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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Hesperia f. Latin Hesperia from Ancient Greek Ἑσπερία 'western land', the ancient Greek name for Italy.

The name of one of the Hesperides in Greek mythology.

France
Latin
● 1138x1162 Hesperia (abl) clairvaux-12thc 57
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Hesperia". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Hesperia.