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Question: Is Hermione a real name!?
In the harry potter books they say that hermione granger is muggle born but!.!.!. i have never actually heard the name in the (muggle) world!.!.!.have you!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


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Yes, it is real and I actually read yesterday when searching for a name Jo wanted a specifically unique name for Hermione!. It's not common in America at all!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

yup! quite a few people named Hermione:
Hermione (Greek ?Ερμι?νη; English pronunciation /h?!.'ma?!.??ni/) is a female given name and may refer to:

Hermione of Ephesus (died 117 A!.D!.) (early Christian martyr)
Hermione Baddeley (1906–1986), English actress
Hermione Cobbold (1905–2004), British matriarch
Hermione Cockburn (born 1973), British TV/radio personality
Hermione Gingold (1897–1987), British actress
Hermione Gulliford, English actress
Hermione Hammond (1910–2005), English painter
Hermione Hannen (1913–1983), English actress
Hermione Lee (born 1948), British critic
Hermione Norris (born 1968), English actress
Fictional
Hermione (mythology), the daughter of Menelaus and Helen in Greek mythology
A character in the play Cadmus et Hermione by Jean-Baptiste Lully
Hermione Bostock, a character in the fiction of P!. G!. Wodehouse
Hermione Granger, a character in J!. K!. Rowling's Harry Potter series
Hermione Lodge, a character in the Archie Comics
Queen Hermione of Sicily, a character in William Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale
Hermione Trumpington-Bonnet, a character in the British TV series Monarch of the Glen
Hermione from the House of Borromeo, a character in the Japanese animated TV series Romeo x JulietWww@QuestionHome@Com

Yes, it is a real name!.
I believe there is a woman named: Hermione Lee!. (She is a British critic, biographer, lecturer and Professor of English at the University of Oxford, and a professorial fellow of New College!.)
I also searched the name and it showed that it means: eloquence; messenger; earthly; from the Earth!. The origin is Greek!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

yes!.

Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology
Pronounced: her-MIE-o-nee
Derived from the name of the Greek god HERMES!. Hermes was the Greek god of speed and good luck!. In Greek myth Hermione was the daughter of Menelaus and Helen!. This was also the name of the wife of Leontes in Shakespeare's play 'The Winter's Tale'!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

hermione's a greek name,then shakespeare used it!.!.then Jo borrowed it for HP!.!.hermione's actually who Jo modelled herself after!. granger or grainger is a typically english surname!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Yes, it is!. Hermione was a character in Shakespeare before JKR wrote HP, and I believe that's where she discovered the name!. :)Www@QuestionHome@Com

It's an Greek name, but is mostly used in Great Britain!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

yeah!.!.my mates called hermione
and i think its greek!.!.rather than british!.!.
were british and its an extremely rare name
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Yes, it's an actual name!. I haven't met anyone with it either, though!.

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Yes, my aunt's friend is named Hermionie!. I think it's British, because she was born in England!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Yes it is a real name!. My friend named her baby this years ago!Www@QuestionHome@Com

actually it is!.!.!. i was skeptical at first too, though!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

yes it is a real name i think its an awesome name but its britishWww@QuestionHome@Com

Yes; it's just rare!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

yup it's realWww@QuestionHome@Com

If not, it is now!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

yes, it's a british nameWww@QuestionHome@Com