Hero in Different Languages
Discover 'Hero' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Hero
Afrikaans held | ||
Albanian heroi | ||
Amharic ጀግና | ||
Arabic بطل | ||
Armenian հերոս | ||
Assamese নায়ক | ||
Aymara heroe ukham uñt’atawa | ||
Azerbaijani qəhrəman | ||
Bambara jatigɛwalekɛla | ||
Basque heroia | ||
Belarusian герой | ||
Bengali নায়ক | ||
Bhojpuri हीरो के नाम से जानल जाला | ||
Bosnian heroj | ||
Bulgarian герой | ||
Catalan heroi | ||
Cebuano bayani | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 英雄 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 英雄 | ||
Corsican eroe | ||
Croatian junak | ||
Czech hrdina | ||
Danish helt | ||
Dhivehi ބަޠަލެއް | ||
Dogri हीरो | ||
Dutch held | ||
English hero | ||
Esperanto heroo | ||
Estonian kangelane | ||
Ewe kalẽtɔ | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) bayani | ||
Finnish sankari | ||
French héros | ||
Frisian held | ||
Galician heroe | ||
Georgian გმირი | ||
German held | ||
Greek ήρωας | ||
Guarani héroe | ||
Gujarati હીરો | ||
Haitian Creole ewo | ||
Hausa gwarzo | ||
Hawaiian meʻe | ||
Hebrew גיבור | ||
Hindi नायक | ||
Hmong phab ej | ||
Hungarian hős | ||
Icelandic hetja | ||
Igbo dike | ||
Ilocano bannuar | ||
Indonesian pahlawan | ||
Irish laoch | ||
Italian eroe | ||
Japanese ヒーロー | ||
Javanese pahlawan | ||
Kannada ನಾಯಕ | ||
Kazakh батыр | ||
Khmer វីរបុរស | ||
Kinyarwanda intwari | ||
Konkani नायक | ||
Korean 영웅 | ||
Krio hiro | ||
Kurdish qehreman | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) پاڵەوان | ||
Kyrgyz баатыр | ||
Lao ພະເອກ | ||
Latin heros | ||
Latvian varonis | ||
Lingala elombe | ||
Lithuanian herojus | ||
Luganda omuzira | ||
Luxembourgish held | ||
Macedonian херој | ||
Maithili नायक | ||
Malagasy reharehany | ||
Malay wira | ||
Malayalam കഥാനായകന് | ||
Maltese eroj | ||
Maori hero | ||
Marathi नायक | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯍꯤꯔꯣ꯫ | ||
Mizo hero a ni | ||
Mongolian баатар | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) သူရဲကောင်း | ||
Nepali नायक | ||
Norwegian helt | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) ngwazi | ||
Odia (Oriya) ହିରୋ | ||
Oromo goota | ||
Pashto اتل | ||
Persian قهرمان | ||
Polish bohater | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) herói | ||
Punjabi ਹੀਰੋ | ||
Quechua hero | ||
Romanian erou | ||
Russian герой | ||
Samoan toa | ||
Sanskrit नायकः | ||
Scots Gaelic ghaisgeach | ||
Sepedi mogale | ||
Serbian јунак | ||
Sesotho mohale | ||
Shona gamba | ||
Sindhi هيرو | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) වීරයා | ||
Slovak hrdina | ||
Slovenian junak | ||
Somali geesi | ||
Spanish héroe | ||
Sundanese pahlawan | ||
Swahili shujaa | ||
Swedish hjälte | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) bayani | ||
Tajik қаҳрамон | ||
Tamil ஹீரோ | ||
Tatar герой | ||
Telugu హీరో | ||
Thai ฮีโร่ | ||
Tigrinya ጅግና | ||
Tsonga nhenha | ||
Turkish kahraman | ||
Turkmen gahryman | ||
Twi (Akan) ɔkokodurufo | ||
Ukrainian герой | ||
Urdu ہیرو | ||
Uyghur قەھرىمان | ||
Uzbek qahramon | ||
Vietnamese anh hùng | ||
Welsh arwr | ||
Xhosa iqhawe | ||
Yiddish העלד | ||
Yoruba akoni | ||
Zulu iqhawe |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word 'held' has the double meaning of hero and strong, and derives from the Proto-West Germanic *hald, which referred to a slope or incline. |
| Albanian | "Heroi" in Albanian comes from the Greek word "hērōs", meaning "hero, demigod, or notable figure." |
| Amharic | "ጀግና" (hero) comes from "ጀግነ" (to be brave, strong, or valiant). |
| Arabic | The word "بطل" in Arabic also means "invalid" or "null". |
| Armenian | The word "հերոս" also means "god" in Old Armenian and "young man" in Ancient Greek. |
| Azerbaijani | "Qəhrəman" is a Turkic word that originally meant "a strong and brave man". |
| Basque | The masculine Basque word for hero, heroia, is related to heriotza, death, and to hil, to kill. |
| Belarusian | The word "герой" in Belarusian can also refer to the protagonist of a literary work or a person who has performed a heroic deed. |
| Bengali | The word "নায়ক" is related to the Sanskrit word "नायक" (nāyaka), which also means "leading role" or "hero". |
| Bosnian | The word 'heroj' (hero) in Bosnian also means 'heroic', 'brave', and 'valiant'. |
| Bulgarian | The word "герой" can also refer to a character in a literary or cinematic work, or an individual who is highly respected or admired for their achievements or actions. |
| Catalan | The Catalan word "heroi" comes from the Greek word "ἥρως" (hḗrōs), which originally meant "protector" or "defender". |
| Cebuano | Cebuano word "bayani" also refers to a male singer or actor, or a person possessing heroic qualities. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The word "英雄" in Chinese can also refer to a "great man" or a "heroic figure". |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 英雄 ('hero') is composed of the characters 英 ('outstanding') and 雄 ('man'), originally referring to an outstanding and brave man, regardless of gender. |
| Corsican | In Corsican, "eroe" also means "strong" or "sturdy". |
| Croatian | The word "junak" also means "giant" in the context of fairytales and Slavic mythology. |
| Czech | The word "hrdina" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *gordъ, meaning "proud" or "strong". It can also mean "champion" or "leader". |
| Danish | The Danish word "helt" not only means "hero", but also "completely" or "whole". |
| Dutch | In Dutch, "held" means "hero", but it also has other meanings such as "slope" or "inclined plane". |
| Esperanto | Heroo (Esperanto for "hero") comes from the Greek word "hērōs" (ἥρως), which originally referred to a demigod or mythical figure. |
| Estonian | The word "kangelane" is derived from the Old Norse "kegna" meaning "to be able, to be skilled." |
| Finnish | The word 'sankari' in Finnish is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *senk-, meaning 'to gain, conquer, win'. |
| French | Héros can also mean "lover" or "main character" in certain contexts. |
| Frisian | Frisian "held" also means "steep" or "slope" and originates from Old Frisian "helde" (slope). |
| Galician | The Galician word 'heroe' is a false Galicianism derived from the Castilian word 'héroe' but can also mean 'heroic' or 'heroic poem'. |
| Georgian | The word "გმირი" can also refer to a legendary figure or a person of great courage and strength. |
| German | The word "Held" in German originally meant "one who is held in high esteem" or "a protector". |
| Greek | The word 'ήρωας' can also refer to a demigod or a divine ancestor in Greek mythology. |
| Gujarati | The word "હીરો" in Gujarati is derived from the Middle Persian word "hrwd" meaning "strong" or "valiant". |
| Haitian Creole | "Ewo" in Haitian Creole is derived from the Yoruba word "ọ̀rọ̀", meaning "word". |
| Hausa | The word "gwarzo" can also mean "giant" or "leader" in Hausa. |
| Hawaiian | The Hawaiian word "meʻe" can also refer to a skilled worker or expert in a particular field, not necessarily a hero in battle. |
| Hebrew | The word "גיבור" can also refer to a skilled person or a mighty warrior. |
| Hindi | The word "नायक" in Hindi derives from the Sanskrit word "नाटक" meaning "drama," and originally referred to the protagonist of a play. |
| Hmong | This word means, "to help in carrying someone across a stream when fishing by spearfishing; an act of bravery". Another name for a phabej is a phaj niam - a strong warrior who fought and died during a war. |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian word "hős" also means "dead warrior" and is related to the word "halál" meaning "death". |
| Icelandic | The word "hetja" in Icelandic is related to the Old Norse word "hetja," meaning "to incite" or "to encourage." |
| Igbo | Igbo has an unrelated word 'dike' describing an elephant that makes loud noises |
| Indonesian | The term 'pahlawan' can also refer to characters from folklore and mythology. |
| Irish | The word 'laoch' can also refer to a 'champion,' 'warrior,' or 'youth'. |
| Italian | "Eroe" comes from the Greek word "ἥρως" (heros), used in the sense of hero, demigod, or mortal of superhuman strength and courage. |
| Japanese | ヒーロー (hero) in Japanese can also refer to main protagonists in films or other works of fiction. |
| Javanese | The word |
| Kannada | The Kannada word "ನಾಯಕ" (nāyaka) also refers to a headman or leader, and is derived from the Sanskrit word "nayaka," meaning "leader." |
| Kazakh | The word "батыр" derives from an old Turkic word meaning "brave" or "strong" and is also related to the Chinese word "batou" meaning "a warlike horse." |
| Korean | The word "영웅" (yeoung-ung) in Korean literally means "a person with a brave heart". |
| Kurdish | The word "qehreman" in Kurdish is derived from the Persian word "qahr", meaning "force" or "power". |
| Kyrgyz | In Kyrgyz, 'баатыр' ('hero') can also mean 'a brave warrior' or 'a legendary figure' |
| Lao | The word "ພະເອກ" in Lao can also refer to the protagonist in a story or drama, or more specifically, the male lead role. |
| Latin | The Latin word "heros" is derived from the Greek word "ἥρως" (heros), which originally referred to a demigod or a person of divine ancestry. |
| Latvian | The word "varonis" shares its root with the word "vārds," which means "name" or "reputation". |
| Lithuanian | The word "herojus" derives from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵʰéros, meaning "protector" or "keeper". |
| Luxembourgish | In Luxembourgish, "Held" can also refer to a large or bulky person. |
| Macedonian | The Macedonian word "херој" ultimately derives from the Greek word "ἥρως" (hērōs), which originally meant "protector" or "defender". |
| Malagasy | REHAREHANY may also mean a "person who helps others" |
| Malay | "Wira" is a Sanskrit word which also means "man", "warrior", or "champion". |
| Malayalam | The word |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "eroj" is derived from the French word "héros" and also retains an alternate meaning of "owner" or "lord". |
| Maori | In Maori, "hero" also means a carved figure placed atop a wharenui, a type of meeting house. |
| Marathi | The word "नायक" (nayaka) in Marathi is derived from the Sanskrit word "नायक" (nāyaka), which means "leader" or "chief." |
| Mongolian | The word “баатар” also means an epic hero in Mongolian literature. |
| Nepali | "नायक" is also used to refer to the chief of a drama, a person who leads a group, or a male dancer. |
| Norwegian | The Old Norse word "helt" meant "man" but later came to imply a brave man, or "hero." |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | In Nyanja, "ngwazi" also means a legendary creature that protects the village from enemies. |
| Pashto | اتـل/Atal in Pashto, also means 'eagle,' referring to its majestic and valiant qualities. |
| Persian | "قهرمان is a loanword from the French "cohortemanne", which originally meant "cohort mate". |
| Polish | The word "bohater" originates from the Proto-Slavic word meaning "fighter" or "warrior", and is related to the word "bój" (battle). |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | Portuguese «herói» derives from Greek «heros», but in Portuguese it can also refer to a fictional character without heroic qualities. |
| Punjabi | In Punjabi, "ਹੀਰੋ" (hero) also refers to a legendary figure of intense courage and virtue. |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "erou" ultimately derives from the Greek "heros" and originally referred to demigods, half-human and half-divine beings. |
| Russian | The word |
| Samoan | In Tokelauan and Niuean, the cognate word 'toa' means 'warrior' or 'chief'. |
| Scots Gaelic | The word 'ghaisgeach' is derived from an Old Irish term which meant warrior, and was originally applied exclusively to those of aristocratic birth. |
| Serbian | The word "јунак" is derived from the Turkish word "yigit", meaning "brave warrior" |
| Shona | "Gamba" can also be used to mean "chief's praise singer" or "messenger" in Shona. |
| Sindhi | The word "هيرو" also means "leader" or "chief" in Sindhi. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word 'වීරයා' can also refer to a male member of the 'Vaisya' caste, one of the four main castes in ancient Indian society. |
| Slovak | The Slovak word "hrdina" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word "*gordinъ", meaning "proud" or "haughty". |
| Slovenian | The word "junak" also means "young man" or "soldier" in Slovenian. |
| Somali | "Geesi" can be broken down into "gee", meaning a shield, and "si", meaning a sword or spear. |
| Spanish | The word "héroe" comes from the Greek word "heros", meaning "demigod" or "great warrior". |
| Sundanese | The Sundanese word "pahlawan" is ultimately derived from the Sanskrit word "phala" meaning "fruit", indicating that the concept of heroism was linked to the idea of earning rewards or "fruits" for one's actions. |
| Swahili | "Shujaa" derives from the Arabic word "shajaa" meaning "courage" and is also related to the Swahili word "shujaa" meaning "warrior". |
| Swedish | Hjälte's original meaning in Old Norse was 'warrior' |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word "bayani" in Tagalog can also refer to a historical figure or an ordinary person who has done something extraordinary. |
| Tajik | The word "қаҳрамон" also means "a strong and brave person" in Tajik, and is used to refer to someone who has performed a heroic act. |
| Tamil | The word 'ஹீரோ' ('hero') in Tamil can also refer to a demigod or a deity. |
| Telugu | In Sanskrit, 'hero' translates to 'वीर' pronounced as 'veera', likely the source of 'hero' in Telugu (హీరో) pronounced as 'heero'. |
| Thai | In Thai, the word "ฮีโร่" (hero) can also refer to a "heroic act". |
| Turkish | The word "kahraman" is derived from the Persian word "qahramān", which means "warrior" or "hero". |
| Ukrainian | The word "герой" derives from the Greek "ἥρως" (hērōs) and was originally used to describe a demigod or a man with extraordinary strength and courage. |
| Urdu | The word 'ہیرو' is derived from the Greek word 'ἥρως' (hērōs), which originally meant 'protector' or 'chieftain'. |
| Uzbek | In Uzbek, the word "qahramon" has additional meanings such as "brave" and "warrior", highlighting the broader concept of heroism in the Uzbek language. |
| Vietnamese | The word "anh hùng" (hero) is derived from Chinese "英雄" (yīngxióng), which can also mean "outstanding talent". |
| Welsh | The Welsh word "arwr" (hero) is derived from the Proto-Celtic word "*ar-wiro" (man-warrior), and is cognate with the Irish "air". It can also refer to a "champion", "heroic figure" or a "male figure of great stature". |
| Xhosa | In Zulu, the word 'iqhawe' also means 'lion,' which signifies courage and bravery. |
| Yiddish | In Yiddish, "held" can also refer to a "giant", "warrior", or "champion". |
| Yoruba | In Yoruba, "akoni" can also mean "warrior" or "skilled person". |
| Zulu | The word "iqhawe" in Zulu can also mean "warrior" or "champion. |
| English | The word 'hero' stems from the Greek term 'heros', denoting a demi-god or one who exhibits remarkable bravery and strength. |