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Hera is a pretty name.

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It is very tied to the goddess. While Hera was a better character than Zeus or Apollo (at least she never flayed anyone or attempted rape that I recall), none of the Greek gods were the epitome of moral character. I think the name is too tied to jealousy. Maybe if someone wrote a feminist version of her or a best selling novel using the name, Hera would start to have other associations.

I often feel like I'm alone in this, but I've loved Hera for years - as long as it's pronounced HEHR-uh and not HEER-uh.

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Hera Madeleine
Hera Genevieve
Hera Josephine
Hera Vivienne
Hera Lavinia
Hera Marguerite
Hera Naomi
Hera Cecily
Hera Celine
Hera Silvana

This message was edited 9/8/2022, 8:58 AM

Now you Hera, now you don't? Really unsuitable.

There was a little girl named Hera at the store I work at the other day.
Honestly I can kind of see the appeal but I’m having a bit of a hard time seeing it on a person. Also, Hera was kind of a bad person so I wouldn’t want to name a kid after her. She’s also a symbol of a loveless marriage. Granted, a lot of the Greek goddesses do terrible things but Hera is one of the meaner ones in my opinion.

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Maybe if it were used more often, it would seem less unusual. I suppose it’s not any weirder than Athena.