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I loled greatly at the 'got it from Shakespeare actually' thing. I mean, JK Rowling is a well-respected, award-winning children's author, and the Hermione in her books - named for the Shakespeare character! - is famous for her BRAIN. It's not as if we're talking a name popularised by some cheesy hack on a heroine famous for multiple terrible porn scenes. And, as others have pointed out, there are other Hermiones about; it's not as if it's completely unheard of outside the HP books.

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I like it a lot, but really don't like any of the potential short forms, which would deter me from using it. Hermione Beatrice works well for me; these do too:
Hermione Augusta
Hermione Octavia
Hermione Constance
Hermione Lucy
Hermione Clare
Hermione Amanda
Hermione Louisa
Hermione Lilac
Hermione Joan
Hermione Isabel
Hermione Julia
Hermione May
Hermione Maud
Hermione Sybil

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Also... you could always go for Hermia, if you want a Shakespearean name unsullied by plebeian associations! :p

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