Hesper
Hesper is a girl name of Greek origin, meaning The evening star.
What Hesper means
The evening star.
Hesper sits at 6 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Hesper comes from
Greek names often reach back to mythology, philosophy, or the early Church. They tend to be transparently meaningful in the original: many are compounds you can still take apart into their two halves.
Hesper is recorded as Greek in origin. Browse other Greek names.
How popular is Hesper?
Hesper sits outside the top 100 girl names we currently track. For many parents that is the appeal: a name with genuine history behind it that has not been picked up by everyone at once.
The character of Hesper
Two ideas meet in Hesper: Star and the stars and sky. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Hesper
These share Hesper's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Astra — Of the stars.
- Lyra — Lyre; harp.
- Orion — The hunter; a brilliant constellation.
- Castor — The shining one; a bright star.
- Hoshi — Star.
- Haruse — Star.
- Nova — New; a blazing star.
- Stella — Star. Shining and celestial.
- Bituin — Star.
- Csilla — Morning star.
- Danica — Morning star.
- Dara — Star; maiden.
More Greek names
- Hermione — Messenger; of the earth.
- Homer — Pledge; the great poet.
- Helios — The sun.
- Hyacinth — The fragrant purple bloom.
- Helena — Bright, shining light.
- Hyperion — The high one; a Titan of light.
- Helen — Light; a torch.
- Ianthe — Violet flower.
- Hector — Holding fast; steadfast defender.
- Icarus — Follower; one who flew to the sun.