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