Herais

Gender Feminine
Usage Ancient Greek [1]
Scripts Ἡραΐς(Ancient Greek)

Meaning & History

Ancient Greek personal name that was probably derived from the name of the Greek goddess Hera. It was borne by a saint and martyr from Alexandria who was killed during the early 4th-century persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian.

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesRaissa(Portuguese) Iraida(Russian) Iraida(Spanish)

Categories

Greek mythology, theophoric names

Sources & References

  1. Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://search.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/browse.html?facet-nymRef=Ἡραΐς&facet-nymRef=῾Ηραΐς.
Entry updated October 6, 2024