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Hermione

Gender: F Popularity: this week. Origin of Hermione: Greek, feminine version of Hermes, "messenger, earthly" Meaning of Hermione: "messenger, earthly"
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Hermione's costarring role in Harry Potter has made this previously ignored, once stodgy name suddenly viable. Hermione could really take off once today's children start having kids of their own.

In ancient Greek myth, Hermione is the daughter of Spartan King Menelaus and his wife Helen; in pre-Potter lit,the name appears in Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale and in Walter Scott's novel The Fortunes of Nigel.

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Famous People Named Hermione

Hermione of Sparta, daughter to Menelaus and Helen of Sparta
Hermione Norris, English actress

Pop Culture References for the Name Hermione

Hermione Granger, character in J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" books
Hermione Baddeley, actress
Queen Hermione, character in William Shakespeare's play "The Winter's Tale"

Nicknames & Variations for Hermione

Hermia, Hermina, Hermine, Herminia

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