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Sorry to be picky, but Remus does in fact not mean ‘swiftness’. In Latin, remus with a long vowel means 'oar’, which I suppose this is in reference to, even if 'swiftness’ is never a secondary meaning of it. However, the name Remus, that of Rhea Silvia’s son and Romulus’ brother, has a short vowel in Latin, so they’re not in fact the same word, even if they are written in the same way. It’s also worth mentioning that Hermione is derived from the name of the Greek god Hermes. I’d be interested to hear where the 'earthy’ connection is, because I can’t think of one.
Grumpy Classicist out. (With a PS that I still like these gifs.)
