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HARRY POTTER´S ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF NAMES

HARRY POTTER´S ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF NAMES. Have you ever wondered where JK Rowling got all those names from?. Harry is JK Rowling’s favourite boy’s name Harry is also a medieval version of the name Henry, meaning “ruler of the home” Potter is related to “power” and “potent”. Potter, Harry.

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HARRY POTTER´S ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF NAMES

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  1. HARRY POTTER´S ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF NAMES

  2. Have you ever wondered where JK Rowling got all those names from?

  3. Harry is JK Rowling’s favourite boy’s name Harry is also a medieval version of the name Henry, meaning “ruler of the home” Potter is related to “power” and “potent” Potter, Harry

  4. Hermione is a feminine form of Hermes, the Greek messenger of the gods and protector of travellers. In Greek legend, Hermione was also the daughter of Helen of Troy and Menelaus Granger, Hermione

  5. Dumbledore = bumblebee in Old English J.K. Rowling says that it “seemed to suit the headmaster” Albus means “white” in latin Maybe because he has a white beard? Or maybe because he’s a good wizard? Dumbledore, Albus

  6. Mal foi means “bad faith” in French Draco means “snake” or “dragon”in latin Malfoy, Draco

  7. Snape was inspired by the name of a town in England Severus means “strict in judgment, discipline or government” in latin Snape, Severus

  8. Vol de mort means “flight of death” in French It may also come from an evil wizard called Voldermortist, which means “Lord of the Evil” or “Dark Lord” Or from Edgar Allan Poe’s character M. Valdemar, who died and came back as a mass of rotting fless Lord Voldemort

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