MEANING & HISTORY
What does Hero mean?
Hero has distinct classical personal-name traditions. The imported dictionary records Greek Hero, the woman in the story of Hero and Leander; the editorial source also distinguishes masculine Hero as a Latinized form of Heron.
The Greek hero word connects these traditions, but they should not be collapsed into one gender-specific history. Modern readers may also hear the English noun hero. That familiar association does not identify which classical or modern route a Philippine family intended when choosing the spelling.
References for this explanation
Pronunciation & syllables
Synthetic voice reading
English
- /ˈhɪə.ɹəʊ/
- [ˈhɪə.ɹəʊ~ˈçɪə.ɹəʊ]
- /ˈhɪɹ.oʊ/
- /ˈhiɹ.oʊ/
- /ˈhɛɹ.oʊ/
He · ro2 written divisions
Dictionary reading & contributors ↗Wiktionary / Kaikki / Wiktextract · CC BY-SA 4.0
Origin and name formation
Greek
Dictionary accounts by language
English
From Ancient Greek Ἡρώ (Hērṓ).
A female given name from Ancient Greek of English-speakers.
Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract; common glosses translated for Filipino.
People with the name Hero
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Hero Angeles
Filipino actor
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Hero Bautista
actor
Descriptions: Wikidata contributors (CC0).
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Records & sources
Recorded use
- Wikidata
- 2 person records with this given name · Q5742606 · CC0
These records document use of the spelling; they are separate from birth statistics.
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- Wikidata given-name item Q5742606 — Hero (opens in a new tab)
- Wikidata — Hero Angeles (opens in a new tab)
- Wikidata — Hero Bautista (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary contributors — Hero (English) (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name — hero-1 (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name — hero-2 (opens in a new tab)