Hedwig: Hedwig, as Harry's owl, has spanned seven books and accompanied Harry's growth. It is written in the book that Harry named Hedwig after people in the history of magic. Hedwig is a typical Germanic name, which means hadu (fighting, war)+W: g (fighting, duel). There are many people in the famous Hedwig in history. One of the two most famous is the Princess of Anjou Dynasty, the Polish Queen, Jadwiga of jadwiga, who was posthumously canonized as a saint. The name was introduced into Polish from German. The other is Hedwig, the Countess of Silesia, the family of Count Anders, who was also consecrated after her death. Some people think that she is the guardian saint of orphans. This is very relevant to Harry's background.
Ginny Weasley: The Weasleys whose first name appeared was Ginny. (Mom appeared first, but her name hasn't appeared yet.) Ginny's full name is Ginevra Molly Weasley: Of course, so far, we don't know her middle name and surname. Most of the Weasleys' children are called nicknames, and Ginny is no exception. Ginevra is the Italian spelling of Guinevere in arthurian legend. This word comes from the old Welsh language Gwenhwyfar and from the original Celtic language *windos? (white, beautiful)+*sēbarā (magic man). Many contemporary English and Welsh names with gwen come from this place, such as Gwen Stacy, one of Spider-Man's girlfriends (Gwen is short for Gwen Doreen), and Gwyneth Paltrow, a Hollywood movie star. Harry's name is closely related to the king, and Ginny's name is related to King Arthur's lover Guinevere, which also implies the relationship between the two. Molly is naturally named after her mother. No, let's wait until Ron comes out.
Fred Weasley: We met the second Weasley at the train station. In just a few words, we can appreciate the character of twins born for jokes and pranks. The etymology of Fred is generally believed to come from Frederick Fredeick, Alfred Alfred and Wilfred of wilfred, and later it gradually developed into an independent name. Frederick comes from the ancient Germanic language, frid means peace, ric means ruler, and together they are the rulers of peace. This name is also widely used in the Holy Roman Empire, Germany, Austria and Northern Europe. Alfred comes from old English? lfr? D means advisor/counselor/counselor of the elves, or Alfrid means ancient and peaceful. Like many Friedrich/Frederick in history, there are many kings among Alfred. As the king of Wessex repelled the Danes in the 9th century, Alfred the Great was also an important figure in English history.
More interestingly, after the death of Frederick, the prince of Wales, George III ascended the throne, and George III was deaf in one ear (George's ear was cut off after comparison), which is also an interesting coincidence, perhaps a metaphor of the author.
George Weasley: As the other clown of twins, George didn't seem to be as noisy as Fred at first. The two joked that he was somewhat similar to the role of a champion. The word George comes from Latin Georgius and from ancient Greek γ ε? ργιο (Ge? Rgios), derived from the root γ ε ω ρ γ? (geō rgó s), which means farmers. The words derived from geo as the root in English in the first half are all related to the earth, geography and land. The second half of ergo is related to work and engineering as a root word. It is not an exaggeration to say that the name George is a bit "rustic". Of course, George's name has been used too widely in history. St. George in the third century became a representative saint of England, and six kings in England were named George.
Neville Longbottom: We heard Neville's name for the first time at the railway station, but we didn't know his last name until later. His strict grandmother also appeared together. The word Neville comes from French during the Norman invasion, which means new town. Later, this surname became the surname of the mainstream English medieval nobles and warriors. As a surname, the famous contemporary people include the Neville brothers, a famous Manchester United family. As a name, the famous one is Chamberlain, who was famous for his appeasement policy before World War II. Ironically, Neville never looked down on the dark side. His surname, Longbottom, can be literally translated to understand his growing ass. In Tolkien's middle-earth world, it is one of the Hobbit villages in the shire, and it is famous for its tobacco.
Lee Jordan: Li Qiaodan, a good friend of the Weasley twins, appears. Lee as a first name comes from the surname Lee, which means grassland. After the American Civil War, this surname and first name gradually became widely used by General Robert Lee. The origin of Jordan is the Jordan River in Central Asia. With the spread of Christianity and the Crusades, it was gradually introduced into Britain. The common explanation of etymology is the ancient Semitic etymology, yarad, which means river. The modern Hebrew name Yarden means river. It is also interesting that there are many rivers named lee in Britain, Ireland and Canada. This coincides with the fact that in the seventh film, in order to escape the pursuit of Voldemort's henchmen, the alias of the radio station is River, and the river coincides with it.
Ron Weasley: Ron's full name is Ronald Bilius Weasley. His name Ronald is also mentioned in later books, and he has been yelled at by his mother. Ronald is the Scottish transliteration of the Scandinavian etymological name Ragnvald, which comes from the ancient Norse Ragnvaldr, ragn, "suggestion"+valdr, "ruler". And the etymological name Reginald is an etymology. At first, the name refers to the personal adviser around the ruler. Ron is Harry's best friend and his most trusted person in the book. In addition, in arthurian legend, the name of King Arthur's spear is Ron, but the full name is Rhongomyniad, which means attacking spear in Welsh.
His middle name is probably in memory of his father or his mother's brother, that is, his uncle Bilius. In the third part, it is mentioned that he saw something ominous, Grim, and died mysteriously within 24 hours. The etymology of Bilius comes from bile. Bile is related to the element of fire in the ancient Greek body fluid theory, and it is also related to Griffin. Personality can lead to bad temper. Ron usually withers, but he also erupts from time to time. Bilious in English, which is derived from bile in humoral theory, means grumpy.
Finally, let's talk about the meaning of the Weasley family name. Weasley, at first glance, looks like weasel the weasel, and the name has been laughed at since. Besides, Ron's father Arthur's patron saint is also a weasel. According to an interview with Rowling, she said, "Weasels have a bad reputation as bad luck representatives in Britain and Ireland, and they are even a little evil animals. But I've loved this weasel since I was a child. I don't think it's that insidious. Although there are many superstitions that people with red hair are related to bad luck, Judas in the Bible is also red-haired, but I think it is pure nonsense. I happen to like red hair and weasels. "
Percy Weasley: Percy's appearance was accompanied by the teasing of his twin brother. As an excellent student and a prefect, he was the pride in his mother's eyes, but it did seem that he lacked a little human touch. Percy's full name is Percival Ignatius Weasley. Percival is exactly the same as one of the middle names of the headmaster, and comes from the knight in the classic Celtic legend King Arthur series. Pervical comes from Middle French, which Perce(pierce+Val. In Welsh legend, Percival corresponds to Peredur, which means Pair (furnace) +dur (steel). In fact, the Weasleys' red hair itself implies a strong Celtic descent. His name also continues many traditions related to the legend of King Arthur.
Percy's middle name is Ignatius, uncle in memory of his mother
prewett. Ignatius can be traced back to Etruscan, a native of Apennine Peninsula before the Romans. Later, the Latin root ignis was confused, so some people explained the name as a hot person. Many famous people with this name in history are saints, including the founders of the Jesuits.
Bill Weasley: Bill and Charlie passed it by when Ron introduced his family. Bill's full name is William Arthur Weasley. Bill is William's nickname. William comes from Wilhelm in English and Willahelm in old German. Will means will, desire, and helm means helmet, protection. Arthur, this place is named after his father
Charlie Weasley: Charlie's love for dragons will be learned again in the later chapters of the first book. Charlie is also an excellent Quidditch player. His name is as simple as a person. Charles' full name is Charles Weasley, and Charlie is Charles' pet name, which comes from the old German. Karl comes from the original Germanic language *karlaz, which means man.
Scabbers: Ron's family pet mouse. English has little to do with stripes. Scabbers may be derived from scab, which means scab. Or from scabies, scabies caused by scabies mites. According to the dirty appearance of the mouse, it is likely to refer to scabies. In addition, in the common saying, scab refers to a despicable villain, which describes the real body of scabbers very aptly.
Agrippa: a famous magician in the chocolate frog. This man is a real person in history. He is a German doctor, theologian and jurist. In addition, he served as a soldier and wrote a paper on magic, the book Mystery. His full name is Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim and Heinrich Agrippa von Nettersheim. Agrippa is a king in Greek and Roman mythology, the ninth grandson of Aeneas, and his grandson. It is the sixth ancestor and fierce ancestor of Remus and Romulus who built Rome.
Ptolemy: Ptolemy may be more familiar to the public. As a mathematician, astronomer, geographer and astrologer in Egypt and Greece, he summarized the views of his predecessors and sorted out the systematic geocentric theory. His full name is κ λ α? διο? Πτολεμα? ο? （Claudius Ptolemaeus）。 Ancient Greek π τ ο λ ε μ α? ο? (Ptolema? The root of os is π τ? λεμο (ptólemos, meaning war).
Gellert Grindelwald: In Deng's card, we learned for the first time that one of Deng's greatest achievements was defeating dark wizard Greenwald in 1945. Many people interpret this war as an analogy to the victory of World War II, and Greenwald is like Hitler. The prison where Greenwald was finally held was Nurmengard, Nurmengard, much like Nuremberg Nuremberg. Similar to the Nazi's misappropriating the swastika of Hinduism/Buddhism/Jainism and misinterpreting it as its own symbol, Greenwald also embezzled the ancient symbol of the Three Hallows and misinterpreted its meaning. In addition, he also created his own slogan For greater good. For the sake of the overall situation, it is a demagogic slogan to bring freedom through labor with Arbeit Macht Frei, one of the Nazi slogans. We will read more stories about him in the seventh book. Greenwald's name is unknown to us. Gellert is a Hungarian version of Gerard Gerard, which is traced back to the Germanic etymology ger, spear +hard, hard and brave.
His surname can be divided into grindel and wald. Grindel means lightning in old German. Wald means forest in German. The first opponent Beowulf faced and defeated in the old English epic Beowulf was Grendel. Interestingly, one of Dumbledore's middle names is Wulfric, which is the same as beowulf's wolf. It is also alluded that Greenwald was defeated by Dumbledore.
Nicolas Flamel: Another famous figure in history. Chinese translated into Nicholas Flamel. But the first time Harry read it, like other anecdotes about Dumbledore, he ignored it, and it was not until he scratched his head and couldn't figure out the answer that he saw the chocolate frog card again. This foreshadowing is also original. There is nothing special about his name.
Morgan: The magical world in Britain has little connection with local magical legends. Morgan, also known as Morgan le Fay. She is usually regarded as the same figure as Sivir Morrigan in Celtic mythology and Morgan, the goddess of death who rules the ghost world of Avalon. The mainstream Arthurian legend is that King Arthur's half-sister tried to kill King Arthur and Queen Guinevere many times and tried to usurp the throne. The earliest spelling is Morgen of Vita Merlini of Joffrey in monmouth, but the source of energy is Morgen of Old Welsh or Old Brittany, which means to be born in the sea. Le fay in her name comes from French, la fée, the fairy. So some people translated it into fairy Morgan. Because in Celtic mythology, there are legends about Morgans or Morgans, which are generally described as water sprite. Morgan is so famous that he has become a symbol of evil witches in many popular literature and fantasy literature. In American superhero comics, DC and Marvel Comics each have their own version of Morgan, both of which are powerful villains.
Hengist of Woodcraft: This is Rowling's fictional character. he