Hermione

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Hermione

  • /həˈmaɪ.ə.nɪ/ UK
  • /hɚˈmaɪ.ə.ni/ US

Rhymes with -aɪəni

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From the Ancient Greek Ἑρμῐόνη (Hermĭónē). Not related to German Hermine.

proper noun Hermionë

  1. Greek Daughter of Helen and Menelaus, and wife of Orestes.
  2. A female given name from Ancient Greek. Hermione, queen to the worthy Leontes, King of Sicilia, thou art here accused and arraigned of high treason
  3. An ancient town in Argolis, Greece.
  4. The asteroid 121 Hermione.

noun Hermiones · Hermionë

  1. Synonym of Hermione Granger (“a diligent, hard-working and intelligent person, especially a young woman smarter than her peers”)

    Similar: Hermione Granger

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: hermionë, hermippe, clytemnestra, orestes, hesione, helen, eurydice, helenus, oenone, penelope, hera, hellen, clytaemnestra, hesperia, oenomaus, andromache

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name Daughter of Helen and Menelaus, wife of Orestes

EspañolHermione
PortuguêsHermione
FrançaisHermione
DeutschHermione
ItalianoErmione
ΕλληνικάΕρμιόνη Ermióni
РусскийГермио́на Germióna
עבריתהֶרְמַיוֹנִי

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"Hermione." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hermione. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Hermione. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hermione

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"Hermione." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hermione.

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@misc{hermione_2026,
  title = {Hermione},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hermione},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}