Hermione (given name)
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| Pronunciation | /hɜːrˈmaɪəni/ hur-MY-ə-nee[1] |
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| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Greek |
| Meaning | derived from Hermes |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Herminie, Minnie, Mimi |
Hermione (Ancient Greek: Ἑρμιόνη [hermi.ónɛː]) is a feminine given name derived from the Greek messenger god Hermes. Hermione was the daughter of Menelaus and Helen in Greek mythology. It was also the name of an early Christian martyr, Hermione of Ephesus, and of a character in William Shakespeare’s play The Winter's Tale.[2] Usage of the name has increased in recent years due largely to a character with the name in the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling.[3]
- Hermione of Ephesus (died 117 A.D.), an early Christian martyr
- Hermione Asachi (1821–1900), Romanian writer and translator
- Hermione Baddeley (1906–1986), English actress
- Hermione Cobbold (1905–2004), British matriarch
- Hermione Cock (1904–2015), British female supercentenarian
- Hermione Cockburn (born 1973), British TV and radio presenter
- Hermione Corfield (born 1993), English actress and model
- Hermione Cronje, South African prosecutor
- Hermione Darnborough (1915–2010), English ballerina
- Hermione Eyre (born 1980), British journalist and novelist
- Hermione Farthingale (born 1949), English dancer, yoga teacher, and dated David Bowie and inspired some of his songs
- Hermione FitzGerald (1864–1895), Duchess of Leinster
- Hermione FitzGerald (born 1985), Irish professional golfer
- Hermione Gingold (1897–1987), English actress
- Hermione Gulliford, English actress
- Hermione Hammond (1910–2005), English painter
- Hermione Hannen (1913–1983), English actress
- Hermione Harvey (1931–2016), English actress and dancer
- Hermione Ruth Herrick (1889–1983), New Zealand Guide leader and women's naval administrator
- Hermione Hobhouse (1934–2014), British architectural historian
- Hermione Hoby (born 1985), British author, journalist, and cultural critic
- Hermione Kitson (born 1984), Australian news presenter and reporter
- Hermione Knox, Countess of Ranfurly, (1913–2001), British author, Countess of Ranfurly
- Hermione Lambton (1906–1990), Countess of Durham
- Hermione Lee (born 1948), British biographer and critic
- Hermione Lister-Kaye (born 1990), British naturalist and journalist, daughter of John Lister-Kaye
- Hermione Norris (born 1967), English actress
- Hermione Peters (born 1994), Belgian canoeist
- Hermione von Preuschen (1854–1918), German painter and author
- Hermione Rogers (1895–1917), British nurse who died when HMS Osmanieh was torpedoed
- Hermione (Hennessy) Ross (born 1966), British singer-songwriter
- Hermione Shirley (1891–1969), Countess Ferrers
- Hermione Underwood, Australian actress
- Hermione Wiltshire (born 1963), English photographer
