Hermione
[hɜːrˈmaɪ.ə.ni]Meaning
derived from the name of the Greek messenger god Hermes
Background Story
Hermione comes from the Ancient Greek Ἑρμιόνη, derived from the name of the Greek messenger god Hermes, and is used in Greek. It is the name of the wife of Leontes in Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale (1610), and it is now closely associated with the character Hermione Granger from the Harry Potter series of books, first released in 1997.
Variations
Hermy, Herma
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