What does "Heroku" mean?

I'm trying to find a name for my new project and I'm wondering if anyone knows the significance of that name.

Well, it's kind of taken anyway though, right?

Ha. Yes, obviously. I wasn't looking to name it that, I was just trying to research how they came up with that name

;-)

the significance of the name is that it sounds cool :)

Haha alright, I was curious if it was made up or if it was something from a foreign language or ancient culture or anything like that.

thanks