Hesperia

British

/ hɛˈspɪərɪə /

noun

a poetic name used by the ancient Greeks for Italy and by the Romans for Spain or beyond

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Etymology

Origin of Hesperia

Latin, from Greek: land of the west, from hesperos western

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Contreras is graduating from Hesperia High School on Thursday after graduating last week from Chaffey College, and she’ll graduate next month from Victor Valley College.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026

Instead, she and her mom pooled their money and bought a newly built “multigenerational home” together in Hesperia, Calif.

From MarketWatch ● May 9, 2026

Freshman Omar Cox-Labomme and sophomore Aiden Shaw help the Lancers to a 71-48 victory over Hesperia at Toyota Arena on Saturday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2026

Hesperia 54, Mater Dei 49: Hesperia moved on to the Division 2 final.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2026

At last Aeneas was told in a dream that the place destined for them was a country far away to the west, Italy—in those days called Hesperia, the Western Country.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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