Yes, what an interestingly symbolic name, isn't it? And there clearly is some deliberate name symbolism in this show, with Hiro being the Hero.
Oh, this just caused me to have a geek attack and look up the etymology of all the names on Heroes. I couldn't find specific definitions for Hiro (Hiroshi means generous, but I couldn't find Hiro by itself) or Ando (the word means "relief" if the online Japanese to English dictionary I found can't be trusted), but here are the other names on the show:
Niki: Depending on its derivation, it either means "victory of the people" (if From Nichola--though Nike by itself is just victory) or "true image" (if taken from Veronica).
Mohinder: great Indra (and Indra is the Vedic god of thunder, patron of warriors)
Claire: Clear, bright, famous
Michah: who is like God
Matthew: Gift of God
Nathan: giver (or if it's short for Nathaniel, God has given)
Peter: rock
Bennett: from "Benedict," meaning Blessed
Did I miss anyone? I wonder how much this is symbolic.
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Oh, this just caused me to have a geek attack and look up the etymology of all the names on Heroes. I couldn't find specific definitions for Hiro (Hiroshi means generous, but I couldn't find Hiro by itself) or Ando (the word means "relief" if the online Japanese to English dictionary I found can't be trusted), but here are the other names on the show:
Niki: Depending on its derivation, it either means "victory of the people" (if From Nichola--though Nike by itself is just victory) or "true image" (if taken from Veronica).
Mohinder: great Indra (and Indra is the Vedic god of thunder, patron of warriors)
Claire: Clear, bright, famous
Michah: who is like God
Matthew: Gift of God
Nathan: giver (or if it's short for Nathaniel, God has given)
Peter: rock
Bennett: from "Benedict," meaning Blessed
Did I miss anyone? I wonder how much this is symbolic.