Hermione

Alternative forms

• Hermionë

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Ἑρμῐόνη (Hermiónē).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: hûrmīʹənĭ, IPA^(key): /hɜːˈmaɪ.ə.nɪ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /hɜɹˈmaɪ.ə.ni/,^[1] /hɜɹˈmaɪ.nɪ/
• Rhymes: -aɪəni

Proper noun

Hermione

1. (Greek mythology) Daughter of Helen and Menelaus, wife of Orestes.
   • 1610, William Shakespeare, The Winter’s Tale: Act III, Scene II:

     Hermione, queen to the worthy Leontes, King of Sicilia, thou art here accused and arraigned of high treason

2. A female given name.

See also

• Hermine (unrelated German name, used in German translations of the Harry Potter series)

References

Proper noun

Hermione f

1. Hermione

Alternative forms

• Hermiona

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἑρμιόνη (Hermiónē).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /herˈmi.o.neː/, [hɛrˈmi.ɔ.neː]

Proper noun

Hermionē f (genitive Hermionēs); first declension

1. (Greek mythology) Hermione
2. A city of Argolis

References

• Hermione in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Hermione in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• Hermione in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly