How is Hermione viewed these days?

[daholster]

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...

We like it with a K, makes it easier for her to choose a shorter nick name and less associated with the direct Celtic link, which we don't have. We just love the sound of the name wasn't asking for comment

words that's why I told the OP to Google her! :)

Well I've got a Harry, Rupurt and if I ever have a girl is hermione. Sorry not helpful

Daholster - I love Kaitlin and like the K too but sadly it's a bit similar to my own name and certainly the shorterned version of my name. Does go nicely with Hermione though!

It's glorious

I think it's awesome, and I don't think Harry Potter is so recent that people will necessarily think of them straight off, no one goes "Harry? like Harry Potter?" so I don't really see why anyone would do that with Hermione, maybe some of the more unusual names they might though...

The first book came out in 1997 which quite frankly makes me feel old!

Waves to other Hermione Lee fans

I have an almost 5 year old Hermione and I still love hher name as does she. We've had an overwhelmingly positive response to it. Yes theres a HP association but that quickly fades once people actually meet her and then it just becomes her name. Pronunciation is still a bit hit and miss but it's easily corrected. We use the nickname 'miney' occasionally but she mostly prefers her dull name.

*full name not dull name lol

waves back

So, HermioneWeasley - your own kids appear to have very MNetty names? I don't quite know what I'm insinuating, but I'm putting it out there for the sake of argument.

I'm a huuuuge Harry Potter fan so I couldn't get over that link, but I don't know if kids will be quite so into it by the time they are older? I was 7 when the first book was published so I grew up with the series.

feels old

I also have a Hermione and she is nearly 4!! Our nn for her is Mimi, but since shes been at pre school she tells me 'no my names Hermione'. We dont know any others either so we love it!