Hero for a boy?

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sadiesnakes · 18/03/2018 02:54

I know Myleene Klass called her little girl Hero?. Is it too pretentious/ celebrity?
Honestly?

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Mrstwiddle · 18/03/2018 03:54

Yes, I know a Hiro and it’s pronounced Hero. Personally, I think there’s too much potential of getting mocked for a boy. On a girl, I quite like it.

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sadiesnakes · 18/03/2018 03:52

Yes I see it's spelt Hiro and very popular in Japan! I think it's still pronounced Hero?

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Justanotherzombie · 18/03/2018 03:48

Sorry Hiro is I mean. Not Hero.

Justanotherzombie · 18/03/2018 03:47

It is a VERY common boy's name actually. In Japan. It's used for the eldest son very regularly.

BitOfFun · 18/03/2018 03:41

No, definitely not. It would just look like you didn't know it was a classical reference to a female character, and (worse) that you wanted to announce your child as the second coming.

Worlds0kayestmum · 18/03/2018 03:18

I think of it as a girls name. There's a female character in Shakespeare's Much Ado called Hero and I would find it odd to hear it as a boy's name to be honest

LorelaiVictoriaGilmore · 18/03/2018 03:15

Well, it's a girl's name but that doesn't necessarily matter. There's a male train on Thomas the Tank Engine called Hiro which is pronounced the same way...

DramaAlpaca · 18/03/2018 02:59

Bizarrely it's a girls' name, so not OK for a boy. I've never met one but have come across it in novels.

I don't mind it, it's in the same vein as Juno, but it really isn't a boys' name.

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