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Help[Opinions] Hermione existed before Harry Potter
in reply to a message by KamakaMalia2006
Is it in one of Shakespeare's plays.
And I like the British actress Hermione Morris (Cold Feet, Wire in the Blood).
But then I love old and unusual names.
And I like the British actress Hermione Morris (Cold Feet, Wire in the Blood).
But then I love old and unusual names.
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Hermione's also the daughter of Helen of Troy.
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"Come... you must eat my child." — From an unknown badfic.
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"Come... you must eat my child." — From an unknown badfic.
Proud adopter of 15 punctuation marks; see my profile for their names.
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David Bowie used it, too.
However, Hermione is currently completely tied to Harry Potter. A Winter's Tale simply isn't as insanely well-known as Macbeth or Romeo and Juliet. Even if it's got a long and wonderful history (which it does), the name starts and ends with JK Rowling for the average American.
Personally, I think the name would be nice as a middle name. As a first name, it's a bit too much--and supposing poor little Hermione doesn't like Harry Potter so well as this generation of children does? I almost always think of the song "Letter to Hermione" before I think of Hermione Granger, so the name also has some unpleasant connotations to me.
On the whole, I like Hermine, Herminia, and Hermia a bit better--but I know that they probably wouldn't fly so well in modern society.
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"What are these parents thinking?...Let's name her Madison--she'll live in her own world: 16 square miles surrounded by reality." -- Susan Lampert Smith
However, Hermione is currently completely tied to Harry Potter. A Winter's Tale simply isn't as insanely well-known as Macbeth or Romeo and Juliet. Even if it's got a long and wonderful history (which it does), the name starts and ends with JK Rowling for the average American.
Personally, I think the name would be nice as a middle name. As a first name, it's a bit too much--and supposing poor little Hermione doesn't like Harry Potter so well as this generation of children does? I almost always think of the song "Letter to Hermione" before I think of Hermione Granger, so the name also has some unpleasant connotations to me.
On the whole, I like Hermine, Herminia, and Hermia a bit better--but I know that they probably wouldn't fly so well in modern society.
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