More about Hermione's name
Melanie Moore
ravenclawlady at yahoo.com
Sat Sep 2 05:01:22 UTC 2000
No: HPFGUIDX 764
All this Hermione name-talk prompted me to look up her name in
"The Last Word on First Names" by Linda Rosenkrantz and Pamela
Redmond Satran (published in 1995). Here's how they weighed in
on the name:
This Greek name of the mythic daughter of Helen of
Troy might be completely extinct were it not for
Shakespeare (The Winter's Tale) and the British
Hermione Gringold. In any case, it's hardly ever
been heard in [the United States] and we doubt it
ever will be.
Famous last words, huh?
Melanie
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