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Middle name for Hero

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BoldandBright · 15/02/2023 12:40

Expecting a baby girl and we’ve decided on first name Hero. Our other children have unusual but not unheard of names with more traditional middle names but struggling to find a name that flows nicely with Hero. Our first mn pick was Emilia but gone off it a little now, any suggestions?
Our last name is rare but not ‘weird’ or able to be turned into a joke, and begins with an S.
thanks 😊

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StarbucksSmarterSister · 15/02/2023 18:59

For those who think Hero is not a girl's name - this ⬇️ is where it comes from.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hero_and_Leander

Emmamoo89 · 15/02/2023 18:58

FinnRussell · 15/02/2023 18:50

What a bitchy comment

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Bunnyfuller · 15/02/2023 18:55

Hero Super

FinnRussell · 15/02/2023 18:54

Hero is a great name!

Hero Caroline
Hero Michaela
Hero Josephine
Hero Francesca
Hero Cassandra
Hero Emmeline

FinnRussell · 15/02/2023 18:50

Emmamoo89 · 15/02/2023 13:21

What an awful name

What a bitchy comment

Newnamenewme23 · 15/02/2023 18:41

I bet there are a whole load of people who wouldn't choose my son's name , it's not outrageous - have occasionally seen people who don't like it on here - but to my knowledge , never been teased once. ( & he has a middle name he could use instead if he hated it)

i did the middle name thing. Both my kids 20 years ago had “unusual” first names that got many of the reactions here 😂.

I gave them “normal” middle names so if they genuinely hated them they have alternatives.

anyway 20+ years later and both names have climbed the popularity lists and regularly appear on baby name threads here 😂. I deliberately chose names outside the top 100, my oldest now knows at least3 with her name in her primary school, although obviously she’s considerably older.

all it takes is a couple of celebs or a tv show and Hero will go from wtf? To top 10.

BasiliskStare · 15/02/2023 18:29

@oakleaffy - Sorry my post was not specifically aimed at you , if I had phrased it "everyone's " choice that than "your" that may have been clearer.

I do like it , some don't , but the OP is set on it and it is her choice. I am not sure it a teasing name tbh but maybe I am too out of touch.

I think in all instances a middle name is a good idea . & then if the DC ends up not liking their name they have an automatic alternative. I have a friend whose first name is Nicholas. I can't see anything wrong in that but for 40 years he has gone by his middle name .

I bet there are a whole load of people who wouldn't choose my son's name , it's not outrageous - have occasionally seen people who don't like it on here - but to my knowledge , never been teased once. ( & he has a middle name he could use instead if he hated it. )

MorbidMuch · 15/02/2023 18:13

Hero is a lovely name. I taught a Hero many years ago. She was a quiet, popular, hardworking girl and didn't ever get any comments about her name, even when we were studying Much Ado! She would read Hero's part in class.

I would avoid Hero Beatrice as that is a bit overkill for me.

I like:
Hero Alexandra
Hero Jane
Hero Clare
Hero Lucy / Luciana
Hero Katherine
Hero Regan
Hero Claudette
Hero Simone

Twazique · 15/02/2023 17:27

Hero Henrietta
Hero Dorothea
Hero Theodosia
Hero Antoinette
Hero Eloise
Hero Octavia
Hero Juliana

Fraaahnces · 15/02/2023 17:12

I think Hero is a brilliant name. Others who are here to say otherwise can go jump….

Hero Grace
Hero Eliza
Hero May
Hero Clara
Hero Sahra
Hero Violet
Hero Ivy
Hero Posy
Hero Briony
Hero Georgia
Hero Willa

Justcashnosweets · 15/02/2023 16:54

Hero is our cat's name 😬

Toottooot · 15/02/2023 16:45

Hero Chilli?

gogohmm · 15/02/2023 16:42

I don't think any names flow from the o, that's the issue

ComeIntoTheGardenMaud · 15/02/2023 16:37

I like this and other Shakespearean names. I think you need an unfrilly middle name, such as Jane.

SnottyLottie · 15/02/2023 16:36

I think you need a very conventional, strong sounding middle name to offset the quirkiness of the first name

Hero Grace
Hero Elizabeth
Hero Jane
Hero Katherine

rattlinbog · 15/02/2023 16:30

I like Hero!

Hero Elizabeth?

WhileMyGuitarGentlyWeeps · 15/02/2023 16:28

rioseco · 15/02/2023 16:26

My favourite girls name! A lot of ignorant people here!
Hero Lucia sounds great!

😂

rioseco · 15/02/2023 16:26

My favourite girls name! A lot of ignorant people here!
Hero Lucia sounds great!

WhileMyGuitarGentlyWeeps · 15/02/2023 16:19

EmilyGilmoresSass · 15/02/2023 16:04

Why not make Hero the middle name and put Billy Dontbea as the first?

😂

Goingcrazyimsure · 15/02/2023 16:19

Love it. Hero is definitely a girl's name - Shakespearean to me.

To me it's all about syllables!

I think you need either a two syllable name where the first syllable is stressed or a three syllable where the middle one is stressed!

londonmummy1966 · 15/02/2023 16:17

Ignore everyone saying it isn't a girls name - it is - Hero had a lover who used to swim the Hellespont every night to meet her.

On a practical basis I think that a four syllable name would balance it out so

Hero Elizabeth
Hero Alexandra (which keeps to the Greek theme)
Hero Anastasia
Hero Victoria
Hero Aurelia (but is mixing the classical civilisations up)
Hero Cecilia
Hero Felicity
Hero Octavia
Hero Natalia

WinterFoxes · 15/02/2023 16:16

Hero is a classical name and also a lead character in Shakespeare. It really is fine as a name. I find it weird that people think it's so odd.

CuteOrangeElephant · 15/02/2023 16:15

I love the name and it was on our list for a girl or a boy.

Hero Juniper sounds nice I think.

YesitsBess · 15/02/2023 16:14

oakleaffy · 15/02/2023 15:38

Hero??
That’s a really silly name.
Heroes earn that title, by doing heroic things.
A girl is a Heroine.
Calling her Heroine will make people think of Diacetylmorphine.

Don’t saddle the poor kid with an embarrassing name!

The mental gymnastics here would make Simone Biles weep with envy. Bravo!

You've absolutely made my day. 😁

Newnamenewme23 · 15/02/2023 16:11

my vote is Hero Alexandra btw :)