The
Art
of
Naming
Harry
Potter
Characters One
of
the
many
things
that
make
the
Harry
Potter
series
so
unforgettable
is
the
cast
of
memorable
characters.
From
the
sly
Severus
Snape
to
the
brave
Hermione
Granger,
each
character
has
a
distinct
personality
and
backstory
that
make
them
stand
out.
But
have
you
ever
thought
about
how
J.K.
Rowling
came
up
with
their
names? Let's
start
with
the
boy
who
lived,
Harry
Potter.
Rowling
named
her
beloved
protagonist
after
her
favorite
character
in
Jane
Austen's
novel,
Emma.
Harry
is
derived
from
the
Old
German
name,
Heinrich,
meaning
"ruler
of
the
household,"
which
is
fitting
for
a
boy
who
would
one
day
defeat
the
dark
lord
Voldemort. Then
there's
Ron
Weasley,
Harry's
loyal
best
friend.
Rowling
named
him
Ronald
after
a
boy
she
knew
in
her
childhood
who
was
nothing
like
the
character.
Weasley,
on
the
other
hand,
comes
from
the
surname
of
a
family
Rowling
admired
growing
up. The
brilliant
witch
Hermione
Granger
has
a
unique
name
that
Rowling
took
from
William
Shakespeare's
play
The
Winter's
Tale.
Hermione
was
a
character
in
the
play
and
Rowling
loved
how
uncommon
the
name
was.
Granger,
on
the
other
hand,
is
a
more
common
surname
that
Rowling
thought
fit
well
with
Hermione's
upbringing. The
much-hated
professor,
Severus
Snape,
got
his
name
from
a
flower
called
the
snakeroot.
It's
a
poisonous
plant
that
reflects
Snape's
character
as
a
double
agent
who
often
kept
secrets.
And
his
last
name,
Snape,
is
simply
a
shortened
version
of
snakeroot. You
cannot
discuss
Harry
Potter
names
without
mentioning
Albus
Dumbledore,
the
wise
wizard
and
headmaster
of
Hogwarts.
Albus
is
the
Latin
word
for
"white"
or
"bright."
Rowling
chose
this
name
for
Dumbledore
because
he
represents
light
and
goodness
in
the
series.
Dumbledore,
on
the
other
hand,
is
an
old
English
word
that
means
"bumblebe『分析更多 星座婚姻配对指数内容请关注 芙蓉星座配对网,wwW.iFuRong.cC』」e."
Rowling
chose
this
surname
because
she
liked
how
it
sounded
and
thought
it
matched
Dumbledore's
friendly
and
eccentric
personality. These
are
just
a
few
examples
of
the
clever
and
thoughtful
ways
that
Rowling
used
names
to
develop
her
Harry
Potter
characters.
With
each
character
having
their
own
unique
name,
it
adds
to
the
depth
and
realism
of
the
wizarding
world.