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Jan 16, 2013 · Lupin comes from the Latin for Wolf. Remus is one of the two founders of Rome (Romulus and Remus, the twins suckling from the wolf's teets). Fenrir Greyback is a real Norse mythological werewolf character. Lily marries a Potter, putting her flower in his pot.
Apr 17, 2020 · Despite the process, a Reddit user named u/etymologynerd who claims to be a Harvard linguistics student, decided to dissect the meaning of some our favorite characters from the Harry Potter...
Nov 14, 2018 · At some point in drafting the books, Rowling changed Hermione's middle name. In the books, it wasn't encoded as "Jean" until "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," where she's in...
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Apr 25, 2008 · Now that the series has come to an end, MuggleNet has created a comprehensive list of all of our favorite character names, places, objects, and strange nouns that JKR appears to have created from nowhere. But where did these words originate? You can find out here!
Jan 19, 2017 · Harry James Potter– The main character has perhaps the simplest name story in the series. Many characters in the series are named after other characters, including Harry, whose middle name honors his father. Rowling simply liked the names Harry and Potter. Potter was also the surname of Rowling’s childhood friends and neighbors.
Remus Lupin In Roman mythology, Remus one of two twin brothers raised by a wolf - the other twin was named Romulus, which is the code name Moony uses on Potterwatch! “Lupin” comes from the Latin “lupus/lupine” meaning wolf/wolf-like .
Oct 20, 2017 · You might be a Harry Potter super-fan, but are you familiar with the fascinating history behind the names of your favorite characters? It turns out that J.K. Rowling was pretty lexically clever and creative when naming slimy villains like Draco Malfoy or tragic heroes such as Remus Lupin.
