This name was no longer for me because of word "hernia" and "hermit".
― Anonymous User 11/9/2023, edited 11/9/2023
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The reality is while it is a gorgeous name, it is unusable as a given name in the Americas and the majority of Europe and parts of Africa and any other countries that speak English, Spanish, French, German, or any romance or Slavic language due to it being spelled like hernia.
Substitute teacher accidentally reads out Hernia, your child will NEVER live it down!
― Anonymous User 12/13/2005
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I think this name is kind of pretty. And its literary use in Shakespeare makes it interesting, especially when it's a German usage. And yes, I like it better pronounced "Her-My-u" than "Her-MEE-u.
― Anonymous User 8/18/2005
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Hermia is a very pretty and highly unusual name. I love it! I like to pronounce it "Her-MY-a". I don't like 'MEE-a' very much.