Hera

[missbailey.livejournal.com]

The boyfriend and I were watching a movie and the previews were on for some film. They called one of the girls Hera. He exclaims "Did they just call her Hera!? I like that name," and I was quite impressed he liked such a great name. I have thought of Hero before but not Hera.
Just wondering...I have heard it pronounced two ways. Hair-uh (thats how he said it) and Hear-uh (how i would read it)...how do you say it?
I would really consider naming my daughter this, even though the goddess is jealous and vengeful. She still kicks ass.

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[theonides.livejournal.com]

Hera was the queen of the gods, and her husband was a philanderer... of course she was jealous and vengeful! :)

There is a TV show on now, Battlestar Galactica, where they also have a little girl in it named Hera.

I've heard Americans pronounce it both ways as well. The Greeks would have pronounced it hair-uh, so that's how I would do it. But, of course, if you use it, how it gets pronounced (the Greek way or the English way) is entirely up to you!

[bobinwales.livejournal.com]

Hair-uh

I really like it!

[bornto-fly.livejournal.com]

I'd say it Hair-uh.

It's okay, but I don't really like it all that much. I like it better than Hero, though.

[minimepending.livejournal.com]

I read Hear-Uh. It's a nice name!

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

first sight, was Hair-uh. But maybe I like Era (Air-uh) more? but then again, that might be read ee-ra by others.

not really a fan of how it sounds either way.
I wouldn't let it the jealous&vengeful stuff stop me though, if I liked the name.

I used to like Calia which is close to Kali, the hindi goddess of destruction

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

I'd ssay it Hear-uh =)

[katherinew.livejournal.com]

I say hear-uh.

It is lovely, but you know, I think actually I prefer Hero.

[mooie-ziel.livejournal.com]

hair-uh, and I like it.

[dragoncrab88.livejournal.com]

I love that name, it's in my favorites list. Some people will call her Hair- uh, and others will say Hear- uh but either way I think it's beautiful. I always say Hair- uh though.

[cassandrakfreaq.livejournal.com]

http://www.behindthename.com/php/search.php?nmd=n&terms=hera

[missbailey.livejournal.com]

thanks for that. :)