[name]Hermione[/name]- pro’s and cons?
I think the name is absolutely beautiful, but will too many people associate it with [name]Harry[/name] [name]Potter[/name]? Also, will she have a hard time spelling it?
Unfortunately, I think it’s still too tied to Miss [name]Granger[/name] (even thought she is a great namesake). But I do think she would make a fantastic middle name. (If I remember correctly, there was another poster about a year ago who named her daughter [name]Louisa[/name] [name]Hermione[/name] or [name]Maeve[/name] [name]Hermione[/name] - both stunning in my opinion.)
Agree with pp 
[name]Hermione[/name] is my favorite girl’s name, and I sort of have a sick obsession for it XD
BUT, if I were to put my biased opinion aside, I’d agree with with the previous poster.
[name]Hermione[/name] is beautiful, but if you’re not willing to deal with the inevitable associations with [name]Harry[/name] [name]Potter[/name] (& [name]Shakespeare[/name]… And mythology), then either don’t use it or put it in the middle, where it’s equally as beautiful as it is in the front.
And, I might add, like the pp, that [name]Hermione[/name] [name]Granger[/name] isn’t that bad of an association.
I love [name]Hermione[/name], it is music to my ears! I would die of joy to meet a young one. I would use it because of, not despite the [name]Hermione[/name] [name]Granger[/name] reference. I think she is a fantastic role model, intelligent, clever, strong, and brave, what more could you ask for your little girl?
Also, this quote by Rowling herself is amazing and makes me love [name]Hermione[/name] even more:
“Maybe all this seems funny, or trivial, but it’s really not. It’s about what girls want to be, what they’re told they should be, and how they feel about who they are. I’ve got two daughters who will have to make their way in this skinny-obsessed world, and it worries me, because I don’t want them to be empty-headed, self-obsessed, emaciated clones; I’d rather they were independent, interesting, idealistic, kind, opinionated, original, funny – a thousand things, before ‘thin’. And frankly, I’d rather they didn’t give a gust of stinking chihuahua flatulence whether the woman standing next to them has fleshier knees than they do. Let my girls be Hermiones, rather than [name]Pansy[/name] Parkinsons. Let them never be Stupid Girls”
[name]Hermione[/name] in the middle, yes. [name]Hermione[/name] up front, alas no. It’s just too [name]Harry[/name] [name]Potter[/name]. You could try to cheat the inevitable association by using spunky nn [name]Io[/name]. Or you could shorten [name]Hermione[/name] to the equally historical and Shakespearean sound-alike [name]Hermia[/name] – another smart, spunky, independent woman and an equally worthy role model.
To me, it’s 100% [name]Harry[/name] [name]Potter[/name]! I just couldn’t get past the reference. Maybe better as a middle name?
I don’t think people would have too much difficulty with the spelling/pronunciation because of [name]Harry[/name] [name]Potter[/name]!
I love [name]Hermione[/name]. I think its a great literary name. It’s a name from Greek Mythology as well as a [name]Shakespeare[/name] play. However, I do think at this point in time it might be too associated to [name]Harry[/name] [name]Potter[/name]. So yes, there might be that issue where she answers a question in school and people yell out things like “10 points for Gryffindor”.
But then again, she was a pretty strong character and I don’t think that’s necessarily a bad thing. And at least there are more associations with the name. It’s not like naming your kid [name]Katniss[/name].
I wouldn’t be brave enough to use it as a first name. I would love to meet a little [name]Hermione[/name] though.