Hermione Forename

110,240th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 4,011 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Grenada

Hermione Forename Definition:

A female name. Greek ‘Ερμιόνη, f. derivative of Hermes, the name of a d. of Menelaus and Helen, the wife of Orestes. It was often used in 16th-C Literature, notably by Shakespeare for the queen in A Winter’s Tale, and it is from this that the modern use of Hermione as a christian name is derived.

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Hermione Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin
100%
1,0561:10,0151,365
England
100%
7091:78,4243,205
United States
100%
4661:777,97617,744
Haiti
100%
3451:31,0932,327
Cameroon
100%
2691:80,3364,510
Gabon
100%
2001:9,4171,573
Brazil
100%
1511:1,418,78233,344
Congo
100%
1441:34,7862,952
South Africa
100%
971:562,19225,877
Netherlands
100%
491:344,94010,093
DR Congo
100%
481:1,538,07540,404
Philippines
 
78%
431:2,465,33751,936
Australia-371:369,1256,777
Scotland
100%
361:148,6212,961
China-341:40,178,11161,702
Grenada
100%
301:3,604642
Wales
100%
271:114,6042,631
Canada
100%
241:1,380,55723,993
France
100%
241:2,769,59814,180
Ivory Coast
100%
231:1,003,30129,672
Cyprus
100%
221:39,5941,941
India
100%
161:75,929,8731,126,684
Hong Kong-131:596,3634,636
Jamaica-131:221,7877,032
Morocco-91:3,816,5158,291
Malaysia
100%
91:3,383,32786,111
Singapore-91:698,56212,752
Uganda
100%
61:6,826,15353,479
Trinidad and Tobago-51:272,28413,349
Belgium
100%
51:2,298,00820,299
Indonesia-51:51,592,734871,495
Malta-41:107,3402,111
Mexico-41:31,036,10761,748
Guyana-41:190,81611,826
Samoa-41:48,798712
Israel
100%
41:2,100,73020,870
Ghana-41:6,746,5548,075
Egypt
100%
41:22,975,23627,891
Italy
100%
41:15,265,52238,916
Jersey-31:33,3271,495
Thailand
100%
31:23,355,271268,869
Russia
100%
31:48,077,90198,779
Greece-31:3,644,84916,562
Senegal
100%
31:4,860,45220,187
New Zealand-31:1,512,01511,267
Dominica-21:37,736863
Saint Lucia
100%
21:88,9085,280
Norway-21:2,566,16424,989
Niger-21:9,591,99755,581
Germany
100%
21:48,338,93872,742
Switzerland
100%
21:4,106,74825,883
United Arab Emirates-11:7,151,99394,323
Ukraine-11:45,499,90832,056
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
Sweden
100%
11:9,857,90778,968
United States Virgin Islands-11:109,7474,493
Venezuela-11:30,201,893231,239
Zimbabwe
100%
11:15,423,817113,731
Ireland
100%
11:4,643,51913,375
Ethiopia-11:97,560,13329,608
Afghanistan-11:32,623,51666,536
Armenia-11:2,918,75314,910
Aruba-11:103,7802,838
Burkina Faso
100%
11:18,379,469100,219
Burundi-11:9,906,5592,558
Colombia-11:47,778,92695,497
Denmark-11:5,649,49828,429
Dominican Republic-11:10,431,27030,761
Peru
100%
11:31,791,454110,866
Kazakhstan
100%
11:17,746,84544,366
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Kuwait-11:3,785,26415,388
Lebanon-11:5,627,57119,299
Mauritius-11:1,297,78413,721
Myanmar-11:51,948,2733,226
Nicaragua
100%
11:6,018,33634,175

The alternate forms: Hermioné (1) are calculated separately.

Hermione Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A female name. Greek ‘Ερμιόνη, f. derivative of Hermes, the name of a d. of Menelaus and Helen, the wife of Orestes. It was often used in 16th-C Literature, notably by Shakespeare for the queen in A Winter’s Tale, and it is from this that the modern use of Hermione as a christian name is derived. The German Hermine is a different name, probably a f. form of Herman (q.v.).

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

Greek, ‘maiden of high degree.’ Hermione, lovely daughter of Menelaus and Helen, after having been forced by her father to marry Neoptolemus, was able, the latter murdered, to marry Orestes, to whom she had, years before, been promised. In Shakespeare’s Winter’s Tale, she is the loved and much-wronged wife of Leontes.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

A name derived from Hermione ‘Ερμιονη, a daughter of Mars and Venus, and who married Cadmus; also a daughter of Menelaus and Helen. The name is derived from ‘Ηρμης, Mercury.

Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Teutonic (feminine) - Maiden of high degree.

What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody

A Latin name, meaning: Kindred. (Greek) Maid of high degree.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Hermione Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hermioné961/
Hermionne94325/
Hermionie945/
Hermeione943/
Chermione941/
Hermaione941/
Hhermione941/
Heirmione941/
Hermihone941/
Ermione93253/
Hermion93151/
Khermionne891/
Hermaionie891/
Hermionnes891/
Ermionne88109/
Hermiona8830/
Hermyone8816/
Hermioni8814/
Hermiony8810/
Hermiane888/
Harmione884/
Hermeion884/
Germione883/
Hermeone882/
Hermieon882/
Aermione881/
Hermiong881/
Hermionn881/
Ermion8627/
Hermyonne8210/
Hermionny823/
Hermeyone822/
Hermionio821/
Hermoyone821/
Hermeoine821/
Jermionne821/
Chermiane821/
Hermeones821/
Hermijona821/
Ermioni805,158/
Hermian8080/
Ermiona8059/
Hermeon8013/
Germion806/
Ermeone805/
Ermiony805/
Armione804/
Ermyone803/
Ermijon803/
Hermyon802/
Ermionh801/
Ermoion801/
Jermion801/
Ermiane801/
Hermayonne783/
Hermogiane782/
Hermayonie781/
Hermijocen781/
Hermiana75558/
Hermiani75361/
Germiane7580/
Jermiane7544/
Ermijoni7513/
Chermeon756/
Ermijona754/
Hermjona753/
Airmione752/
Armionie751/
Ermijane751/
Ermionna751/
Ermayone751/
Hermyona751/
Hermyonn751/
Hermeoni751/
Hermeyon751/
Hermiann751/
Hermiaan751/
Ermihane751/
Ermihona751/
Ermian71404/
Hermianna7117/
Hermiatin7116/
Ermjon714/
Hermyanne712/
Hearmeane712/
Hermijana712/
Harmijane711/
Chermiann711/
Ermeon711/
Irmion711/
Hermojean711/
Hermayoni711/
Hermejhon711/
Hermeouna711/
Jermianne711/
Jermyonee711/
Herminiao711/
Hermyonny711/
Ermiana67288/
Ermiani67195/
Hermean6729/
Jermian6718/
Germian6714/
Hermjan6712/
Ermjona6711/
Ermyona6711/
Hermeiyani679/
Ermjoni678/
Ermijan675/
Ermihan674/
Jermeon672/
Ermiany672/
Germeon671/
Chairmiane671/
Ermeona671/
Ermiant671/
Ermejon671/
Jermaijhon671/
Jermyon671/
Hermyan671/
Ermyony671/

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