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Help[Opinions] Re: Hermione?
in reply to a message by Amara L.
It's one of my guilty pleasures. I would love to use, but my sister and my SO have both informed me that they would tease a child named Hermione and SO gave me the eyeroll when I said I liked it. Alas, little Hermione will live only in my imagination!
Harry Potter is a children's classic now, so you're going to have to deal with comments about Hermione Granger if you choose to name a daughter this gorgeous name. And yes, swatting down HP comments with the assertion that you got it from Shakespeare would be terribly pretentious. The bonus here is that Hermione Granger is a role model character for young girls. She is smart, independent, kind-hearted, and always stands by what matters to her. The name also has a lot more history to it than simply a 20th century phenomenon and you can feel free to explain that to those who ask if you named your daughter after Hermione Granger. At this point, you just have to weigh your love of name with the inevitable connections it will bring up. You can't correct everyone, and they will believe what they want, regardless of what you tell them. At the end of the day, Hermione is a lovely name and if you want to use it, go ahead.
Hermione pairs the best for me with short middle names. Hermione Ann is my favorite, as well as Hermione Jane. Some other ideas could be:
Hermione Joy
Hermione Dawn
Hermione Rain
Hermione Elaine
Hermione Elise
Hermione Mae
but I'm not sure I really like any of these, and I don't care for Hermione Poppy...too much "eee" in there. Ann or Jane is best in my mind.
As far as sibsets, Hermione and Violet/Beatrice/Penelope are very nice. They give the same kind of sunshine-y British feeling and the impression of girls who grew up in a home with a lot of books and tea leaves.
All in all, I adore Hermione.
Harry Potter is a children's classic now, so you're going to have to deal with comments about Hermione Granger if you choose to name a daughter this gorgeous name. And yes, swatting down HP comments with the assertion that you got it from Shakespeare would be terribly pretentious. The bonus here is that Hermione Granger is a role model character for young girls. She is smart, independent, kind-hearted, and always stands by what matters to her. The name also has a lot more history to it than simply a 20th century phenomenon and you can feel free to explain that to those who ask if you named your daughter after Hermione Granger. At this point, you just have to weigh your love of name with the inevitable connections it will bring up. You can't correct everyone, and they will believe what they want, regardless of what you tell them. At the end of the day, Hermione is a lovely name and if you want to use it, go ahead.
Hermione pairs the best for me with short middle names. Hermione Ann is my favorite, as well as Hermione Jane. Some other ideas could be:
Hermione Joy
Hermione Dawn
Hermione Rain
Hermione Elaine
Hermione Elise
Hermione Mae
but I'm not sure I really like any of these, and I don't care for Hermione Poppy...too much "eee" in there. Ann or Jane is best in my mind.
As far as sibsets, Hermione and Violet/Beatrice/Penelope are very nice. They give the same kind of sunshine-y British feeling and the impression of girls who grew up in a home with a lot of books and tea leaves.
All in all, I adore Hermione.
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