Hero - Meaning of Hero

What does Hero mean?

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Hero

[ 2 syll. he-ro, her-o ] The baby girl name Hero is also used as a boy name. It is pronounced in English as HHIYR-ow †. Hero is of English origin and it is also used mainly in English. The name Hero means 'super-human champion'.

A form of Hero is the name Heroe.

See also the related category champion (warrior).

Hero is not popular as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Hero include Hara (Maori), Hari (Indian), Harri (English), Harrie (English), Harry (English), Haru (Japanese), Hauranne, Heroe, Hira (Indian), Hiri, Hooriyah, Horae, Horiyah, Horyah, Huru (Swahili), Jaira (Arabic), Harue (Japanese), Haruo, Haruye (English), and Haruyo (Japanese).

† Pronunciation for Hero: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)"