English
Hermione
Hermione comes from Ancient Greek Ἑρμῐόνη.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἙρμῐόνηHermĭónē
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1610–1611Hermione
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἙρμῐόνηHermĭónē
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1610–1611Hermione
Earliest quotation: c. 1610–1611, William Shakespeare, The Winters Tale: “Hermione, queen to the worthy Leontes, King of Sicilia,…”
The story
Not related to German Hermine.
Every English word from Ancient Greek Ἑρμῐόνη
Today it means
name Daughter of Helen and Menelaus, wife of Orestes.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Ἑρμῐόνη / Hermione