Hesperus
American
[hes-per-uhs]
/ ˈhɛs pər əs /
noun
Hesperus
British
/ ˈhɛspərəs /
noun
Etymology
Origin of Hesperus
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin, from the Greek adjective and noun hésperos “in or of the evening, the evening, evening star, western, the west”; akin to west, Latin vesper “evening” ( vesper )
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