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Hermione for a girl

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Wemma · 26/05/2008 19:58

Thinking of Hermione for a girl's name but wondered if it was too pretentious? Any views?

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LittleMissBliss · 27/05/2008 18:50

It just makes me think Harry Potter.

LittleMissBliss · 27/05/2008 18:50

It just makes me think Harry Potter.

LyraSilvertongue · 27/05/2008 18:42

There's an actress called Hermione Norris who was in Cold Feet and (I think) Wire In The Blood.

edam · 27/05/2008 18:37

I like it. Wasn't there some actress a long time ago called Hermione Gingold or something? Think that's where I came across the name.

LyraSilvertongue · 27/05/2008 18:36

I like it.

nooka · 27/05/2008 18:34

I'm not keen personally, I don't like the way it sounds/looks. Not sure if the HP thing is good or bad, but certainly everyone will assume that you are a fan. You only know if that's OK with you.

spongebrainbigpants · 27/05/2008 18:20

thank you janeite !

mrs weasley, not Voldermort then? He's certainly likely to be the only one in his class - do you think his teacher will call him He-who-must-not-be-named?!!

janeite · 27/05/2008 16:53

SpongeBrain - you are a GENIUS! Thankyou!

PuppyMonkey · 27/05/2008 16:43

I've always thought there's something not quite right about it, sorry don't like it.

3andnomore · 27/05/2008 16:41

not my personal taste and then there is that whole Harry Potter thing...

gizmo · 27/05/2008 16:32

Oh there's endless fun to be had with shortening Hermione:

Miney
Mines
Hermy1
Herms
Hermy
Things that rhyme with Hermy which you spend your adolescence praying that no-one will spot.
Amy
Oi you!
etc
etc

dividedself · 27/05/2008 11:32

DD is Hermione

Shortened by various people to 'miney' 'ermi' and we call her 'err-mi-on' sometimes as we lived in France for a bit and that's how they pronounced it at school there.

She is m ore often called rhubarb due to middle name Ruby

Hulababy · 27/05/2008 11:26

I like the name Hermione. onyl thing that would put me off these days is because of the Harry Potter link, although that has not affected the popularity of Harry as a name.

MrsWeasley · 27/05/2008 11:25

spongebrainbigpants: NO stop there if you call him Draco he will be BAD!! Bad I tell you!

How about Arthur, fred, george, bill, charlie, sirius, Remus. All perfectly normal everyday names or play safe with James or maybe Brian.

Sorry CantSleepWontSleep you seem to have a typo in your post I think its meant to say encouraged by not put off by

jingleyjen · 27/05/2008 11:21

before Harry potter - Yup Lovely...
Not sure now there is the association.

Nancy66 · 27/05/2008 11:19

Lovely name. Very pretty

MrsBadger · 27/05/2008 09:57

rofl at the thread title

spongebrainbigpants · 27/05/2008 09:57

janeite, Yolande appeared in the Put-Em-Rights!

Love the name Hermione but I'm a huge HP fan and know I'd be ribbed mercilessly if I used Hermione or Harry for any of my children.

I'm expecting a boy, maybe I should call him Draco?!

Amandella · 27/05/2008 09:35

Oh I like it!!

CristinaTheAstonishing · 27/05/2008 09:11

I don't think it's pretentious, but it just doesn't sound v nice to me. I like Yolanda.

CantSleepWontSleep · 27/05/2008 09:02

It's a lovely name but I'd be put off by the association with HP.

janeite · 26/05/2008 23:04

My little brother thought it was Hermy-oh-knee when the books first came out!

It IS a nice name - and for a child not born yet, the HP connotations aren't likely to stick.

I also really like Yolande, which I have always thought is of a similar vibe. I've never met one but there was a Yolande in an Enid Blyton book I read when I was about 7 - wish i could remember what it was!

BigBadMouse · 26/05/2008 23:03

I think it is an absolutely beautiful name and not at all pretentious.

Only issue I can think of is what would it be shortened to - because there are always people who feel the need to shorten a name whether you want it shortened or not (not that I have an issues with that myself... )

kitsmummy · 26/05/2008 22:58

I think it's the most beautiful name in the whole world. Would have had Hermione or Clementine for our bump if my husband didn't have a say in the matter!

Fanella · 26/05/2008 20:37

I like it too, and it's more likely to be pronounced correctly these days thanks to HP!