The
Meanings of the Names
J.K. Rowling
has cleverly inserted a bunch of secret
meanings into her books for people to find. Many are
easy to figure out and some not so easy.
Remus
Lupin-
Wolf-like.
Nimbus (2000-2001)- In Greek Mythology, Nimbus is
a storm cloud that,
after reaching the ground, becomes a God or Goddess.
Argus
Filch-
To "filch" means to steal and Argus is a mythical creature
with eyes all over it's head
Rubeus
Hagrid-
Hagrid Rubeus was the Greek God of jewels. Rubeus meaning rubul
or jewel, Hagrid meaning giant. Hagrid was banned from Mt. Olympus,
but Zeus took pity on him and let Hagrid stay as the keeper of
the godly creatures. (Like Dumbledore taking pity on Hagrid and
letting him stay as gamekeeper).
Patronus- Patronus means
protector so "expecto patronum" would be
expect a protector.
Minerva
McGonagall-
In Greek Mythology Minerva is the Goddess of
Wisdom.
Severus
Snape-
Severus means sever (duh), and Snape is a town that
Rowling had once visited. Snape also sounds like "snake",
the Slytherin mascot.
Albus
Dumbledore-
Dumbledore means bumblebee, which I suppose
would fit...
Draco
Malfoy-
Draco meaning dragon or refering to a cruel Athenian lawmaker.
The "mal" in Malfoy meaning evil or bad, and "foy",
more commonly know as "foi" in french, means faith,
so Malfoy would mean "Badfaith".
Sirius
Black-
Dog Star
Voldemort,
a.k.a Tom Riddle-
the names come from Voldemortist, which means "Lord of
Evil". The legend says that Voldemortist tried to destroy
Merlin before the
time of King Arthur by bribing the evil and bewitching the good.
In French Voldmort means "Flight of Death". Tom comes
from Thomas, an English name meaning "Twin". Does Tom
Riddle have a twin?
Sybil
Trelawny-
Sybil means "one who can predict the future".
Ludo
Bagman-
a bagman is a person who collects money for loan sharks
all illegal gambling and Ludo means "To Play", fits
perfectly :)
Fleur
Delacour-
"Fleur" means flower and "de la cour" means
of the court, as in royal court,
so flower of the court.
Olympe
Maxime-
Olympe is kinda like Mount Olympus and Maxime
means maximum, biggest. That sure fits.
Crabbe
and Goyle-
OK, switch the first letters of the name, you would have
Grabbe and Coyle, like grab and coil, like what a snake does with
it's prey! Hmmm, interesting.
Hermes-
a
messenger for the Gods in Greek Mythology
Hermione-
Rowling
wanted a popular character to have an odd name to that other smart
children or children with odd names wouldn't be mad fun of. Its
source is Hermes, a male Greek name meaning "Messenger",
just like above. coincidence? Maybe, maybe not!
Gilderoy
Lockhart-
Lockhart is a town near Wagga Wagga (as in the Wagga Wagga werewolf!)
Aragog-
Arachnid
is spider, Gog is a legendary giant. Together, "Ara-gog"
Ron
Weasley-
a.k.a. Running Weasel. Running Weasel was a warlord of the 6th
Dynasty. He was a Brilliant stratagist, and never lost a game
of chess (not unlike Ron!). He died when a rat that had been dyed
yellow by his soldiers (Scabbers) earlier in the day, knocked
over a lamp, burning down his castle and killing Running Weasel!
Freaky, huh?
Lucius
Malfoy-
May be connected with Lucifer, the devil.
Percy- Its source is
Persius, a Latin name whose meaning has been lost. Will he be
the next to die?
Also,
look at this
dictionary defintion of the word "rat:"
1
a: any of numerous rodents (Rattus and related genera) differing
from the related mice by considerably larger size and by structural
details (as of the teeth)
b: any of various similar rodents
2: a contemptible person: as
a: one who betrays or deserts friends or associates
b: SCAB
3b c: INFORMER
(Copyright Merriam-Webster Dictionary.)
Okay, I think this really relates somehow to Peter Pettigrew.
First of all, "one who betrays or deserts friends or associates,"
that's Peter, right? Now, "SCAB." Scabbers...you know?
And "INFORMER" could MAYBE have something to do with
Peter informing Voldemort about the Potter's whereabouts...but
that isn't as obvious as the first two things I mentioned.
Cool, huh?