name origins - Hermione

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., foxmoth at q... wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., bobbins29 at h... wrote:
> 
> > the main word i dislike, though, is "hogwarts".  it's just... 
> > unpleasant.
> 
>    It's a pun on warthog.
> 
> Pippin
> who suspects that Mundungus Fletcher might be  an *unsavory 
> character * who is nonetheless vital to the good guys' success.

Having knowledge of Latin is helpful in understanding/enjoying many 
of her names - my favorite is Hermione (Her-my-uh-nee) 

Apparently JKR wanted this character to have an odd name so that real-
life little girls wouldn't be teased because they were know-it-alls 
like Hermione and shared the name.  

I alos discoverd that it was also wuite an appropriate name in the 
end since a frigate called Hermione made it possible in 1780  for La 
Fayette to join the American insurrectionists fight for their 
independence. (Think S.P.E.W :)

In Greek Mythology Hermione was the muse of Poets and another 
Hermione was the daughter of Helen of Troy and Menelaus, the king of 
Sparta. 

According to the Kabalarians 
The name of Hermione gives a responsible, reserved, and dignified 
nature, able to find a certain amount of success in anything 
undertaken. An appreciation for the finer and deeper aspects of life. 
Scholarly, studious interests inclined towards art, literature, 
philosophy, music, and drama. Wonder about the deeper aspects of life 
contained in religious theories and occult beliefs. Others may 
consider her aloof and unemotional since she often finds it difficult 
to express spontaneously. They could interpret her quietness as 
disinterest and aloofness, for they do not realize the depth of her 
feelings and thoughts. She requires time alone, especially in the 
outdoors, to cope with the pressures of life. This name causes 
tension to affect her heart and respiratory organs, resulting in 
colds or bronchial conditions. (like everyone else in Britain:)

HERMIONE is also the Greek feminine variation of Hermes, the 
messenger of the gods. It apparently means "eloquence" according to 
the baby name books but they give no language as a source and one 
says it means "high-born" from Greek origins, while another says it 
means "of the earth" from Greek origins...(both interesting  since 
Draco calls her Mudblood)

Hermione Gingold was a British Actress/comedian
http://users.bestweb.net/~foosie/gingold.htm

AND last but not least Hermione was a beautiful and virtuos 
Shakespearean Character in a Winter's Tale as Queen to Leontes, king 
of Siciliy http://www.bibliomania.com/0/0/33/71/17038/1/frameset.html


These links had some interesting theories about all the names:

http://www.assiah.org/flourish/names.html
http://www.gurlpages.com/hplover56/names.html (latin references here)
http://www.angelfire.com/fl4/scarheads/etymology.html
http://www.thepotterpages.f2s.com/origins.html
http://witchweekly.virtualave.net/meanings.htm
http://witchweekly.virtualave.net/meanings.htm (hidden meanings)
http://www.geocities.com/harrypotter518/history.htm
http://homepages.tesco.net/~ron.weasley/meanings.htm

I also found some pages on Fun Facts that include info on names:

http://www.homestead.com/wizardhogwarts/Funfacts.html
http://harry-potter-rules.8k.com/funfacts.html