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Help[Opinions] Re: How do you pronounce Hermione
in reply to a message by Felie
Io (as in Ione, Iolanthe, Iona etc) is always pronounced 'eye-o' in English. So yes, Hermione is the way English speakers pronounce Hermione.
A friend has just named her daughter this. I find it very beautiful
A friend has just named her daughter this. I find it very beautiful
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It's weird, I always assumed the "eye-o" thing was Greek. It's only in the English pronunciations of Greek names, apparently. Because the normal way to pronounce "io" in English would be "ee-o", but with Greek words pronounced in English it ends up as "eye-o".
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Hi !!!
I think Hermione is wonderful too. I love nsmes with classic origin and I'm a Potterhead.
Unfortunatelly an Hermione with Italian surname is ridicolous also with the Italian pronounciation. It is like saying... Rihanna Rossi or I don't know Jennifer Paglino.. it is simply horrible and kitsch.
In these case I would live abroad where people can choose every name without horrible effects with their surnames TT.
Byeeeeeee
I think Hermione is wonderful too. I love nsmes with classic origin and I'm a Potterhead.
Unfortunatelly an Hermione with Italian surname is ridicolous also with the Italian pronounciation. It is like saying... Rihanna Rossi or I don't know Jennifer Paglino.. it is simply horrible and kitsch.
In these case I would live abroad where people can choose every name without horrible effects with their surnames TT.
Byeeeeeee
This message was edited 8/29/2016, 3:35 PM
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