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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 . Thanks to Chloe for sending these in!
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