# Hesperia

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /hɛˈspɪəɹi.ə/ · frequency rank #82,380

## Definitions
1. Literally "western land", a term poetically applied by Ancient Greeks to Italy and by Romans to the Iberian Peninsula and Western Africa.
2. One of the Hesperides.
3. 69 Hesperia, a main belt asteroid.
4. A city in San Bernardino County, California, United States.
5. A village in Newaygo County and Oceana County, Michigan, United States.

## Etymology
From Latin Hesperia, from Ancient Greek Ἑσπερία (Hespería).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hesperia