Hermione
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See also Hermionë
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From the Ancient Greek Ἑρμῐόνη (Hermionē, “Hermione”, “Ermioni”), probably named after the god Hermes.
Pronunciation [edit]
- (RP) enPR: hûrmīʹənĭ, IPA: /hɜːˈmaɪ.ə.nɪ/, X-SAMPA: /h3:"maI.@.nI/
- (US) IPA: /hɜɹˈmaɪ.ə.ni/[1], /hɜɹˈmaɪ.nɪ/
- Rhymes: -aɪəni
Proper noun [edit]
Hermione
- (Greek mythology) Daughter of Helen and Menelaus, wife of Orestes.
- 1610, William Shakespeare, The Winter’s Tale: Act III, Scene II:
- Hermione, queen to the worthy Leontes, King of Sicilia, thou art here accused and arraigned of high treason
- 1610, William Shakespeare, The Winter’s Tale: Act III, Scene II:
- A female given name of mostly British usage.
- 2002 March 7, "Sirius Black" (username), "Re: JKR is wrong!", in alt.fan.harry-potter, Usenet:
- Some literature uses a diaeresis over the e to show that it is pronounced: so Bronte, Terpsichore, Hermione, could be written as Brontë, Terpsichorë, Hermionë, but since diaereses take effort to put in there on English keyboards, writers typically leave out the optional, yet helpful, diacritical mark. I think Hermionë is a rather learnèd [ooh-another diacritical mark] girl and will decide to use the diaeresis when writing her name; when people ask why, it will give her opportunity to say “So you’ll pronounce my name correctly, ninny.”
- 2002 March 7, "Sirius Black" (username), "Re: JKR is wrong!", in alt.fan.harry-potter, Usenet:
See also [edit]
- Hermine (unrelated German name, used in German translations of the Harry Potter series)
