LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · feminine

Hera

Hera f

Meaning

  1. feminineThe goddess Hera, the wife and sister of Zeus.

hĕra, v. era.
Hēra, ae, f., = Ἥρα,
I. the Grecian goddess Hera, corresp. to the Juno of the Romans, Sol. 2, 10; Inscr. Orell. 2225 (although here, perh., HERA is i. q. FORTVNA). —
II. Deriv.: Hēraea, ōrum, n., = Ἡραῖα, τά, the festival of Hera, Liv. 27, 30, 9 sq.
Hēra, ae, f., = Ἥρα,
I. another name of Hybla Minor in Sicily, Cic. Att. 2, 1, 5.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Ἥρᾱ (Hḗrā), of uncertain origin. Possibly from a Pre-Greek substrate. Alternative derivation from ὥρα (hṓra) (“season, time, ripe age”) has been proposed but is disputed.

Quick answers

What does Hera mean in Latin?
Hera, a proper noun, means “The goddess Hera, the wife and sister of Zeus.”.