Hesper

The name 'Hesper' means "evening" or "evening star," derived from the Greek word *hesperos* (ἕσπερος), referring to the planet Venus as it appears in the western sky at dusk.

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Etymology

The name 'Hesper' means "evening" or "evening star," derived from the Greek word *hesperos* (ἕσπερος), referring to the planet Venus as it appears in the western sky at dusk. It is used primarily in English-speaking cultures, often as a poetic or literary name, and appears in Greek mythology as Hesperus, the personification of the evening star and father of the Hesperides.

Hesper currently ranks #16,192 in the United States as a girl's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1982.