Hermione's name

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No: HPFGUIDX 31209

JKR explained the hows and whys of Hermione's name. She said that 
she chose the name Hermione from the Shakespeare play, but that 
there were no connections that she knew of between the two 
characters. Rather, she chose the name because 1) it seemed like the 
kind of name two professional types would chose for their daughter 
because it shows how clever they are, and 2) it was obscure enought 
that there wouldn't likely be a real brainy girl with oversized 
front teeth with that name who would then be teased because of the 
character in the book. So this is not one of those cases where we 
should read all sorts of connections into JKR's choice of names; she 
specifically said otherwise.

Steve