I think, in a way,
Harry Potter has made it more useable. Before the books and films, nobody knew how to spell or pronounce
Hermione.
Apparently original readers of the first few
Harry Potter books had no idea how to pronounce it. I know my Mum and I said "hermy-own" and others said "hermy-won" or "hermy-oh-nee"
This message was edited 9/15/2011, 7:43 AM