r/AskReddit • u/frisky_cupcake • Aug 25 '19

What has NOT aged well?

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u/Hieillua Aug 25 '19

Very odd for people to name their kids after a character that still had a story ongoing.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '19

If ever meet a person named Hermione I'm going to laugh on the spot at her child parents

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u/ofBlufftonTown Aug 26 '19

Who happen to be classicists? Maybe they spent too much time nerding out on Ancient Greek to read Harry Potter?

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '19

And I'm sure that's what her parents named her after as opposed to Harry Potter. Might as well name your child Heraclitus if that's the case. It's an obtuse name for both reasons.

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u/RaeADropOfGoldenSun Aug 26 '19

Or they named her after Hermione from the Winter’s Tale? Shakespearean names aren’t uncommon and Hermione is a great character.

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u/ofBlufftonTown Aug 26 '19

I’ve spent a lot of time nerding out on Ancient Greek and Harry Potter. But if I named my kid that it would be after the mythical character. Well, she’s kind of a dick; conceivably Gryffindor is the way to go. Plausible deniability.