[name]Hera[/name]. [name]How[/name] would you say it? Here-uh or Hair-uh?
[name]Do[/name] you like it? And what two middle names would it pair it with? And finally, do you think [name]Hera[/name] could be a nickname for [name]Hermione[/name]?
Well, according to modern Greek pronunciation it’s ‘EE-ra’. However, [name]Heracles[/name] - I believe - is pronounced ‘heh-ra-klees’ (‘heh’ like the start of ‘head’) so maybe the ancient Greek pronunciation would be ‘heh-ra’.
We were taught to say it ‘heh-ra’ in school.
As a Greek speaker, [name]Hera[/name] is pronounced heh-rah. It’s a soft Heh sound.
I like it, and love seeing her getting some love as she’s a very misunderstood goddess. I don’t know about middle names, but no, it doesn’t work as a nn for [name]Hermione[/name] as the HER make different sounds in each name:
[name]Hera[/name] = heh-rah
[name]Hermione[/name] = her-my-oh-nee (in English) and hair-me-oh-nee (in Greek)
I am saying heh-rah and hair-rah out loud and they sound the same to me? That is how I would say it though, definitely not here-ah. I like the name! It is certainly an underused goddess name, but that might be because she has some not-so-flattering myths. I think it could be a nn for [name]Hermione[/name]. I say the first syllables a little different but not much. I think that [name]Hermione[/name] without a nn is nicer, though =]
Yeah, I think she is very misunderstood. I don’t blame her for being the way she is, having a philandering husband like [name]Zeus[/name] and all.
I do go back and forth between [name]Hermione[/name] and [name]Hera[/name]. I really like both. I prefer [name]Hermione[/name]'s imagery and associations with [name]Harry[/name] [name]Potter[/name], but I prefer the sound of [name]Hera[/name] and find it more feminine. But you could also call a [name]Hermione[/name] “[name]Ione[/name]” which is cool. Tough, tough, tough! [name]Hera[/name] [name]Hermione[/name]? Lol.
I have always pronounced it Heh-rah.
Oh good, I was half right 
Also good to know my school teachers weren’t wrong 
I like both [name]Hera[/name] and [name]Hermione[/name] but I think [name]Hera[/name] (heh-rah) would be such an amazing choice. So underused and beautiful.
I don’t think that [name]Hera[/name] is good nn for [name]Hermione[/name] - visually maybe but when you say it out loud the sounds are all wrong.
I don’t think you could call [name]Hermione[/name] [name]Ione[/name] as the 2 names are pronounced differently. [name]Just[/name] so you know. The [name]Ione[/name] is [name]Hermione[/name] is eye-oh-nee and the name [name]Ione[/name] os ee-oh-nee (and in the Greek pronunciation of [name]Hermione[/name] it hair-mee-oh-nee, so then it’s the same but I assume you’re using the English pronunciation of [name]Hermione[/name]). They are different sounds.
I’m going with the English pronunciation of [name]Hermione[/name], so I think [name]Ione[/name] would work as a nickname.
While I can look at [name]Hera[/name] and tell myself it’s supposed to be Heh-rah, it still comes out close enough to Hair-uh as to make no difference. Midwest here.