Bracing myself... Hero?

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For a girl. Tell me your honest thoughts please, I am bracing myself!

I do like Hero.

But I think it would be a hard name to carry off. Lots of super heroes around in popular culture.

Do you like it Op? This is your child, your chance to name her. For all the people who don't like it on this thread or in real life, well, I bet you probably wouldn't like half the names they've chosen for their child either.

It's a lovely unusual name, and once it's your daughters name it will really suit her. People you know won't be making negative comments unless they are pretty rude. I think most people would associate it with the classical name, not the modern word but I suppose some won't have heard of it.

I have only met one Hero in real life and she was lovely and really suited the name.

I really like it as a Shakespearean name - but I think Hera is much much more wearable. Most people will just think you've named her after the word.

I like it! I think it depends, are a lot of your cohort going to have some clue it’s a girl’s name? If so, I would - if not, I probably wouldn’t.

Hera would be easier. Honor, Juno, Cleo maybe?

I've never read much ado about nothing and I'll admit my first thought is that Hero is a Japanese man's name .

@SouthOfFrance

Do you like it Op? This is your child, your chance to name her. For all the people who don't like it on this thread or in real life, well, I bet you probably wouldn't like half the names they've chosen for their child either.

It's a lovely unusual name, and once it's your daughters name it will really suit her. People you know won't be making negative comments unless they are pretty rude. I think most people would associate it with the classical name, not the modern word but I suppose some won't have heard of it.

I have only met one Hero in real life and she was lovely and really suited the name.

Do you really think most would associate it with the classical name? I do not!

I think unusual names are one thing but names where the word version is so heavily used are another.

I like it but would not use it.

It’s lovely, but I wouldn’t want to be saddled with it if I’m honest.

Like a pp, it makes me think of the Keanu Reeves version of Much Ado; a film that sticks in my memory because a horse I used to have lessons on was in it, ridden by Robert Sean Leonard. He was a lovely horse, called Dusty. He could rear on command and roll over and play dead and all sorts of things.

Sorry for meandering off the point there.

@UntilYourNextHairBrainedScheme

I wouldn’t be naming her after the character or the mythological figure specifically, my main reasoning is that I just love the name and love that it’s a lesser used, strong sounding classical name.

I do agree that many people will probably just think it’s a really modern word name, which does put me off a bit.

Interesting that a few of you know or have met a Hero. I’m glad to hear there are women and girls out there with this fabulous name!

Hero is DD1 middle name. Is that an option?

Ooh lovely Johnny! Yes that’s definitely an option, although it seems a bit of a shame to hide it in the middle (I’m sure you chose a gorgeous first name too though!!)

Don't do that

It's a great name but if she's not brave or able to shrug off the Bonnie Tyler song (I need a hero... 🎵) then it'll end up being annoying for her.

The thing about making it a middle name is it kinda sorta puns on the English meaning too?

So say her first name is Harriet, it's like

Harriet Hero !
Which I just thought was fun. I do love the name but thought she might get teased on the playground.

I think it's a strong sounding name because it sounds masculine, like a boys name. I would hate to be called it. I think it's a shame you don't like Hera but Beatrix is much better than Hero IMO. Unless you know the Much ado about nothing character it doesn't sound like a name, just like you really, really rate your child highly.

I absolutely love it! I can just imagine a little Hero. How cute.

Go for it.

Everyone has always got an opinion about a name anyway

Kids will always find a way to take the p*ss out of a name regardless of whether it's common/normal or really unusual

Absolutely LOVE it! Was on my list. DH liked it but didn't love it.

It’s so beautiful, and has a genuine provenance so I wouldn’t have any qualms about using it.

My first thought was Hero Wantage too.

It’s a no from me. I actually read a book once where the father was a Shakespeare professor and named his daughters Beatrice and Hero and Hero got teased because of her name and hated it. It was a fiction book but I think that’s realistic!

It's such a big name to live up to

I love it and think you should go for it! I’m a right snob and wouldn’t care what anyone who didn’t know it was a literary name thought! I’ve known one IRL - mid 40s, a lawyer. Suited her great, never caused any problems.

God no

I love it. Beautiful name

People get teased about whatever name they have as far as I can see. You can be named something really ordinary & still have people sing a song to you about your name, or make up something unkind.