Message: "Hera.." - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Hera..

by Andromache (Hannah Ruth) (Hannah Ruth)

8/24/2008, 5:13 PM

WDYT?
Do you pronounce it 'HEAR-ah' or 'HEH-rah'?

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- bananarama

8/25/2008, 8:02 AM

I've always thought if was HEH-ruh. It's a nice name, but it's too over-the-top because of the mythological character.

- Mar (X-Mar)

8/25/2008, 5:07 AM

I say HI-rah (I as in bItten). I think it's okay, I really like the similar Era.

- Schezar +2

8/24/2008, 5:43 PM

I pronounce it almost like HAIR-a, and it's one of those names I like a ton in theory, but it doesn't cross over completely in reality. It's almost too short for me. It's quite pretty, though.

- Little_miss_magic

8/25/2008, 7:05 AM

Me too.

It's a cool name, but I would never use it. Couldn't have worded it better than Schezar. :-)

- LuzDeTuVida

8/24/2008, 6:15 PM

I agree completely...(m)

except the reason it doesn't seem to cross over to reality to me is because Hera was the head goddess, sort of making it matronly, almost like Zeus on a little boy. But yes it's pronounced like "HAIR-a"

- Tuesday (trayc53)

8/24/2008, 5:33 PM

I think it looks nice. I've never heard of it before so I don't quite know what to think yet. At first glance I'd say HEH-ra, but then want to say HEAR-a because the former is kind of awkward for me to say.

- Delphi_Blue

8/24/2008, 5:30 PM

There's a kid at my church named Hera known as Hera the Horror- because she is one. Its not the greatest association for me. She prn. it Heh-rah, and so do I- the other sounds really odd to my ears. Overall, I'm not a fan of the name- I don't like the sound of it really.

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