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Girl Names Starting with Her-

Her- baby names and what they mean, with 16 results. These girl names were at the top of their popularity during 1900-1909. Herrin (TOP 3%) and Heredia (2%) are common Her- last names.

Her- names

Hera - Hertha

Hera
Source fr. Greek element. "Queen." Heran is a slightly favored birth name. See also Hena.

Herbertine
From Old German element. "Illustrious warrior." Unconventional, but Herbertine is comparable to popular -ine last names Herline (TOP 81%), Heseltine (82%).

Erma and variants

Hermione1, Herminie, Hermine1, Hermia1
Forms of Erma. Based on Old German language. "Entire, universal." Less popular today. Hermine was the form last listed (the 1930s) in the Top 2000.

Hermia and variants

Hermia2, var. Herminia1, Hermilda, Hermila
Root fr. Greek word. "Messenger." Hermia and Hermilda are more unusual as baby names.

Hermine2
Based on Old German element. "Army man." A slightly quaint baby name now, though Hermine still occurs often as a female first name. See also Herminie.

Herminia and variants

Herminia2, var. Hermine3, Hermina1, Hermia3
Derivative of Spanish word. Variant of Hermia .. Hermia is unique as a baby name among the forms of Herminia.

Hermione and variants

Hermione2, var. Herminia3, Hermine4, Hermina2, Hermia4, Herma
From Greek element. "Messenger." Used somewhat frequently as baby names, Hermione, Hermia, etc. are comparable to the common Hermila.

Hermonah, Hermonach, Hermona
Forms of Chermona. Source fr. Hebrew. "Sacred mountain." Uncommon. Hermona, Hermonach and Hermonah are not found in the US Demographics.

Hermosa
Derivative of Spanish word. "Beautiful." Hermosa is not frequently used as a girls' name.

Hero
Derived fr. Greek language. .. a priestess of Aphrodite and the .. Rather unusual as a birth name, Hero is found more often as a last name.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Her- names: Herma, Hermina, Hermine, Herminia, Hertha

Herodias
Root fr. Greek. "To monitor, watch over." Not Top 2000 name.

Heroica
Form of Eroica. Origin fr. Italian word. "Heroic." A rare baby name.

Hersilia1, Hersila1
Var. of Ersilia. Origin fr. Greek, Latin words. "Delicate; liberator." Unusual. Hersilia (compare Herminia, Hellia) has the unusual -ia suffix.

Hersilia2, var. Hersila2
Derivative of Spanish, Greek languages. "Delicate." Not Top 2000 names.

Eartha and variants

Hertha1, Herta1
Var. of Eartha. Derivative of Old English element. "Earth." Herta (TOP 72%) and Hertha (79%) are familiar female names.

Hertha2, var. Herta2
Derivative of Old English language. "Earth." Herta and Hertha are more familiar as birth names compared to other variant forms.

Quick Reference

Summary Index of names [and variants] for Her- names for girls.

1. Hera - Hertha
Hera, Herbertine, Erma [Hermia, Hermine, Hermione, Herminie], Hermia [Hermila, Herminia, Hermilda], Hermine, Herminia [Hermia, Hermine, Hermina], Hermione [Herma, Hermia, Hermina, Hermine, Herminia], Chermona [Hermona, Hermonah, Hermonach], Hermosa, Hero, Herodias, Eroica [Heroica], Ersilia [Hersila, Hersilia], Hersilia [Hersila], Eartha [Herta, Hertha], Hertha [Herta]

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