Hesperian

adjective

Hes·​pe·​ri·​an he-ˈspir-ē-ən 

: western, occidental

Word History

Etymology

Latin Hesperia "land to the west (Italy from the Greek point of view, Spain from the Roman)" (borrowed from Greek Hespería "western regions," altered from neuter plural of hespérios "of the evening, in the west, western," derivative of hésperos "evening") + -an entry 2 — more at hesperus

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Hesperian

• arion
• carrion
• clarion
• hereon
• marian
• parian
• agrarian
• aquarian
• barbarian
• bavarian
• bulgarian
• cimmerian