The idea is to think of a meaning that goes with the name, just for fun. Would like to keep the official copy here.
Let me know if anyone has any contributions -thanks!
Villains:
Lord Voldemort Immortal, mort (as in to hurt, or kill)
Argus Filch Disgusting to us; filthy
Bellatrix LeStrange Tricks; crafty. To estrange; to cut victims off from their
loved ones.
Malfoy Usually used for Draco. Malfoy, as in malformed boy; bad boy
Lucious his father is similar to vicious, dangerous
Percy Hurts (as in his family), but mercy, in the end.
Death Eater These go without saying. Demented; evil, death
Dementor
Hogwarts Teachers:
Horace Slughorn Sluggish. Horn (as in on a rhino or large beast)
Remus Lupin Lunar, as in werewolf. Remorse, sad. "Lupin" means wolf.
Severus Snape Sever us; as in, appearing to cut Harry's ties from his parents,
killing Dumbledore; Snape as in snake, sneaky
Dumbledore I'm at a loss on this one. Daring, fumble perhaps (as in when he
accidentally killed his sister). There is always a question, "Did
Dumbledore's plan fumble? Or is this according to his plan?"
Professor Flitwick Flitty, witty. Conjures image of a little, spry intelligent person
(which he is).
Minerva McGonagall Nerve; tough; gall. Will stand up to anyone.
Harry's Friends:
Hagrid Haggard, hairy. Grinning
Luna Lovegood Lunar, loony; nuts. Loves a good time (sees everything as a
fun outing)
Nevil Longbottom "Nevil" is kind of a nerdly name. Longbottom, there's more
hidden under him than meets the eye.
Hermiome ???
Ronald Weasley ???
Weasley Pleasing; the weasel meaning cunning (as in Fred and George,
dad secretly in Order of the Phoenix)
Gorp Grope; great
Fawkes Phoneix that bawks
Hogwarts Houses:
Gryfhindor Grip, fun, dare. Grip (as in, sword)
Slytherin Slythering, snakelike, i.e. not good
Hufflepuff Makes you think of 'cup'. I've got nothing else, except that the lady the cup was stolen from was obese (huffy and puffy)
Ravenclaw The raven of course, Edgar Allen Poe, books, learning
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nice list though u might want to change the spelling of Bellatrix's name HBPrincess might not take kindly to that lol _________________
^Thanx shewhoshouldnotbenamed^
Heh heh. I didn't check the spelling on any of them, would have been a miracle if they were all correct.
I can't quite figure out 'Hermiome', but theres' something there I'm sure. Driving me crazy.
Remus had a twin brother named Romulus. They were raised by werewolves. Romulus founded Rome and turned bad and killed his brother, Remus. Lupin means wolf.
Hermione was aa character in Shakespeare who was turned to stone, similiar to CoS...
Gryffindor... a Gryffin is a mythological creature
Have been working on a list of character names from the books and guessing at their hidden meanings, just for fun. Would like to keep the official copy here.
Let me know if anyone has any contributions -thanks!
Villains:
Lord Voldemort Immortal, mort (as in to hurt, or kill)
Argus Filch Disgusting to us; filthy
Bellatrix LeStrange Tricks; crafty. To estrange; to cut victims off from their
loved ones.
Malfoy Usually used for Draco. Malfoy, as in malformed boy; bad boy
Lucious his father is similar to vicious, dangerous
Percy Hurts (as in his family), but mercy, in the end.
Death Eater These go without saying. Demented; evil, death
Dementor
Hogwarts Teachers:
Horace Slughorn Sluggish. Horn (as in on a rhino or large beast)
Remus Lupin Lunar, as in werewolf. Remorse, sad. "Lupin" means wolf.
Severus Snape Sever us; as in, appearing to cut Harry's ties from his parents,
killing Dumbledore; Snape as in snake, sneaky
Dumbledore I'm at a loss on this one. Daring, fumble perhaps (as in when he
accidentally killed his sister). There is always a question, "Did
Dumbledore's plan fumble? Or is this according to his plan?"
Professor Flitwick Flitty, witty. Conjures image of a little, spry intelligent person
(which he is).
Minerva McGonagall Nerve; tough; gall. Will stand up to anyone.
Harry's Friends:
Hagrid Haggard, hairy. Grinning
Luna Lovegood Lunar, loony; nuts. Loves a good time (sees everything as a
fun outing)
Nevil Longbottom "Nevil" is kind of a nerdly name. Longbottom, there's more
hidden under him than meets the eye.
Hermiome ???
Weasley Pleasing; the weasel meaning cunning (as in Fred and George,
dad secretly in Order of the Phoenix)
Hogwarts Houses:
Gryfhindor Grip, fun, dare. Grip (as in, sword)
Slytherin Slythering, snakelike, i.e. not good
Hufflepuff Makes you think of 'cup'. I've got nothing else.
Ravenclaw The raven of course, Edgar Allen Poe, books, learning
ok filch dosnt belong under villions. i meen hes right under voldie who would kill him for being a filthy squib. and percy's not that bad i meen he fliped from the ministry to help harry at the end of the book.
Try learning to spell correctly buddy. How difficult is it to refer the books if you are unsure. Surely seeing the names over 100 times would mean you you'd be capable of spelling them correctly _________________
^Sig by Master Patronus^
You guys are REEEEEEALY stretching it to find meanings. _________________ ^%W$%I&w35UB^rdbTFi7n5YEct4 wsYEtst4AM#4^T98[9UI*7^THEQef3#W$TwesY%REAL$rdgYI%uSLIM7tFGuj6TygH^SHADY%^&6^64
Draco was an incredibly strict and sometimes creul Greek ruler, so Draco Malfoy could come from that... _________________ Harry witnessed Professor McGonagall walking right past Peeves, who was determinedly loosening a crystal chandelier, and could have sworn he heard her tell the poltergeist out of the corner of her mouth, "It unscrews the other way."
-HPatOotP
Sheesh. Aren't we talking about a children's book here, folks?
Was just trying to have a little fun.
Next time I visit this site, I'll put on my bullet proof vest first.
Villains:
Lord Voldemort Immortal, mort (as in to hurt, or kill)
actually voldemort is french... its vol de mort... meaning flight from death.
Quote:
Bellatrix LeStrange Tricks; crafty. To estrange; to cut victims off from their
loved ones.
bellatrix i think means female warrior... lestrange has another meaning but i forget...
Quote:
Malfoy Usually used for Draco. Malfoy, as in malformed boy; bad boy
Lucious his father is similar to vicious, dangerous
malfoy is another french word... mal foi... bad faith... draco = dragon
Quote:
Remus Lupin Lunar, as in werewolf. Remorse, sad. "Lupin" means wolf.
remus is also the name of the twin brother of romulus in roman mythology who was nursed by a wolf
Quote:
Dumbledore I'm at a loss on this one. Daring, fumble perhaps (as in when he
accidentally killed his sister). There is always a question, "Did
Dumbledore's plan fumble? Or is this according to his plan?"
dumbledore = old english for bumblebee...
Quote:
Minerva McGonagall Nerve; tough; gall. Will stand up to anyone.
minerva is the roman goddess of wisdom
Hogwarts Houses:
Quote:
Gryfhindor Grip, fun, dare. Grip (as in, sword)
might have something to do with a gryffin door...
Quote:
Ravenclaw The raven of course, Edgar Allen Poe, books, learning
yes... and in the poem, athena was mentioned... _________________
I love my handsome Erik
Yeah, Bellatrix is Latin for "Female warrior." It's a star in the constellation Orion.
And I got this off a website about the myths of the constellations...
Quote:
Orion was in love with Merope, one of the Seven Sisters who form the Pleiades, but Merope would have nothing to do with him. Orion's tragic life ended when he stepped on Scorpius, the scorpion. The gods felt sorry for him, so they put him and his dogs in the sky as constellations. They also put all of the animals he hunted up there near him. Scorpius, however, was placed on the opposite side of the sky so Orion would never be hurt by it again.
_________________ Breathing is optional. Look, Bella, look.
Nagini-Naga is a Sanskrit (ancient language in India) for snake. Nagi is the female form. Nagaina is one of the two King Cobras (her mate is Nag) in Rudyard Kipling's Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (My favorite short story apart from The Pagemaster), which is a feminme form of Nag, which is Hindi for cobra. Nagini must have been inspired by Nagi and Nagaina.
OH! We were talking about the story of Orion. The woman he fell in love with was Merope, which was the name of Tom Riddle's mother! _________________ I'm quite an unlikely Slytherin!
Argh, ya lubbards! Its easy as pie. Harry Potter he reminds me of Trotter, 'cause he's always on a mission going around, he is. The 'harry' part, well, that there is 'cause he gets into alot of harry situations.
its a simple game it is. Pardon'n yer honours of high station, me bein' a lowly Mubble and all......
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