Meaning: Hero, in the Greek legendary name
The story
In Greek legend Hero is the woman loved by Leander; Shakespeare also used the name in Much Ado About Nothing. A masculine Hero can come through Heron, giving the spelling more than one route.
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Outside the US top 1,000.
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Origins
Hero comes from Ancient Greek.
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