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I have liked Hermione for the past year or two now, and I was wondering is it usable? I am aware of Hermione Granger of Harry Potter, but it doesn't bother me I love HP! I also know of A Winter's Tale.
I think Hermione is a beautiful name, and very elegant IMO.
I pronounce it: her-my-oh-nee
People at BNABBT say it's unsable because of HP...wdyt?
"There is none Holy like The Lord, there is none besides Thee; there is no Rock like our God." (1 Samuel 2:2 RSV)
I think Hermione is a beautiful name, and very elegant IMO.
I pronounce it: her-my-oh-nee
People at BNABBT say it's unsable because of HP...wdyt?
"There is none Holy like The Lord, there is none besides Thee; there is no Rock like our God." (1 Samuel 2:2 RSV)
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With Hermione, I immediately think of Hermione Granger, yes--but I also think of Hermione of Shakespeare, Hermione of Greek myth, David Bowie's ex-girlfriend, and his song "Letter to Hermione." Hermione is not a one-trick pony, and if the focus is currently only on one famous bearer...well, that'll change eventually.
I don't know that I'd use it myself, but if I did, it'd be after the song--it's one of my favourites. I'd probably use it as a middle name, myself.
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I don't know that I'd use it myself, but if I did, it'd be after the song--it's one of my favourites. I'd probably use it as a middle name, myself.
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I think Harry Potter is definitely going to be the first thing that pops into people's minds in the US, where I am (at least if they have a very basic knowledge of the books or movies). For a while at least I think it's going to be firmly connected to that story, so it'd be inevitable to have them linked for a while.
However, will Harry Potter be as pop-culturally relevant ten years from now as it is today? I don't know. I can't say whether the excitement over it will fade once the books stop coming out and the movies are all finished. In ten years, Hermione might make a great name. I think it's unusual and pretty myself (it's growing on me, at least!). Maybe a kid named Hermione today would bring to mind Harry Potter, but once they're ten or twenty years old it might just seem unusual and very cool.
And even if the books are popular, if they endure twenty years of popularity after their completion then I think it's an acceptable connection anyway. Naming according to today's fictional fashions bugs me, but finding some smart and enduring name that was lent its popularity from fiction at some point in the past is fine, IMO. I just prefer that there's a substantial source behind a name, if you're influence from fiction, than some flighty trend.
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However, will Harry Potter be as pop-culturally relevant ten years from now as it is today? I don't know. I can't say whether the excitement over it will fade once the books stop coming out and the movies are all finished. In ten years, Hermione might make a great name. I think it's unusual and pretty myself (it's growing on me, at least!). Maybe a kid named Hermione today would bring to mind Harry Potter, but once they're ten or twenty years old it might just seem unusual and very cool.
And even if the books are popular, if they endure twenty years of popularity after their completion then I think it's an acceptable connection anyway. Naming according to today's fictional fashions bugs me, but finding some smart and enduring name that was lent its popularity from fiction at some point in the past is fine, IMO. I just prefer that there's a substantial source behind a name, if you're influence from fiction, than some flighty trend.
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Well said. Agree.
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ditto
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Hm. People at BNaBBT are witty as all hell, but they're not realistic.
My opinion: in real life, the name Hermione is actually usable now because of HP. Otherwise it'd be thought of like Portia. Sure, it'll take a while before HP isn't a big distraction from the name itself, but I think it's likely we'll see plenty of Hermiones named -- especially once the films have stopped for a couple years. Perhaps not till they have stopped for 15 years .. take Leia and Madison as examples?
I like the name and pronounce it the same as you. Stress on second syllable.
- chazda
My opinion: in real life, the name Hermione is actually usable now because of HP. Otherwise it'd be thought of like Portia. Sure, it'll take a while before HP isn't a big distraction from the name itself, but I think it's likely we'll see plenty of Hermiones named -- especially once the films have stopped for a couple years. Perhaps not till they have stopped for 15 years .. take Leia and Madison as examples?
I like the name and pronounce it the same as you. Stress on second syllable.
- chazda
This message was edited 3/24/2006, 7:44 PM
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Hermione and Aslan
I like it a lot and feel as you do that this is a coincidental *good* time to use it. It might be considered an odd name in some quarters, and little Hermione's all over can take *comfort* in knowing there are others.
Might be a good time for a boy named Aslan, too! *LOL*
I like it a lot and feel as you do that this is a coincidental *good* time to use it. It might be considered an odd name in some quarters, and little Hermione's all over can take *comfort* in knowing there are others.
Might be a good time for a boy named Aslan, too! *LOL*
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I like Aslan too [but ive liked it ever since iwas little]
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"There is none Holy like The Lord, there is none besides Thee; there is no Rock like our God." (1 Samuel 2:2 RSV)
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"There is none Holy like The Lord, there is none besides Thee; there is no Rock like our God." (1 Samuel 2:2 RSV)
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yeah.. little Hermiones all over, hehee. And we'll probably see them, when the HP kids are having their own .. funny as it seems right now. It could seem cutting-edge when Aslan or Hermione's about 10, IMO. I mean, if one were named now.
I'd never have believed we'd see Madison in the top five, if you told me that when Splash came out in 1984. But that's where the name was originally exposed. (No pun intended.) I still find it hard to believe that people would use a name from a character like Madison was, but maybe the name just soaked into the mainstream consciousness and folks forgot where they heard it. They "just knew it was a name."
- chazda
I'd never have believed we'd see Madison in the top five, if you told me that when Splash came out in 1984. But that's where the name was originally exposed. (No pun intended.) I still find it hard to believe that people would use a name from a character like Madison was, but maybe the name just soaked into the mainstream consciousness and folks forgot where they heard it. They "just knew it was a name."
- chazda
This message was edited 3/25/2006, 9:30 AM
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I didn't care for Trinity
when I heard it in the first Matrix movie, and it has *flown* up the popularity ranking, with no other source I can think of. I never saw that coming.
when I heard it in the first Matrix movie, and it has *flown* up the popularity ranking, with no other source I can think of. I never saw that coming.
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I really like Hermione. It's a wonderful name. =)
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I agree with the people at BNABBT... unfortunately EVERYbody - even those who aren't HP fans, know who Hermione Granger is! I'd say, maybe 10 years from now it won't be as bad but right now? Especially with the recent release of GOF, them being in the middle of the movie series and the impending release of the 7th book... during these next couple of years it's just not usable because people won't look at it as a name, only as a character.
And unfortunately hardly anyone is familiar with Shakespeare's Hermione.
I do agree that it is a beautiful name though! My only dislike it the lack of pretty and obvious, even semi-obvious, mns.
"Chan eil tuil air nach tig traoghadh"
"Maybe surrounded by
A million people I
Still feel all alone
I just wanna go home
Oh I miss you, you know"
- 'Home', Michael Buble
And unfortunately hardly anyone is familiar with Shakespeare's Hermione.
I do agree that it is a beautiful name though! My only dislike it the lack of pretty and obvious, even semi-obvious, mns.
A million people I
Still feel all alone
I just wanna go home
Oh I miss you, you know"
- 'Home', Michael Buble
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I think it is beautiful and has strong literary and historical significance through Shakespeare and Greek Mythology, but I think at the moment it is unusable due to HP.
Maybe give it a few years after the last book and movie are released and the craze dies down. I think that it will gain popularity quickly after that.
Maybe give it a few years after the last book and movie are released and the craze dies down. I think that it will gain popularity quickly after that.
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I've never heard of the name before Harry Potter, but I hate the character in both the books and the movies, so I won't be using it anytime soon.
I'd say use it as a middle name instead of the first. Hopefully, if it will be a first name, she won't be called "Muggle Blood". :)
Self proclaimed Supernatural obsessor.
I'd say use it as a middle name instead of the first. Hopefully, if it will be a first name, she won't be called "Muggle Blood". :)
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lol do you mean "mud blood"?
Random info semi-related: speaking of wording mistakes I was watching my GoF dvd the other night and did anyone notice how in the graveyard scene Voldemort calls Lily Potter a Muggle? I was like "what? She's a witch not a Muggle..." seems a slip of tongue that slipped past mistake-catchers!
"Chan eil tuil air nach tig traoghadh"
"Maybe surrounded by
A million people I
Still feel all alone
I just wanna go home
Oh I miss you, you know"
- 'Home', Michael Buble
Random info semi-related: speaking of wording mistakes I was watching my GoF dvd the other night and did anyone notice how in the graveyard scene Voldemort calls Lily Potter a Muggle? I was like "what? She's a witch not a Muggle..." seems a slip of tongue that slipped past mistake-catchers!
A million people I
Still feel all alone
I just wanna go home
Oh I miss you, you know"
- 'Home', Michael Buble
This message was edited 3/24/2006, 8:42 PM
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