Given name

Hesperus

“born beneath the evening star”

Hesperus is a variant of Hesperos. One Greek interpretation is “born beneath the evening star.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Hesperus is a variant of Hesperos. One Greek interpretation is “born beneath the evening star.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Hesperus is a variant of Hesperos. An origin associated with Hesperos is Greek.

Explained through its name family

Hesperus’s family of names

Hesperus has a related form in Hesperos.

Walk Hesperus’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Hesperus, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Nature

Hespero

“born beneath the evening star”

No U.S. birth series

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Nature

Hélenos

“moon”

No U.S. birth series

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Nature

Hybyskus

“resembling the showy flower”

No U.S. birth series

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Nature

Heremin

“a friend of the sea”

No U.S. birth series

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Hebrew · Nature

Hedasaa

“resembling a star”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

English · Nature

Hernley

“from the heron's meadow”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Nature

Hernleigh

“from the heron's meadow”

No U.S. birth series

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Nature

Hedly

“from the field of heather” · “from the heather meadow”

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Hesperus’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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