Harry Potter Harry Potter
Harry Potter's name looks ordinary. J.K. Rowling said in an interview, "Harry is my favorite boy name. If my daughter is a boy, I will be named Harry Rowling. Although Rowling didn't consider the etymology when naming Harry Potter, the name itself has a deep meaning.
Harry is a natural leader, a variant of the medieval name Henry and one of the favorite names of European kings. There are eight kings named Henry in Britain alone, five in France and seven in the Holy Roman Empire.
Harry, as a common word, has the meaning of "attacking and destroying", which comes from the original Germanic language? Haljaz? The word "army" means "army". There is a student organization "Dumbledore's Army" at Hogwarts. As the leader of Dumbledore's army, Harry is 100% matched in both ability and name.
The surname Porter means Porter in English. Of course, Rowling didn't choose at random. This name is the name of Rowling's childhood neighbor. She likes this name very much and uses it to name the protagonist.
Hermione granger, hermione granger
Hermione granger's name Hermione was originally a god in Greek mythology, the daughter of Spartan King Menelaus and Helen (yes, the beauty who caused the Trojan War). But J.K. Rowling named Hermione after the queen in Shakespeare's tragedy A Winter's Tale.
Rowling once said, "I specially gave Hermione a unique name, because I didn't want many hardworking little girls to be laughed at after the book was published, because she had a good eye, which was my type when I was a child." It can be said that Hermione is a portrayal of the author to some extent.
It is worth mentioning Hermione's pronunciation. The Chinese version has shortened syllables, which is easy to remember, but English pronunciation /hr? horse . ? Ni/ is much more complicated. It says: her own knee.
Hermione's surname Granger is a common English surname, which may also imply Hermione's family background: ordinary Muggles. More interestingly, there is a character named Granger in the classic Fahrenheit 45 1. His ability is similar to Hermione's. He has superhuman memory and learning ability. He tries to protect books. I wonder if Rowling got inspiration from this book.
Ron Weasley
With regard to the name of the Weasleys, there is a fan theory circulating on the Internet (as the name implies, it is the opinion put forward by the fans themselves, but it has not been confirmed by the author): Except Ron, the Weasleys are all named after the king or queen of China in English history or Arthurian legend, such as Fred, George and Ginny.
Ron's name Ron was not blessed by the king, but it was much stronger than the king. Ron is Ronald's nickname, which comes from old Scandinavian (belonging to Germanic language family with English)? r？ gnvaldr？ It means "having the power of God".
At first glance, the Ron Weasley family name is not that imposing. Weasley means "like a weasel". In Britain, ferrets have a bad reputation and are a harmful animal. Why did Rowling give the kind Weasleys such a "wretched" name? This is actually one of her "quirks". Rowling once said, "I've always liked ferrets. In my opinion, (they) are not as bad as they say. 」
On the other hand, Ron and ferrets still have something in common: they are both cute. Look-
Draco Malfoy, Draco Malfoy
Draco Malfoy, on the other hand, is exactly as its name suggests. Draco is from Latin? Draco? , which means dragon, also comes from this word in English, but from Latin? Draco? Derived from Greek drakūn instead of n? , which means snake. Malfoy's university Slytherin, totem is a snake, Malfoy's Slytherin lineage can be described as pure.
Draco is the name of Draco. Huh? Just like Sirius. Is this a coincidence? Not really! In fact, the naming tradition of Malfoy's mother's black family is named after the constellation. Yes, Sirius Black also belongs to this family. In terms of seniority, Malfoy has to call Sirius an uncle.
There is also a famous man named Draco in history. He was a politician in ancient Greece and was famous for his strict laws. Draconian in English comes from him, which means "harsh and cruel", which is just in line with Malfoy's own character.
Malfoy's last name is Malfoy. This is a word coined by author Rowling, but it can be seen from the choice of root that she has spent a lot of thought. The first half of Malfoy Mal is a common prefix in English, which comes from Latin? Malus means "evil, bad" For example, malicious, malicious and harmful, you see, are not good words.
And the second half of Malfoy, Foy, may come from French? foi？ , which means "faith", so Malfoy means "believe in evil". This is very consistent with the Malfoy family's setting. As a prominent family of Slytherin College, the malfoy family is a close ally of Voldemort.