Book of baby names?~Lotmsorry for the delay, buried under plot-bunnies at the moment...

Alas, she has been exiled to Siberia, and hasn't had much of a chance to come around all that often.  (No, seriously; she's working in a research facility somewhere in Siberia.)  She'll wander by once every blue moon or so (icy cold blue, that is), so maybe you can catch her...~Lotm

Don't be sorry!  Hermione is an interesting name, even if JKR rendered it an icon of her writing.  But Alison is a good name, too.Having been named after both my grandmothers, having uncles and cousins who share names (making it very confusing at family reunions at times), my thoughts on the matter are, give your kid a first and a middle name.  One simple-ish name, and one multi-syllable name, in either order.  This way, they can use either name, or break up the multi-syllable one into their choice of nickname.  DON'T name your kid both names after people who are still alive and running around whom they'll come into frequent contact with, as the poor kid (yes, me) will NEVER be able to have "her own" name...and yes, i do feel that strongly about this.  They could have named me Elizabeth which was the name one of my grandmothers wasn't using, and which not only very pretty, but full of different ways to break it up into nicknames, but nooooo...Anyhoo, I'm glad you liked this one.  It was short, it was cute, and it was fluffy (pillowed).  *snerk*~Lotm

Shoulda mentioned, in greek myth Hermione was the daughter of King Menelaus and Helen (later to be of Troy). And since my name is Helen and I love mythology, I thought it was cool. In a geeky kinda way. ;)

Geek is most definitely cool...~Lotmwho qualifies for 28 of the 38 categories found on the Geek Hierarchy Chart (the full, extended version)

LOL!  ~Lotm

*curtsies*  You're welcome!  ~Lotm