I recently learned that the name [name_u]Hero[/name_u] was originally a female name, and it kinda caught my eye. What are your thoughts on it? Im a huge fan of boys names on girls by the way, so…
Any opinions would be much appreciated!
[name_u]Hero[/name_u] (as a girl’s name, it feels too wordy on a boy) has really grown on me lately. I’m enough of a classical literature/theatre nerd that between Much [name_f]Ado[/name_f] About Nothing and [name_u]Hero[/name_u] and [name_m]Leander[/name_m] I see it completely as a female name.
That said, assuming that I liked it enough to use it, I still don’t think I’d be brave enough to put it in the first name spot. Mostly because I’m aware that most people aren’t classical theatre nerds and see it as a masculine word rather than a girl’s name.
I love the name [name_u]Hero[/name_u] on a girl, but it’s a lot to live up to. I like it as a middle name, not sure about it as a first name.
Definitely . I always pictires it on a girl, lots of much ado about nothing for sure . But I do love it.
[name_u]Hero[/name_u] is adorable, esp as a middle. [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] [name_u]Hero[/name_u], maybe?
I can’t imagine [name_u]Hero[/name_u] as a first name, sorry! It comes with such a strange & huge expectation for any kid, and even more for a girl because most people don’t think of it as a girl’s name at all.
However, in Japanese there are names like [name_m]Hiro[/name_m], [name_f]Hiroko[/name_f], Hiromi, Hirona, Hiroyo. Any of those would get you NN [name_u]Hero[/name_u] and still give your daughter a way out if she doesn’t want to go by [name_u]Hero[/name_u] for her whole life.
A bit pretentious, a lot for a little kid to carry. If you’re going to use it, you should put it in the middle spot. It’s cute in the middle. I’m normally not this blunt at all, sorry!
I think that it’s too big for any child, boy or girl. It would be a lot of pressure and a huge expectation.
If I saw it as a name I would assume it was a girl, but it does seem like too much of an everyday word to use as a name. It would be confusing and impractical- especially in high school/university English classes! 
The literary reference is great though.
If you’re after a [name_m]Shakespeare[/name_m] reference, what about:
[name_u]Arden[/name_u] (the [name_m]Forest[/name_m] of [name_u]Arden[/name_u] in As You Like It)
[name_f]Tempest[/name_f] (The [name_f]Tempest[/name_f])
[name_u]Winter[/name_u] (A [name_u]Winter[/name_u]'s Tale… also a word, but more familiar as a name than [name_u]Hero[/name_u])
A truly fresh, romantic and wonderful name…I really like it for a girl too. Cheers 
I think it’s terrible. Sorry.
I think it’s gorgeous. On a boy it’s just a word and a bit pretentious, like naming your kid [name_m]King[/name_m] or [name_u]Legend[/name_u]. On a girl it’s a name and it’s lovely. When I introduce her I’d be sure to say something like:
“Her name is [name_u]Hero[/name_u], after a priestess from Greek myth.”
“This is [name_u]Hero[/name_u]; named after my fave [name_m]Shakespeare[/name_m] character.”
I’m starting to like it. I can imagine it fine on a girl thanks to Much [name_f]Ado[/name_f] About Nothing. I kind of like Heroine too, but that’s completely unusable now. 
Not a fan, sorry. I’m not usually a fan of word names anyway, but this one in particular seems a bit tacky to me.