Recently I re-read the [name_m]Harry[/name_m] [name_m]Potter[/name_m] series and as I went through the books, I compiled a list of names that piqued my interest. I also compiled a list of names that are probably best for pets (although some are debatable). It was definitely interesting reading the books as a name nerd; the last time I read them I wasn’t that bothered about names. I’ve included a couple of names that I picked up from other books and short stories about the series, too. Apologies if I’ve missed any, please let me know if I have!
I’ve also included notes as to where the names come from. Some are obvious, main character names ([name_f]Hermione[/name_f], Lupin); some are lesser-known characters or ones with smaller parts ([name_f]Florence[/name_f], [name_m]Basil[/name_m]) and others are just from mentioned words or phrases ([name_u]Mars[/name_u], [name_f]Opaline[/name_f]).
Which ones are your favourites? Which ones do you think are the most usable? I look forward to reading your responses!
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f] - [name_f]Hermione[/name_f] [name_m]Granger[/name_m], one of the main trio
[name_f]Morgana[/name_f] - Mentioned as being on a Chocolate Frog card
[name_f]Agrippa[/name_f] - See [name_f]Morgana[/name_f]
[name_m]Ptolemy[/name_m] - See [name_f]Morgana[/name_f]
[name_f]Alchemy[/name_f] - Mentioned on Dumbledore’s frog card
[name_f]Lavender[/name_f] - [name_f]Lavender[/name_f] [name_m]Brown[/name_m], a Gryffindor girl
[name_u]Percy[/name_u] - [name_u]Percy[/name_u] Weasley, [name_m]Ron[/name_m]’s brother
[name_f]Minerva[/name_f] - [name_f]Minerva[/name_f] McGonagall, Head of Gryffindor House
[name_m]Ronan[/name_m] - A Centaur
[name_u]Mars[/name_u] - A planet mentioned throughout the books
[name_m]Ernie[/name_m] - [name_m]Ernie[/name_m] McMillan, a Hufflepuff boy (full name [name_m]Ernest[/name_m]) and [name_m]Ernie[/name_m], the driver of the [name_m]Knight[/name_m] Bus
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] - [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] Clearwater, a Ravenclaw girl who dates [name_u]Percy[/name_u] Weasley
[name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] - [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] [name_f]Crescent[/name_f], the street that [name_m]Harry[/name_m] first spots ‘the Grim’ on and [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] Road, a neighbouring street
[name_f]Olive[/name_f] - [name_f]Olive[/name_f] Hornby, a girl who bullied Moaning [name_f]Myrtle[/name_f]
[name_f]Sybill[/name_f] - [name_f]Sybill[/name_f] Trelawney, Divination teacher
[name_m]Finnigan[/name_m] - [name_m]Seamus[/name_m] [name_m]Finnigan[/name_m], a Gryffindor who is friends with [name_m]Harry[/name_m] and [name_m]Ron[/name_m]
Rosmerta - Madam Rosmerta, the bartender at The Three Broomsticks
[name_m]Cornelius[/name_m] - [name_m]Cornelius[/name_m] Fudge, Minister for [name_u]Magic[/name_u]
Mimsy - Sir [name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] de Mimsy-Porpington or ‘Nearly Headless-[name_u]Nick[/name_u]’, Ghost of Gryffindor House
[name_f]Opaline[/name_f] - Used to describe the snow
[name_m]Otto[/name_m] - Brother of [name_m]Ludo[/name_m] Bagman
[name_m]Archie[/name_m] - A Ministry wizard
[name_m]Basil[/name_m] - A Ministry wizard and [name_m]Basil[/name_m] Flack, Minister for [name_u]Magic[/name_u] in 1752
Belladonna - From the phrase ‘essence of belladonna’
[name_f]Orla[/name_f] - A girl mentioned at the Sorting Ceremony
[name_u]Eloise[/name_u] - [name_u]Eloise[/name_u] Midgen, a girl renowned for her acne and [name_u]Eloise[/name_u] Mintumble, a witch who was stuck in 1402 for five days
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m] - [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] Weasley, [name_m]Ron[/name_m]’s father
[name_f]Molly[/name_f] - [name_f]Molly[/name_f] Weasley, [name_m]Ron[/name_m]’s mother
[name_f]Violet[/name_f] - A friend of the Fat Lady’s
[name_f]Fleur[/name_f] - [name_f]Fleur[/name_f] Delacour of Beauxbatons Academy, a Triwizard Champion and later wife of [name_m]Bill[/name_m] Weasley
Alastor - Alastor ‘Mad-Eye’ [name_m]Moody[/name_m], Auror
[name_m]Igor[/name_m] - [name_m]Igor[/name_m] Karkaroff, Headmaster at Durmstrang Institute
[name_f]Pomona[/name_f] - [name_f]Pomona[/name_f] Sprout, Head of Hufflepuff House
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] - [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] Grubbly-Plank, stands in to teach Care of Magical Creatures and [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] Tuft, Minister for [name_u]Magic[/name_u] between 1948 and 1959
[name_m]Augustus[/name_m] - [name_m]Augustus[/name_m] Rookwood, a Death Eater
[name_m]Ludovic[/name_m] - Full name of [name_m]Ludo[/name_m] Bagman, Head of the Department for Magical Games and Sports
[name_f]Florence[/name_f] - A mentioned witch
[name_f]Arabella[/name_f] - [name_f]Arabella[/name_f] Figg, a squib who lives on Privet Drive
[name_f]Fig[/name_f] - See [name_f]Arabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Ottaline[/name_f] - [name_f]Ottaline[/name_f] Gambol, Minister for [name_u]Magic[/name_u] between 1827 and 1835
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m] - [name_m]Edmund[/name_m] Grubb, a ghost who didn’t make it into the series. He ate poisonous berries and died in the doorway of the Dining [name_m]Hall[/name_m]
[name_u]Marlowe[/name_u] - Professor [name_u]Marlowe[/name_u] Forfang, a wizard who studied werewolves
[name_m]Perseus[/name_m] - [name_m]Perseus[/name_m] Parkinson, Minister for [name_u]Magic[/name_u] between 1726 and 1733
[name_m]Albert[/name_m] - [name_m]Albert[/name_m] [name_m]Boot[/name_m], Minister for [name_u]Magic[/name_u] between 1747 and 1752
[name_m]Maximilian[/name_m] - [name_m]Maximilian[/name_m] Crowdy, Minister for [name_u]Magic[/name_u] between 1770 and 1781
Montrose - Quidditch team, the Montrose Magpies
[name_f]Artemisia[/name_f] - [name_f]Artemisia[/name_f] Lufkin, Minister for [name_u]Magic[/name_u] between 1798 and 1811
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] - [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] Orpington, Minister for [name_u]Magic[/name_u] between 1849 and 1855
[name_m]Archer[/name_m] - [name_m]Archer[/name_m] Evermonde, Minister for [name_u]Magic[/name_u] between 1912 and 1923
[name_m]Lorcan[/name_m] - [name_m]Lorcan[/name_m] McLaird, Minister for [name_u]Magic[/name_u] between 1923 and 1925 and [name_m]Lorcan[/name_m] Scammander, son of [name_f]Luna[/name_f] Lovegood
[name_m]Ignatius[/name_m] - [name_m]Ignatius[/name_m] Tuft, Minister for [name_u]Magic[/name_u] between 1959 and 1962 and also [name_u]Percy[/name_u] Weasley’s middle name
[name_f]Eugenia[/name_f] - [name_f]Eugenia[/name_f] [name_m]Jenkins[/name_m], Minister for [name_u]Magic[/name_u] between 1968 and 1975
[name_f]Wisteria[/name_f] - [name_f]Wisteria[/name_f] Walk, a street near Privet Drive
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] - [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] [name_m]Vance[/name_m], a member of the Order of the [name_u]Phoenix[/name_u]
[name_f]Araminta[/name_f] - A member of the [name_m]Black[/name_m] family
Elladora - A member of the [name_m]Black[/name_m] family
[name_m]Percival[/name_m] - One of [name_m]Albus[/name_m] Dumbledore’s middle names and also the name of his father
Fenwick - [name_m]Benjy[/name_m] Fenwick, a member of the Order of the [name_u]Phoenix[/name_u]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f] - [name_f]Alice[/name_f] Longbottom, [name_m]Neville[/name_m]’s mother
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m] - [name_m]Gideon[/name_m] [name_m]Prewett[/name_m], a member of the Order of the [name_u]Phoenix[/name_u]
[name_f]Luna[/name_f] - [name_f]Luna[/name_f] Lovegood, a Ravenclaw girl who befriends the trio
[name_m]Inigo[/name_m] - [name_m]Inigo[/name_m] Imago, author of ‘The [name_u]Dream[/name_u] Oracle’
[name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] - [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] the Lanky, a wizard who has a statue at Hogwarts
[name_f]Io[/name_f] - One of [name_m]Jupiter[/name_m]'s moons that [name_m]Harry[/name_m], [name_m]Ron[/name_m] and [name_f]Hermione[/name_f] must write about for a piece of Astronomy homework
[name_f]Callisto[/name_f] - See [name_f]Io[/name_f]
[name_m]Zacharias[/name_m] - [name_m]Zacharias[/name_m] [name_m]Smith[/name_m], a Hufflepuff boy
[name_f]Marietta[/name_f] - [name_f]Marietta[/name_f] Edgecombe, a Ravenclaw girl who is friends with Cho [name_m]Chang[/name_m]
[name_f]Miriam[/name_f] - [name_f]Miriam[/name_f] Strout, a Healer
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] - [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] Nott, a student at Hogwarts
[name_m]Rufus[/name_m] - [name_m]Rufus[/name_m] Scrimgeour, Minister for [name_u]Magic[/name_u] after [name_m]Cornelius[/name_m] Fudge
[name_f]Augusta[/name_f] - [name_f]Augusta[/name_f] Longbottom, [name_m]Neville[/name_m]'s grandmother
[name_m]Felix[/name_m] - [name_m]Felix[/name_m] Felicis, the liquid luck potion
[name_f]Demelza[/name_f] - [name_f]Demelza[/name_f] [name_m]Robins[/name_m], a chaser on the Gryffindor Quidditch team in [name_m]Harry[/name_m]'s sixth year
[name_f]Cecelia[/name_f] - [name_m]Tom[/name_m] Riddle Sr.'s companion, as seen in a memory
[name_m]Wilkie[/name_m] - [name_m]Wilkie[/name_m] Twycross, Apparition teacher
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f] - [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f] [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] Bungs, a witch mentioned when the trio are searching for R.A.B.
[name_f]Antigone[/name_f] - See above
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m] - [name_m]Rupert[/name_m] ‘Axebanger’ Brookstanton, see [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]
[name_m]Ivor[/name_m] - [name_m]Ivor[/name_m] Dillonsby, a wizard interviewed by [name_f]Rita[/name_f] Skeeter who claims he discovered eight uses of dragon blood before Dumbledore’s twelve
[name_f]Apolline[/name_f] - [name_f]Apolline[/name_f] Delacour, [name_f]Fleur[/name_f]'s mother
Thorfinn - Thorfinn Rowle, a Death Eater
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m] - [name_m]Hugo[/name_m] [name_m]Granger[/name_m]-Weasley, [name_m]Ron[/name_m] and [name_f]Hermione[/name_f]'s son
Better for pets:
Nimbus - A line of broomsticks
Lumos - A spell to light up the end of a wand
Nox - A spell to extinguish the light at the end of a wand
Swish - ‘Swish and flick’ to perform Wingardium Leviosa Charm
[name_f]Flick[/name_f] - See Swish
Bane - A Centaur
[name_m]Sirius[/name_m] - [name_m]Sirius[/name_m] [name_m]Black[/name_m], [name_u]James[/name_u] [name_m]Potter[/name_m]’s best friend and [name_m]Harry[/name_m] [name_m]Potter[/name_m]’s godfather
Firebolt - A broomstick
Lupin - [name_m]Remus[/name_m] Lupin, friend of [name_m]Sirius[/name_m] [name_m]Black[/name_m] and [name_u]James[/name_u] [name_m]Potter[/name_m]
[name_f]Pansy[/name_f] - [name_f]Pansy[/name_f] Parkinson, a Slytherin girl
Sherbet - Sherbet Lemons, a favourite sweet of Dumbledore’s
[name_m]Lemon[/name_m] - See Sherbet
Butterbeer - A wizard drink
Honeyduke('s) - A wizard sweetshop
Fudge - Surname of Minister for [name_u]Magic[/name_u], [name_m]Cornelius[/name_m] Fudge
[name_m]Moor[/name_m] - Godric Gryffindor is said to have come from moor
Fen - Salazar Slytherin is said to be from fen
Midwinter - Professor Trelawney predicts that [name_m]Harry[/name_m] was born in midwinter
[name_u]July[/name_u] - [name_m]Harry[/name_m] [name_m]Potter[/name_m] was born in [name_u]July[/name_u]
[name_m]Oswald[/name_m] - [name_m]Cornelius[/name_m] Fudge’s middle name
Wulfric - One of [name_m]Albus[/name_m] Dumbledore’s middle names
Europa - See [name_f]Io[/name_f]
[name_m]Tiberius[/name_m] - [name_m]Tiberius[/name_m] [name_m]Ogden[/name_m], a member of the Wizengamot
Magorian - A Centaur