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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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RoseHarper · 15/02/2023 13:09

Hero Juliette, Hero Susannah, Hero Grace, Hero Lucinda...think it needs a second name with a hard constonant sound at the start, anything which starts with a vowel seems to just run together when you say them.

CatOnTheChair · 15/02/2023 13:10

I think if you changed it to Hera, you would get a better flow with many of the more traditional girls names.
Love Hera Josephine!

goldenfoliage · 15/02/2023 13:10

If you want more optimism, go to Nameberry. Mods there enforce polite wordings and users are more into unusual names.

my suggestions are:
Hero Katherine
Hero Josephine
Hero Louise
Hero Matilda
Hero Cecilia
Hero Georgina
Hero Helena
Hero Anastasia

something longer sounds better with Hero.

BoldandBright · 15/02/2023 13:11

Definitely liking something more frilly & girly to pair it with and a longer name. Josephine sounds lovely but unfortunately we have a Jo in the family and I don’t want it to be a “you’ve named her after me” 😅

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SassyPants87 · 15/02/2023 13:12

I like hero it’s a popular Japanese girls name too although I think it’s spelt Hiro

i like Hero Erina (another Japanese name)

BoldandBright · 15/02/2023 13:12

goldenfoliage · 15/02/2023 13:10

If you want more optimism, go to Nameberry. Mods there enforce polite wordings and users are more into unusual names.

my suggestions are:
Hero Katherine
Hero Josephine
Hero Louise
Hero Matilda
Hero Cecilia
Hero Georgina
Hero Helena
Hero Anastasia

something longer sounds better with Hero.

Hero Anastasia sounds lovely! Thank you for your suggestions. Will go ask my partner what he thinks!

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YesitsBess · 15/02/2023 13:12

I love the name! I'm not sure what could be added as a middle name yet though as it's so strong I can't think of anything to follow it!

Are you giving a middle name to be used as a 'known as' if they want to later in life? For example I have two friends who go by their middle name professionally but friends call them by their first name. Or is it because you just want a middle name, which is also fine 🙂

nurserypolitics · 15/02/2023 13:13

Hero is a girl's name. Its an unusual one, but I've met an (adult) female Hero, and basically if you're a bit posh/London I doubt it would be seen as all that out there.

I do think having a more traditional middle name might be a good balance, and I actually think Emilia is lovely - a bit better than Elizabeth/Grace/more 'middle name' names. Equally, is there someone you could name her after? I really like middle names that have a family connection. Or even a character/writer/person you admire?

That said, Hero Rosalie sounds nice to me as it echoes the 'o' sound without being rhyming.

Or Hero Imogen.

Pac35 · 15/02/2023 13:13

I love Hero! I think it sounds great.

Not sure for a middle name but just wanted to say it's a lovely name. I would assume Hero is a girls' name.

Congrats!

BoldandBright · 15/02/2023 13:14

YesitsBess · 15/02/2023 13:12

I love the name! I'm not sure what could be added as a middle name yet though as it's so strong I can't think of anything to follow it!

Are you giving a middle name to be used as a 'known as' if they want to later in life? For example I have two friends who go by their middle name professionally but friends call them by their first name. Or is it because you just want a middle name, which is also fine 🙂

Definitely just would like a middle name as my two children also have middle names but not against her going by a middle name should she prefer it when she’s older 😊

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Pac35 · 15/02/2023 13:15

Hero Florence?

I like the suggestion 'Hero Violet' too

YesitsBess · 15/02/2023 13:16

Looking above, Helena really stands out to me, especially if your ''S" surname has 3 syllables.

rglet · 15/02/2023 13:16

People are being right twats about the name Hero, which is a) a fantastic name - my DS has one in his class who is 14/15 - and b) a girl's name. They're showing ignorance and lank of manners!

I think 1 or 3 syllable middle names go well with 2 in a first name:

Hero Grace
Hero Claire
Hero Jane
Hero Jennifer
Hero Catherine

C8H10N4O2 · 15/02/2023 13:16

aSofaNearYou · 15/02/2023 13:04

Surprised people are saying this is bad for a girl - this is the main context I've ever heard it used.

I'd much rather use it for a girl than a boy, comes across a bit big headed for a boy I'd say (since they actually get called heroes).

Agreed. Not sure I'd use it but it is definitely a feminine name - Hero and Leander spring to mind. The male version is Heron.

BoldandBright · 15/02/2023 13:16

nurserypolitics · 15/02/2023 13:13

Hero is a girl's name. Its an unusual one, but I've met an (adult) female Hero, and basically if you're a bit posh/London I doubt it would be seen as all that out there.

I do think having a more traditional middle name might be a good balance, and I actually think Emilia is lovely - a bit better than Elizabeth/Grace/more 'middle name' names. Equally, is there someone you could name her after? I really like middle names that have a family connection. Or even a character/writer/person you admire?

That said, Hero Rosalie sounds nice to me as it echoes the 'o' sound without being rhyming.

Or Hero Imogen.

Love Rosalie! Adding to a list to show OH. I know the name is quinny marmite so glad some people who like it have arrived 😂

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MaverickGooseGoose · 15/02/2023 13:16

Do like Hero.

What about something earthy

Hero Sage

Hero Willow

Hero Rose

Hero Lilly

FlamingoQueen · 15/02/2023 13:16

Myleene Klass has a ‘Hero Harper’ if that’s any help (assume a girl!).

C8H10N4O2 · 15/02/2023 13:16

Oh and at least one of Georgette Heyer's heroines was called Hero.

mamaes · 15/02/2023 13:17

Absolutely adore the name Hero

Hero Paige would be my pick

Choconut · 15/02/2023 13:17

Hero Sophia? It's the only name I can think of that runs nicely.
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Englishash · 15/02/2023 13:17

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

SirSidneyRuffDiamond · 15/02/2023 13:20

Hero Miranda
Hero Helena
Hero Beatrice
Hero Cordelia
Hero Diana
Hero Perdita
Hero Rosalind

I like the Shakespeare theme. Hero is a lovely name and definitely a feminine one.

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Emmamoo89 · 15/02/2023 13:21

What an awful name

RedDoughnut · 15/02/2023 13:23

Igoagain?

It's a bit of a pretentious name OP

BentleyRhythmAce · 15/02/2023 13:23

I love Hero! Strong and gorgeous. Hero Kate?

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