Hemera as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Hemera

What is the meaning of the name Hemera ?

The baby name Hemera is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈhɛmərə/ — HEH-meh-rah.

Hemera is Greek in Origin.

Hemera (Greek Ἡμέρα, pronounced heh-MEH-rah; Modern Greek ee-ME-ra) means “day, daylight.” In Greek mythology she personifies the day itself, daughter of Nyx (Night) and Erebus (Darkness), and counterpart to Aether (upper air). Her cyclical rising and passing explain the alternation of night and day in early cosmogonies such as Hesiod’s Theogony, giving the name associations of brightness, renewal, and clarity.

Used as a given name only rarely, Hemera appears in modern naming inspired by classical myth and by the 19th‑century philhellenic revival. It remains uncommon in Greece, where the everyday word is Iméra (Ημέρα), but is occasionally adopted in English‑speaking countries. Variants include Hēmera/Heméra (diacritic transliterations) and the modern form Imera; possible short forms are Mera or Hemi. Related concept names include Day and Dia, underscoring its luminous, upbeat aura.

⚙ Hemera is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Hemera appears only 13 times in total — found in 12 countries. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.