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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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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!

Maybe you should stop googling drug names (it’s heroin, not heroine anyway) and read some Shakespeare instead.

Hero is a traditional girls name which features in literature several times.

Abra1t · 15/02/2023 16:07

Englishash · 15/02/2023 13:17

I'm not criticising but isn't Hero masculine? Wouldn't the feminine form be Hera?

Hero is a priestess or devotee of Venus In classical mythology.

Mumof1andacat · 15/02/2023 16:04

For me it's s boys name. If you really want it, give a feminine middle names so she could use that in the future. She will need her name in to adulthood and may not be comfortable with a names like hero in a professional work place.

EmilyGilmoresSass · 15/02/2023 16:04

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

RoseHarper · 15/02/2023 16:02

Hero Valentine is gorgeous, as is Hero Clementine.

Chooksnroses · 15/02/2023 16:01

Hero Seraphina is beautiful.

NellietheNumpty · 15/02/2023 15:56

Viola
Cecia
Clemency
Augusta

Thesaucysalad · 15/02/2023 15:55

Such a selfish thing to name a child something she WILL be sniggered at for

WhileMyGuitarGentlyWeeps · 15/02/2023 15:54

Please don't call your child 'Hero.' Shock

UnicorseTime · 15/02/2023 15:52

Unless you are homeschooling I'd avoid it and use it as a middle name. You still get to keep it that way but she isn't saddled with an out there name.

AngelDelightUK · 15/02/2023 15:49

Hero Clementine

oakleaffy · 15/02/2023 15:47

BasiliskStare · 15/02/2023 15:42

Hero isn't embarrassing or silly. It may not be to your choice which is different. It is a girls's name & yes quite Shakespearian .

I'd go Hero Frances and I think ( if she ever does ) want to use her middle name gives her a nice one.

Good luck @BoldandBright

Most people won’t understand the Shakespeare connotation, and just think of “War Hero” .

oakleaffy · 15/02/2023 15:44

ÉireannachÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉ · 15/02/2023 13:24

Ine

Haaaha!

BasiliskStare · 15/02/2023 15:42

Hero isn't embarrassing or silly. It may not be to your choice which is different. It is a girls's name & yes quite Shakespearian .

I'd go Hero Frances and I think ( if she ever does ) want to use her middle name gives her a nice one.

Good luck @BoldandBright

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!

roarfeckingroarr · 15/02/2023 15:34

I like traditional names but I don't understand all the hate here for Hero. Especially when the OP is clear she has made her decision!

DNBU · 15/02/2023 15:27

I’m not keen OP. It’s really corny.
Hera is gorgeous.

DolphinsAreEvil · 15/02/2023 15:26

Hero Genevieve
Hero Miriam
Hero Lilian
Hero Cassandra
Hero Penelope
Hero Beatrice

just some ideas, I think Hero is lovely

MelaniesFlowers · 15/02/2023 15:22

BoldandBright · 15/02/2023 14:36

Any child with any name can be bullied. My brother was bullied in school and his name was George!

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Sure, but why give them more ammunition?

Your poor kids will suffer greatly for your naming choices.

mickandrorty · 15/02/2023 15:20

Quinn. my last one ended up with no middle name because we couldn't think of one!

MunsteadWood · 15/02/2023 15:20

I like Hero too. Do you have any family names you could use as a middle name?

booboo82 · 15/02/2023 15:19

When naming children please think of their future lol they do not stay babies ! School , college , work be prepared for deedpoll when they are 16 🤣🤣🤣

tara66 · 15/02/2023 15:11

If you really have to call a baby girl 'Hero' - which you shouldn't - you need to at least follow it by a Greek Goddess name for full measure - like Athena, Diana (also Roman goddess), Artemis, Clio, Maia etc.
HerA - was a Greek goddess too but she was swallowed by her father!
Rediculous!

blackpearwhitelilies · 15/02/2023 15:10

Why are people suggesting Hera? Hero is a girl's name anyway and Hera has terrible connotations - she was a vicious, spiteful goddess.

PrincessHoneysuckle · 15/02/2023 15:09

Neve