hera

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/ˈhɪəɹə//ˈhɪɹə/

noun

A female hero; a heroine, especially in lesbian or feminist circles.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:hera.”

Similar
shero
OriginLatin Hēra ← Ancient Greek Ἥρᾱ →
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Meanings

hera1

nounhera (plural heras)

plural heras

  1. uncommonA female hero; a heroine, especially in lesbian or feminist circles.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:hera.

    Synonyms: shero

Hera2

proper noun
  1. Greekhuman sciencesThe queen of the gods, and goddess of marriage and birth; daughter of Cronus and Rhea, sister and wife of Zeus, mother of Hephaestus, Ares, Hebe, and Enyo.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA female hero; a heroine, especially in lesbian or feminist circles.

Similar
shero
Also see
heroineshero

Origin

hera · noun

Apparently a feminization of hero, replacing -o (suffix implying masculinity) with -a (“suffix implying femininity”). Sometimes capitalized as if assumed to be related to Hera.

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Hera · proper noun

  1. Ancient GreekἭρᾱ
  2. LatinHēra
  3. EnglishHera

Borrowed from Latin Hēra, from Ancient Greek Ἥρᾱ (Hḗrā).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Ἥρα
  • Ἥρα (Hḗra)queen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Bulgarian Хера
  • Хера (Hera)queen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Catalan Hera
  • Heraqueen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Chinese Mandarin 赫拉
  • 赫拉 (Hèlā)queen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Czech Héra
  • Héraqueen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Dutch Hera
  • Heraqueen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Esperanto Hero
  • Heroqueen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Estonian Hera
  • Heraqueen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Finnish Hera
  • Heraqueen of the gods, wife of Zeus
French Héra
  • Héraqueen of the gods, wife of Zeus
German Hera
  • Heraqueen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Greek Ήρα
  • Ήρα (Íra)queen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Hindi हेरा
  • हेरा (herā)queen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Hungarian Héra
  • Héraqueen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Icelandic Hera
  • Heraqueen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Irish Héire
  • Héirequeen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Italian Era
  • Eraqueen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Japanese ヘラ
  • ヘラ (Hera)queen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Korean 헤라
  • 헤라 (Hera)queen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Latin Hēra
  • Hēraqueen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Latvian Hēra
  • Hēraqueen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Lithuanian Hera
  • Heraqueen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Polish Hera
  • Heraqueen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Portuguese Hera
  • Heraqueen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Russian Ге́ра
  • Ге́ра (Géra)queen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Slovak Héra
  • Héraqueen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Spanish Hera
  • Heraqueen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Swahili Hera
  • Heraqueen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Swedish Hera
  • Heraqueen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Turkish Hera
  • Heraqueen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Ukrainian Ге́ра
  • Ге́ра (Héra)queen of the gods, wife of Zeus

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with hera

eraveraliramadeiralirelyraCalerasclerasirrahThirawirraDún Laoghaire
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Anagrams

hearharerheaRaheAhre
Cite this entry
APA

hera. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hera

MLA

“hera.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hera. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hera,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hera.

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