J k Rowling is known for giving her characters names that have deeper meanings. In this video I will list the meanings of the names and surnames of 34 Harry Potter characters. Among them will be Hagrid Albus Dumbledore Lord Voldemort and many others. Harry Potter Many people believe that Rowling named her main character after the real illusionist Harry Houdini who lived at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. Potter is also a noun that means to bustle around, to hang around, which fits Harry perfectly. Ron Weasley Ronald comes from the Old Norse name Rögnvaldr, which consists of roots meaning "advice, advice" and "ruler". As for his surname wizzly It is a reference to weasel, or weasel. Rowling revealed that as a child she loved weasels and wanted to incorporate them in her book in some way. Of course, the weasel is known for its red fur, of course it fits the Weasels perfectly. And it was while writing this that I realized that the Sulejows call it a burrow. Hermione Granger "Hermione" is the feminine form of "Hermes," the god of messengers known for his quick wits and ability to travel between worlds. Rowling took the name Hermione from William Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale, saying that she wanted it to be unusual because the fewer girls who had the name, the fewer of them would be made fun of for it. Hermione is also the name of a character in Greek mythology, a princess of Sparta and the only daughter of Helen of Troy and King Menelaus. Draco Malfoy The name Draco, like many members of his maternal family, the Black family, comes from a constellation. [Draco is also known as the Dragon; Draco translates to "dragon" in Latin and "serpent" in Greek. Albus Dumbledore Albus is Latin for white, referring to his grey beard and his flawless appearance Dumbledore is an old English word from the 18th century meaning 'bumblebee'. It is still used in Newfoundland, Canada to refer to a bumblebee. Rowling has stated that she imagined him sneaking around the castle, humming to himself. REMUS LUPIN The name Remus comes from the Roman legend of Romulus and Remus, twins who were raised by a she-wolf. The surname Lupin, on the other hand, comes from the Latin word lupus meaning wolf. So both Lupin's first and last name refer to the fact that Lupin is a werewolf. Sirius Black The name Sirius of course comes from the star Sirius, which is the brightest star in the constellation Canis Major. Of course, it fits perfectly with the character who was an animagus who could transform into a black dog, which may also be connected to his surname Black. MINECRA MCGONAGAL Minecra is of course the Roman version of the goddess Athena who is the goddess of wisdom, war strategy, courage and justice and I think that all of these qualities the professor embodies. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 00:19 1 00:35 2 01:14 3 02:03 4 02:37 5 03:08 6 03:32 7 03:52 8 04:12 9 05:01 10 05:44 11 06:00 12 06:42 13 07:34 14 07:56 15 08:23 16 08:59 17 09:34 18 10:18 19 10:31 20 10:43 21 11:08 22 11:26 23 11:50 24 12:18 25 12:39 26 13:10 27 13:36 28 14:33 29 14:51 30 15:20 31 16:26 32 16:38 33 16:59 34