How is Hermione viewed these days?

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Is Harry Potter still too recent? I hope not because I love it and even dh agrees! It would make FOUR on our girl list! (Still none properly on the boys... Maybe Monty... Suggestions welcome...)

But we don't really want an overwhelming Harry Potter link. A bit is ok...

Google Hermione Lee, for a different take.

Well it does sound really Harry Potter to me, but it probably won't among her peer group, and by the time she's an adult, Harry Potter will probably be just another book. So I'd say if you like it, go for it.

Besides, according to the ONS website there's an increase in Game of Thrones names for babies, so you daughter may have other classmates named after book characters.

It just sounds ultra posh to me. I picture Hermione charging around a lacrosse field in 1937.

Could be worse squoosh!

sorry I think overwhelmingly of HP when I hear Hermione

Nope, nothing at all wrong with charging around a lacrosse field in 1937! I'd be Beryl and I'd be in the kitchen mending Hermione's party frocks.

It's a great name! Even if people NOW associate with Harry Potter (because that's the only Hermione they know), they will quickly start to associate it with your dd! And, as others have said, for her peergroup Harry Potter is just one of many books. Also, she's not a bad or mean character, is she? Great name choice imo.

For boys, how about Dominic, Quentin or Cassius?

HarryPotter

It is a fabulous name. I wanted it for DC3. Sadly I don't think he would have like it.

I love it.

I really like it! It's on my list, only concern I have is can ppl pronounce or spell it and does it sound too posh! Overall though I think it's lovely and could maybe have a nickname mimi

I think it will hit the sweet spot soon as Harry potter has meant people know how to pronounce it properly and brought the name into more familiar usage, but will be far enough in the distance to not be the overwhelming association as a child grows up. I think it's beautiful, and it brings back some very Jilly Cooper memories for me (a good thing).

There was a child born in Scotland last year called Bellatrix. At least Hermione is a bit more of a role model!

I def associate it with HP but that's because I don't know any others . I think there's probably just enough distance that it's ok now. My only concern is it's quite a mouthful and there's no obvious nice nickname.

Actually I think HP has done Hermione the world of good, people know how to pronounce it now, until then most people said Hermy 1.

People will think Harry Potter rather than The Winter's Tale nowadays (I'd imagine)

But they're also more likely to have heard of it and be able to spell and pronounce it, thanks to HP.

I like it, it's on my list. But dh has vetoed.

What Squoosh said.

It's fantastic! I don't think the HP connection will cross peoples minds after their first time meeting your daughter.

HP Hermione is a brilliant female role model! If people do make the association it won't be a bad thing :)

I have a Hermione. She's almost 3.

We were unsure because of the reasons you mention but now I absolutely love it and so does she. She's really proud of her name. Bad points are: there is a HP link (we don't mind this) but this also means we find all young ish people (under 30) always love it because of the HP link. Older people (over 50) sometimes don't know it and struggle with pronunciation. We've had Harmony, Hermanie blah blah but really most people know it because of HP and I see that as a positive. It's hard to shorten, we have nick names but they're not related to Hermione really more pet names. Her nursery called her mi mi (pronounced my my) but she corrects them and says my name is Hermione!! I don't mind what she goes by in yrs to come but she seems happy with her long name. It also suits her surname but admittedly probs makes her sound quite posh as we have a double barrel surname. BUT we aren't posh and I don't really mind what people think anyway.

One other thing, sibling names are tricky...it's a big name to match up to. We are expecting DD2 likely a girl and we are struggling to fine anything that goes with it. We have one for a boy though.

And we know no other Hermione's which she loves already at nearly 3.

I'd say go for it. It's strong, pretty and traditional and also unusual.

One last comment, where do you live?! One thing I don't like is in certain areas people miss the 'H' of it making her 'ermione' which is awful so I guess it depends where you love too if you think people may miss pronounce!

Thank you for all your input, it's really helpful.

Lol ilovechops!!! I love your last comment! We live on the Surrey/Hampshire border. We are not posh... Middle class I suppose yes, but I think most people in our area wouldn't naturally drop the H. Brilliant thought!

Congratulations on expecting dd2! How lovely. Our dd is called Kaitlin, and we think Kaitlin would go with Hermione fine. We have no recent Celtic connection and preferred the K for using Katy, and Kitty, which are nns. Maybe when she is older she might use Kate. Or Lin, if she hates the others!

If it's any help, our other thoughts at the moment are Felicity, Rosie (not sure what she'd be short for) and Poppy for a dd2. If it's a boy, we're stuffed!!!

Hermione? My immediate association is with an inspirational lecturer but now you have all the awful mediocre potter gobshite. So no

Oh just so your last post where you spell Caitlin with a k!