combos; of course, I solicit your opinions on them:

Hero Adelaide
Hero Adele
Hero Agatha
Hero Aglaia
Hero Agnes
Hero Alice
Hero Althea
Hero Amabel
Hero Amalia
Hero Anthea
Hero Antoinette
Hero Augusta
Hero Beatrice
Hero Beatrix
Hero Calanthe
Hero Calliope
Hero Camellia
Hero Camilla
Hero Caroline
Hero Catherine
Hero Cecilia
Hero Cecily
Hero Celeste
Hero Celestine
Hero Charlotte
Hero Claudia
Hero Clementine
Hero Constance
Hero Cordelia
Hero Cornelia
Hero Cosima
Hero Dahlia
Hero Delphine
Hero Diana
Hero Dorothy
Hero Edith
Hero Eglantine
Hero Eleanor
Hero Eliza
Hero Eloise
Hero Emeline
Hero Emily
Hero Emmeline
Hero Estella
Hero Eudora
Hero Eugenia
Hero Eugenie
Hero Eulalia
Hero Eulalie
Hero Evelyn
Hero Flavia
Hero Florence
Hero Frances
Hero Genevieve
Hero Ghislaine
Hero Ginevra
Hero Godelieve
Hero Gwendolen
Hero Helene
Hero Imelda
Hero Imogen
Hero Isabel
Hero Isadora
Hero Isidora
Hero Jemima
Hero Jessica
Hero Judith
Hero Julia
Hero Juliet
Hero Julietta
Hero Laetitia
Hero Lavinia
Hero Letitia
Hero Lilias
Hero Lillian
Hero Louisa
Hero Lydia
Hero Magdalene
Hero Margaret
Hero Margery
Hero Marguerite
Hero Marian
Hero Marjorie
Hero Martha
Hero Mathilda
Hero Matilda
Hero Melisande
Hero Mildred
Hero Millicent
Hero Minerva
Hero Octavia
Hero Olivia
Hero Ottilie
Hero Ottoline
Hero Penelope
Hero Philippa
Hero Phyllida
Hero Pomeline
Hero Rafaela
Hero Raffaella
Hero Rebecca
Hero Rosalind
Hero Rosaline
Hero Rosamond
Hero Rosamund
Hero Rosemonde
Hero Saskia
Hero Selma
Hero Susanna
Hero Tacita
Hero Theodora
Hero Ursula
Hero Violet
Hero Violetta
Hero Viveka
Hero Vivian
Hero Vivien
Hero Vivienne
Hero Wilhelmina
Hero Winifred
Hero Zenaida
Hero Zenobia
Hero Zinnia
Hero Zuleika

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- kelly

3/11/2011, 12:49 PM

I don't like it as a name. It is like saying "My child is a hero!!". It comes off as a bit pompous to me.

- Andromache (Hannah Ruth)

3/11/2011, 12:14 PM

I love Hero for the same reasons.

Hero Amalia
Hero Calanthe
Hero Eugenie
Hero Ginevra
Hero Matilda
Hero Octavia
Hero Penelope
Hero Zenobia

- blue_belle

3/10/2011, 4:05 PM

I adore it! I do slightly prefer Hera because it seems less self-absorbed, if that makes sense. I view Hero as more masc., Hera more fem. That said, Hero is just plain awesome on either gender:)

Out of your combos, I particularly like:
Hero Augusta
Hero Beatrix
Hero Celeste
Hero Celestine
Hero Eglantine
Hero Emmeline
Hero Eulalie
Hero Frances
Hero Helene - I'm currently in an Alliteration phase, and any 'h' name paired with Hero would be awesome. Hero Henrietta, Hero Hermione, Hero Hannelore, Hero Hedwig, Hero Hazel, Hero Hecate, Hero Helga . . . .
Hero Lavinia
Hero Millicent
Hero Ottilie
Hero Penelope
Hero Violet
Hero Wilhelmina
Hero Zinnia

This message was edited 3/10/2011, 4:06 PM

- Valkyrie (ICEyun) +1

3/10/2011, 11:07 AM

I'm still not a fan. he fact it looks just like the word "hero" just doesn't make it seem feminine at all to me.

- lannae (lanna e)

3/11/2011, 9:52 AM

It makes me think of the sandwich.

- katherinek15 +2

3/10/2011, 9:51 AM

Much Ado About Nothing

I love Hero! I instantly think of the character in Much Ado About Nothing.

I think it should be paired with something feminine, ending in A.
I like Hero Augusta and Hero Lavinia, personally.

- Etoile +1

3/10/2011, 10:53 AM

Ditto!

I love, love love Much Ado About Nothing, so Hero on a girl makes me think of it. I like Beatrice better as a character in that play, but Hero is a great name.

I also agree that it needs a feminine middle name ending in an A.

- Dracotorix

3/11/2011, 9:17 AM

Me too-- I like Hero for the name but Beatrice for the character.

- Dracotorix

3/10/2011, 9:36 AM

I love it! I think the similarity to the word 'hero' is a good thing-- if your name has to sound like a word, I'd rather it sound like a word with a good meaning. I like:

Hero Zinnia
Hero Zenobia
Hero Zenaida
Hero Wilhelmina
Hero Violetta
Hero Vivian (weird, usually I'm a Vivien person)
Hero Theodora
Hero Rafaela
Hero Rosalind
Hero Philippa
Hero Rosamund
Hero Penelope
Hero Octavia
Hero Olivia
Hero Minerva
Hero Martha
Hero Melisande
Hero Marian
Hero Magdalene
Hero Marguerite
Hero Lilias
Hero Louisa
Hero Lavinia
Hero Pomeline
Hero Julia
Hero Jessica
Hero Isidora

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- Llewella (penguiny7)

3/10/2011, 8:59 AM

It definitely intrigues me because of the word. It seems such a strange and silly name, even for a boy, but then to know it's from mythology and legitimately a name, and a feminine one at that, totally blows my mind. It makes me want to like it, but I still have trouble getting over the word association. I guess I'm also not really attracted to the sound of it, so I've had no motivation to try and make myself like it, either.

I like these combos:
Hero Aglaia
Hero Catherine
Hero Ghislaine
Hero Helene
Hero Theodora
It goes well with something butt-kicking. Although Hero Zinnia is really nice, too. I like the colors.

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