Hermione

Hermione is a female given name . It is the feminine derivation of the name Hermann , which comes from Old High German , and means something like "warrior" or "fighter". The short form is Herma . In ancient Greek the name is the feminine form of the messenger of the gods Hermes; "Messenger, worldly". In Greek mythology, Hermione is the daughter of King Menelaus (Roman Menelaus) of Sparta and Helena and the wife of Orestes.

Well-known namesake

Real namesake

• Hermine Aichenegg (1915–2007), Austrian freelance artist
• Hermine Albers (1894–1955), German social scientist and youth welfare person
• Hermine Albrecht (* 1856 or 1859; † 1929), Austro-Hungarian theater actress
• Hermine Berthold (1896–1990), German worker, politician (SPD) and resistance fighter
• Hermine Bland (1852-1919), Austrian actress
• Hermine Bosetti (1875–1936), German coloratura soprano and vocal teacher
• Hermine Bovet (1842–?), German piano teacher
• Hermine Braunsteiner-Ryan (1919–1999), Austrian concentration camp guard
• Hermine Cloeter (1879–1970), Austrian writer and cultural historian
• Hermine Cziglér von Vecse-Cappilleri (1840–1905), German-speaking poet, writer and journalist
• Hermine David (1886–1970), French draftsman and painter
• Hermine Deurloo (* 1966), Dutch harmonica player and saxophonist of modern jazz
• Hermine Diethelm (1915–1997), Austrian film editor
• Hermine Esinger (1852–1939), pianist, organ virtuoso and last Liszt student
• Hermine Fiala (1930–1979), Austrian politician
• Hermine Gies b. Santrouschitz (1909–2010), assistant to Anne Frank, see Miep Gies
• Hermine Huntgeburth (* 1957), German director
• Hermine Körner (1878–1960), German actress and director
• Hermine Küchenmeister-Rudersdorf (1822–1882), German theater actress and singing teacher
• Hermine Maier-Heuser (Hermine Maierheuser; 1882–1968), German homeland writer
• Hermine Overbeck-Rohte (1869–1937), German painter
• Hermine Riss (1903–1980), Austrian Righteous Among the Nations
• Hermine von Schönaich-Carolath (1887–1947), German princess
• Hermine Schröder (1911–1978), German athlete
• Hermine Speier (1898–1989), German classical archaeologist
• Hermine Sterler (1894–1982), German actress
• Hermine Villinger (1849–1917), German writer
• Hermine Ziegler (1884–?), German actress

Fictional namesake

• Hermione Granger, character from the Harry Potter book series; see characters from the Harry Potter novels # Hermione Granger
• Hermine, fictional character from The Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse; see Der Steppenwolf # overview of figures

Storms

• See Tropical Cyclone Hermione

Ship names

• Hermine (ship) , a gaff schooner built entirely of wood in 1904, now a monument in Cuxhaven

variants

• Herma
• Hermin as a man's name, e.g. B. Hermin Esser

Others

• The electric locomotive E 69 03 of the former Lokalbahn Aktien-Gesellschaft (LAG) is nicknamed Hermine .

Remembrance days

Remembrance days are on January 3rd , July 9th and September 4th . See also: List of name days .