okay did anyone else notice how much names in the Harry Potter books relate to history? such as Minerva, her name is the Roman name of the Greek Goddess Athena, who was, among the greeks, the most beloved and was Goddess of Wisdom and War. I thought this was very interesting and was wondering if she will live up to what her name means in the 7th book!

That is very insteresting and I think she will live up to her title by helping Harry out and keeping Hogwarts alive while Harry is battling LV for the future of the good wizards. She is one of my favorite characters and I always wanted her to end up with dd... if only...

Also I think the name Remus was one of the twins who was looked after the wolf in ancient Roman history. His twin was Romulas. Just thought I'd add that in...

Does it say anything about his twin brother which might forshadow something important in the 7th book?

Hey...
wow i havn't known how historically her name is!!! it's very interesting and i think she would play a very important part in book 7!!! maybe she would end up with dumbledore???
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Also I just wanted to know if anyone knows the meaning of Ogden's name?

Harry Potter Name Meanings


Alastor (Scottish) - A form of Alexander
Albus (English) - Old; wise protector
Alicia (English) - A familiar form of Alice, which means truthful
Amos [Diggory] (Hebrew) - Burdened, troubled. Bible: an Old Testament prophet
Angelina (Russian) - A short form of Angela, which means "angel; messenger"
Arabella [Figg] (Latin) - Beautiful altar
Armando [Dippet] (Spanish) - A form of Armand, which means noble soldier
Arthur (Irish) - Noble; lofty hill. (Scottish) - bear. (English) - rock. (Icelandic) - follower of Thor
Bellatrix (Latin) - Female warrior
Bill (German) - A short form of William, which means determined guardian
Cedric (English) - Battle chieftain
Charlie (German) - A farmilar form of Charles, which means "farmer; strong and manly"
Cho (Korean) - Beautiful
Colin (Greek) - A short form of Nicholas (Nicholas means young cub)
Cormac (Irish) - Charioteer, son of defilement.
Cornelius (Greek) - Cornel tree. (Latin) - Horn-colored
Dean (French) - Leader, (English) - Valley
Dennis (Greek) - Mythology: A follower of Dionysius, the god of wine
Dobby (English) - A familiar form of Robert
Dolores (Spanish) - Sorrowful. Religion: Santa Maria de los Dolores - Saint Mary of sorrows - is the name for the Virgin Mary.
Draco (Greek) - A short form of Drakon, meaning "dragon, serpent"
Ernie [Prang] (English) - A familiar form of Ernest
Fleur (French) - Flower
Fred (French) - A short form of Frederick, which means peaceful ruler
George (Greek) - Farmer
Gilderoy (Irish) - Devoted to the King
Ginny (English) - A short form of Genevieve, which means "woman of the people"
Gregory [Goyle] (Latin) - Valiant watchman
Hannah (Hebrew) - Gracious
Harry (English) - A familiar form of Harold (Harold means army ruler)
Hedwig (Teutonic) - Battling
Hermione (Greek) - Earthly
Ignatius [Percy's middle name] (Latin) - Fiery, ardent
James (Hebrew) - Supplanter, substituter
Justin (Latin) - Just, righteous
Katie (English) - A familiar form of Kate, which means pure
Lavender (herb lore) - A sweet smelling plant
Lee (English) - Bull meadow, sheep field. (Chinese) - Plum, poetic.
Lily (Latin, Arabic) - A familiar form of Lilith, Lillian
Lucius (Latin) - Light; bringer of light
Ludo (Medieval Latin) - famous warrior
Luna (Latin) - Moon
Lupe [close to Lupin] - Wolf
Macnair (Scottish) - Son of the heir
Marietta [Edgecombe] (Italian) - A familiar form of Mane
Marjorie [Dursley] (Greek) - Pearl
Michael [Corner] (Hebrew) - Who is like God
Minerva (Latin) - wise. Mythology: The goddess of wisdom
Molly (Irish) - A familiar form of Mary
Myrtle (Greek) - Dark green shrub
Narcissa [Malfoy] - Daffodil. A feminine form of Narcissus, the mythological youth who fell in love with his own reflection
Neville (French) - New town
Nicholas [Flamel] (Greek) - Victorious people. Religion: The patron saint of children
Nymphadora (Latin) - Nymph, gift
Oliver (Latin) - Olive tree. (Scandinavian) - Kind; affectionate
Olympe [Maxime] (Greek) - Heavenly
Padma (Hindi) - Lotus
Pansy (Greek) - Flower; fragrant. (French) - Thoughtful
Parvati (Hindu) - Daughter of the mountain
Penelope [Clearwater] (Greek) - Weaver. Mythology: the clever wife of Odysseus, a Greek hero
Percy (French) - A familiar form of Percival, which means "pierce the valley; pierce the veil of religious mystery")
Peter (Greek, Latin) - Small rock
Petunia (Native American) - Flower
Rita [Skeeter] (Sanskrit) - Brave, honest
Remus (Latin) - Speedy, quick.
Ronald (Hebrew) - A short form of Reginald. Reginald (English) - King's advisor. An alternate form of Reynold.
Rudolphus (German) - Famous wolf
Seamus (Irish) - A form of James (James means supplanter, substituter)
Severus (French) - Severe
Sirius (Greek) - The Sparking or Scorching One; Dog Star
Susan (Hebrew) - Lily
Sybil (Greek) - Prophet. Mythology - Sibyls were oracles who relayed the messages of the gods.
Terry [Boot] (English) - A familiar orm of Terrance, which means smooth
Tom [Riddle, Inkeeper] (English) - A short form of Thomas, which means twin
Vernon (Latin) - Springlike; youthful
Viktor (Latin) - Victor, conqueror
Vincent [Crabbe] (Latin) - Victor, conqueror
Zacharias [Smith] (German) - A short form of Zachariah, which means "God remembered"
All of these name meanings were compiled from the book 35,000 Baby Names.

Of course there are some mistakes.Nymphadora is greek word not latin. It comes from Nymph which in greek is nymph and dora which is ancient greek form which means gift. They have used the words correctly but the wrote that they were latin, but i am Greek and i can take an unbreakble vow that it comes from ancient greek.
And also Angelina has been correctly defined but the first origin comes from ancient greek where angelos means messenger.

Aw! I never knew!! THANK-YOU guys!

yeah Remus and his twin were also the mythological founders of Rome...one of the most powerful cities in Roman times...that might mean somthing...or nothing i dont 'no but its a strange coquincadence (sp?)

Here's a huge one.
The Roman Emperor Severus Septimus had two enemies that threatened to take the trone from him. One was named Albinius. He allied himself with Albinius by naming him Ceasar, which meant Albinius was heir to the throne. Severus then fought and killed his other enemy. After returning from that battle, Severus named his oldest son Ceasar and marched his army to kill Albinius. The attack was successful, and Severus himself killed Albinius.
That is all true, you can look it up.

Do the names Severus and Albinius sound like anyone we know?

Albus : wise old man (he is all three)
Percival : religious mystery (??) or pierce the veil (of mystery, death)
Wulfric : wolf (wise,cunning,regenerative)
Brian : a high hill that is noble and strong (character traits of DD)
Dumbledore: word itself has no meaning but
dumble: has no meaning
dore : residue left when gold/silver had been pruified of lead in a furnace after oxidization (in other words purest of pure form)

I find it wierd that Lucius means light; bringer of light. And that Macnair means son of the heir. We all know LV has no sons, so how could Macnair be the son of the heir(LV). ANd baybe in book 7 Lucius Malfoy will be brought into the light, and fight for the good side.

Romulus ended up killing his twin Remus-I don't know if this will play a part in the seventh book, but who knows...

Marvolo is proper noun for marvel or marvellous.

Tom means either male cat/turkey or twin

Riddle means difficult problem

So Tom Marvolo Riddle could mean 'A marvelous & difficult cat/turkey'

No wonder he wanted to change his name:)

Thanks for all the names, it took me a long time to read them but i got though them in the end. :) XXX

Nagini....Naga is sanskrit and a Nagas in Hindu mythology is a person who can shift between snake and human form. If that's not compelling, I don't know what is!!!

FYI....JKR has explicitly stated that Remus is not a twin and so the Romulus/Remus theory has little bearing besides hinting at his wolfness...the two were raised by wolves.

I posted on a now deleted thread that Sirius and Regulus are also stars in the sky. SIrius being the brightest, and Regulus being the 25th brightest. What's the name of the star in the middle of these two you ask? Why it's Alpha Crux, or A Crux as the astronomy sites tell me. Cool huh?

okay did anyone else notice how much names in the Harry Potter books relate to history? such as Minerva, her name is the Roman name of the Greek Goddess Athena, who was, among the greeks, the most beloved and was Goddess of Wisdom and War. I thought this was very interesting and was wondering if she will live up to what her name means in the 7th book!

Wooow, I never knew that! I thought it was just a name!

I just realized how long it must take to write a book, to think of the plots and names of all the characters!! geesh! you rock J.K.!!

XOXO Angie

Voldemort - it has really been eating away at me BUT finally i ahve worked it OUT!

Voldemort means "to flee death". It looks french vol de mort (literally fly from death)

I think it's probably accurate! and very clever.

Hermione is from the Shakespeare winter's Tale - she's the queen and is wrongfully accused of being unfaithful.

Also Albus literally means white (as in it is the latin base for words like albino). So he is pure, and in HBP has "the white tomb".

Sirius - is the brightest star in the sky- i figure JKR was being very affectionate for this character when naming him. Sirius Black then suggests to me that the brightest star in teh sky has been made dark falsely and wrongfully

Born Evil - I love the history behing Severus and Albinius Caeser! Awesome!

ooh have extra ones:

Beauxbatons : beautiful wands

Fleur delacour : flower of the heart

Durmstrang: in music and literature of 18th century there was a movt called "sturm und drang" (eg Symphony 45 by Haydn - sorry I am a classical muso :) which means storm anmd stress - so perhaps a clever switch of sounds!

Viktor Krum - well Viktor is pretty obvious - Krum might come from Krumm in German meaning crooked/bent (like his bludgered nose?!?)

Draco means dragon

BUT I NEED HELP:
what does Ginevra mean?
Also Rufus Scrimgeour seems to be the type of elaborate name that would be significant (as opposed to Hannah Abbott etc.)

The Alpha Crux is the star between Sirius (the dog star, and Regulus) and means cross...so a horcrux is a ----- cross! soemone tell me what the ----- is and i'll love them forever!

PROFESSOR HERMIoNE:

There are a few possibilities as to what a horcrux means and is derived from. Here are some things to ponder on (note, that these are only the latin based possibilites, as I'm not familiar intimately with Greek)!

HOR CRUX

Hora/horae - time, clock
horr(+ suffix) - horrify, scare, make fear/shudder with particular emphasis on religious fear
hortus - gardens, growth

crux, cruxis - a cross or torment

So i think you have horcrux meaning a cross of time, since it enables voldemort to beat time. You get the built in connotation of terror and quasi-religious fears.

ARGUS From the Greek Argos, derived from argos meaning "glistening, shining". In Greek myth this name belongs to both the man who built the Argo and a man with a hundred eyes.

I don't know what the Argo is but the hundred eyes thing fits.

PATRICIA (Trelawney's middle name) Feminine form of Patricius which means "nobleman" in Latin.

Hmm,Trelawney and noble?

Oh,and isn't Dumbledore supposed to mean bumblebee?

Also I think the name Remus was one of the twins who was looked after the wolf in ancient Roman history. His twin was Romulas. Just thought I'd add that in...

nice maybe he'll pop in to help