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How would you pronounce Hera?

56 replies

Lelophants · 30/08/2023 20:28

Hear- rah
hair- rah
heh- rah

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Olika · 30/08/2023 22:43

Hee-ra

LolaSmiles · 30/08/2023 22:26

HEra (heh-rah?)

The e as in mess, the a as in among

This or hair-rah (still the a as in among).

WhyHasAllTheRumGone · 30/08/2023 22:25

Heh ra

ErrolTheDragon · 30/08/2023 22:23

Papillon23 · 30/08/2023 21:25

I'd pronounce like the goddess - like Vera but with an H at the beginning or hero with an a at the end.

Exactly. I've never heard it pronounce any other way.

Iheartbobross · 30/08/2023 21:58

Quite a mixed bag there then OP! Which is your favourite? Just go with it, if you love it.

Papillon23 · 30/08/2023 21:25

I'd pronounce like the goddess - like Vera but with an H at the beginning or hero with an a at the end.

cariadlet · 30/08/2023 21:23

HE-ruh

I wouldn't choose it because I associate the name with Greek mythology and she was such a nasty, vindictive character.

Whatsthepoint1234 · 30/08/2023 21:20

Hear - rah

yogasaurus · 30/08/2023 21:06

Hee-rah although it would be a guess

AbacusAvocado · 30/08/2023 21:06

Here a moo, there a moo, everywhere a moo moo.

”Here a”

Ilovelurchers · 30/08/2023 21:05

Hee-rah

SleepPerChanceToDream · 30/08/2023 21:04

Hair-rah (according to Star Wars...)
Lovely name Smile

DontBuyANewMumCashmere · 30/08/2023 20:58

Here-a (like hero with an a)
or her-a (like the beginning of heron with an ah at the end)

Tulipvase · 30/08/2023 20:57

evtheria · 30/08/2023 20:52

HEra (heh-rah?)

The e as in mess, the a as in among

This

HausofHolbein · 30/08/2023 20:56

Like this (He Man + She Rah)

hera GIF
WhileMyGuitarGentlyWeeps · 30/08/2023 20:55

Hee-ra!

imnotthatkindofmum · 30/08/2023 20:54

My cousin is Hera, pronounced hear-ah

continentallentil · 30/08/2023 20:53

The first

It’s like Hero but with an uh at the end rather than oh

FayCarew · 30/08/2023 20:53

I'd say Hear-rah as Hee-uh-rah

Like hero but with an a this

Yoghurtpotsatdawn · 30/08/2023 20:52

Hear-a

evtheria · 30/08/2023 20:52

HEra (heh-rah?)

The e as in mess, the a as in among

FlorenceTheFerocious · 30/08/2023 20:51

Here-a

RightOnTheEdge · 30/08/2023 20:50

Heh-rah

FayCarew · 30/08/2023 20:48

Hee-rah

RomeoandJomeo · 30/08/2023 20:46

Heh rah