Update: October 31, 2005 - Happy Halloween! Many of the origins have been updated and some new ones have been added. There is now a box which tells you of all the additions. Please continue sending in all your entries via the Feedback Form and please include references for all submissions. There has been a strong demand for: Nymphadora Tonks, Professor Trelawney, Aberforth, Sir Podmore, and the Weasley surname. While, I will research these, please send in any information you may have. Again, this list does include many origins of characters, creatures, spells, and places from Half-Blood Prince. So beware! Keep up the good work!

This page is a reference as to what some of the names and places in the Harry Potter series mean in other languages, what they might be named after, and some stories surrounding them in mythology that might have to do with the future of the Harry Potter books (we know JK Rowling used these as inspiration for names and other things in the books; maybe she'll do it again in the future books).

The names are in alphabetical order. To find someone, look for their first name, last name, or what it would look like together. If we have the etymology for both (or multiple parts) of the names, you will find them separated. For instance, Severus Snape is separated into "Severus" and "Snape." If a name has meaning when left together, such as Fleur Delacour, it will be left that way. Titles are behind the character's name (like Voldemort, Lord). The incantations for all spells are italicized.

Special thanks to Fronskie Feint and MoHPCN for some of these origins, and to Steve from The Harry Potter Lexicon for some help with the spells.

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A Titles

• Abraxan (Powerful flying horse, mentioned in Fantastic Beasts) - Abraxus was the name of a flying horse that pulled Helios, the sun god's chariot through the sky in Greco-Roman mythology.
• Abraxas (Malfoy) - The supreme Gnostic Deity. Had the body of a man, the head of a cock, and serpents for feet. The image depicts him holding a shield and whip. In some stories, he is referred to as a demon. It is believed his name originated from "abra-cadabra."

• Accio (Summoning Charm) - Latin for "I summon."
• Alastor - Greek God who sought revenge on people.
• Albus - In Latin means "white" (maybe for white beard). Wisdom. Or Governor of Britain at the death of the Emperor Pertinax, Decimus Clodius Albinus (Albinus=Albus?) attempted to seize the throne but ended up as Caesar in alliance with another imperial contender, Septimius Severus. After Severus defeated two other rivals (Voldemort and... maybe Slytherin?), the now expendable Albinus was forced into another attempt at usurpation, an attempt that came to an end at the bloody battle of Lyon.
• Alecto - One of the Death Eaters who broke into Hogwarts. In Greek mythology, Alecto was one of the Furies. Her name is derived from the Greek "alektos," meaning "unceasing in anger."
• Alphard - Perhaps derived from the dominant star in the constellation Alpha Hydra, the Water Serpent (a Syltherin reference?). Alphard can mean "the heart of the serpent" or in Arabic, "the solitary one." It lies to the southwest of the brighter star Regulus.

• Amortentia - "Amor" is the latin word for "love," and "tentia" means "to tempt."
• Amos (Diggory) - In the Bible, Amos was a prophet who used to try and make the people understand that without morals and prayers, salvation won't come.
• Amycus - Another Death Eater who broke into Hogwarts. In Greek mythology, the son of Poseidon and Melia, a champion boxer and king of mythical people.
• Anapneo (Spell that clears blocked airways) - In Greek, Anapneo means "to breathe."
• Andromeda (Tonks) - In Greek mythology, Andromeda should be married to her uncle Phineus but marries Perseus, the famous hero, instead. (Andromeda Black marries Ted Tonks, a Muggle, and is erased from the family tree.) Phineus sounds like Phineas Nigellus, Sirius' great-great-grandfather. In the Old Testament, Phineas kills an Israelite man for being in love with a woman who belongs to another ethnical group. As our Phineas was a Slytherin teacher, this can't be coincidence!
• Aparecium (Spell that makes invisible ink appear) - From the Latin word "aperio," meaning to "uncover, lay bare, reveal, or make clear" or "apparere," meaning to "make clear." It is spelled with only one "p," perhaps because of "apertus" which means "open, obvious, public."
• Aragog - "Arachnid" means spider and "Gog" was the name of a legendary giant (combined, the name means giant spider). Also possibly derived from the Greek word "agog," meaning "leader."
• Argus - In Greek mythology, Argus was a monster that had a hundred eyes and was ever-so-watchful.
• Arthur - Could represent King Arthur. The legend presents Arthur as a leader in ancient times who defeats the Saxons and other enemies, thereby uniting the people of Britain in peace and harmony.
• Auror - In Hebrew, "auror" means "to curse."
• Avada Kedavra (Killing Curse) - Aramaic phrase that means "may it be destroyed." Also similar to "Abracadabra", which is an ancient spell (dates from the second century) used by conjurors to invoke spirits or supernatural powers for protection against disease or aid.
• Avis (Spell that Ollivander used to make birds fly out of Krum's wand) - Latin for "bird."

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B Titles

• Bagman - A person who collects money, as for racketeers.
• Basilisk - The history and evolution of the myth of the basilisk is detailed in this article. The Greek basiliskos means "little king" or "petty tyrant." Some myths describe the basilisk as a cockatrice, giant bird with a serpent's tail that could breathe fire and kill with its stare. Others call it the king of all serpents and consider it as powerful as the gods.
• Beauxbatons - French for "beautiful wands." While we do realize this actually translates as "beautiful sticks" in French, the actual term for "magic wands" being "baguettes magiques" sounds far less appealing.
• Bellatrix - A pale yellow star indicating the left shoulder of the constellation Orion, the Great Hunter. Bellatrix is known as the "Female Warrior."
• Blaise - From the Roman name Blasius, which means "lisping." From the Latin "blaesus." A famous bearer was Blaise Pascal, a French mathematician and philosopher.
• Binns, Professor - A bin is what the British call a garbage can. Many students consider Professor Binns' information to be rubbish. In Northern England, "Binns" is a slang term for glasses, possibly referring to the professor's academic nature.
• Bluebottle (Make of broomstick) - A type of annoying fly with a loud buzz and iridescent body.
• Bode - To be an omen. Also, a stop or delay.
• Boggart - "Baggart" (pronounced the same), an Irish word, means "a threat."
• Brian - From Old Celtic "bre" meaning "hill" or by extension "high, noble." Brian Boru was an Irish king who thwarted Viking attempts to conquer Ireland in the 11th century. He was victorious in the Battle of Clontarf, but he himself was slain. People associate Brian as a last name, but believe it's derived from Brian Boru.
• Bubotuber pus - "Bubos" is an English word for an inflamed, tender swelling of a lymph node, especially in the area of the armpit or groin, that is characteristic of certain infections, such as Bubonic plague and syphilis.
• Bullstrode - A bull is an adult male bovine animal and "strode" means to "be astride of" or "straddle."

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C Titles

• Cassandra - A blind prophetess. The daughter of Priam, king of Troy. She foresaw the fall of Troy. After spurning Apollo's amorous advances, the sun god gave Cassandra the gift of prophecy (with the catch that no one would ever believe her).
• Cedric - Old English for "chief" or "warleader."
• Charlie - A diminutive of Charles, which means "manly" and "strong."
• Cho Chang - Cho is Japanese for "butterfly" and in Chinese means "autumn." Chang is Chinese for "free" or "unhindered." In a dialect of Chinese spoken in Taiwan and the Fujian Province in China, "Cho Chang," or "Chio Chiang" in the authentic pronunciation of the word, actually means "extreme ugliness." A bit ironic.
• Colin - Means youth, child, or victor.
• Colloportus (Spell used to lock doors) - "Coller" means "to stick together" in French, and "portus" means "door" in Latin.
• Cormac (McLaggan) - Cormac is of Irish (Gaelic) origin meaning "charioteer." Means "son of defilement." Cormac was the son of a King in Celtic legend. He was on a mission when he was put under a spell by a jealous lover of one of his competitors.
• Cornelius - See Lucius.
• Crucio (Cruciatus Curse) - "Crucio" is Latin for "I torture."
• Conjunctivitus Curse (Spell that Krum used to "do something" to the eyes of the Chinese Fireball during the First Task of the Triwizard Tournament) - Conjunctivitis is the scientific name for pink-eye -- the illness that children often get that makes their eyelids crust together.

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D Titles

• Dedalus (Diggle) - Daedalus was a famous Athenian inventor from Greek mythology who built the Labyrinth for King Minos and helped made wings for himself and his son, Icarus, amongst other things. Read more about Daedalus here.
• Deletrius (Banishing Spell) - Latin for "to erase."
• Densaugeo (Spell that Malfoy used to make Hermione's front teeth grow enormous) - "Dens" is Latin for "teeth." "Augeo" is Latin for "to enlarge."
• Diagon Alley- Diagonally refers to a straight line at a slanted angle.
• Diffindo (Spell Harry used to cause Cedric's bag to split apart) - In Latin, "Diffindo" means "to split."
• Dobby - A fatuous or foolish person. A weave of cloth that is durable and natural-looking. Finer stores still sell shirts made of "dobby" weave.
• Dolores - Of Latin origin. Means "lady of sorrows or pain" (psychological or physical). In Greek, "doleros" means "deceitful."
• Draco - Draco is a constellation that looks like a dragon but is a snake. In Latin, Draco means "dragon." There was also a Greek ruler named Draco who developed a system of severe punishments for the smallest of crimes. Draconian means harsh or cruel. In Romanian, "drac" means "devil."
• Dumbledore - Means "Bumblebee" in Old English. JK Rowling has said that she chose this name because she imagined Dumbledore walking around the castle, humming to himself.
• Durmstrang - "Sturm und drang" is German phrase meaning "storm" and "stress or urge." "Sturm und Drang" was a genre of German plays that were famous for their sense of foreboding and ill-fate. Their influence even reaches into modern musical theatre, as in the title song of Little Shop of Horrors.
• Dudley - An aristocratic surname used as a first name since the 19th century. Also, a town in one of England's largest cities - Birmingham.
• Dursley - A town near JK Rowling's birthplace.

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E Titles

• Ennervate (Spell used to revive someone who has been stunned) - When spelled with two "n"'s, as in "ennervate," it actually means to "add nerve" (daring or strength). With one "n," as enervate, it means to "weaken." The spell in the books is "ennervate," so it makes perfect sense.
• Elphias Doge - Doge was the title of the ruler of Venice from the 8th to 18th centuries. "Corno," meaning horn in Italian, was the cap worn by the doge as a symbol, which is mentioned when Mad-Eye Moody shows Harry the photo of the Order: "Elphias Doge, you've met him, I'd forgotten he used to wear that stupid hat."(Order of the Phoenix, pg. 158 UK, pg. 174 US). Also, Magus Elphias Levi was a French occultist of the 19th century.
• Engorgio (Spell that makes things grow) - In French, "engorgement" means "swelling."

• Errol - Means "wanderer" in Old English.

• Evanesco (Vanishing Spell) - Means "to disappear" or "vanish" in Latin.
• Evans - A Celtic name that means "young warrior."

• Expecto Patronum (Spell used to conjure a Patronus) - In Latin, "expecto" is to "await, desire, or hope for" and "patronus" is "protector."
• Expelliarmus (Disarming Spell) - Latin combination "to expel" and "arma" (weapon).

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F Titles

• Fawkes (Dumbledore's phoenix) - Guy Fawkes was an English Catholic who, in 1605, tried to blow up the House of Parliament as an act of rebellion against the new Protestant government. In England, November 5th is now known as "Guy Fawkes Day" (or "Bonfire Night") where Guy Fawkes is burned in effigy. Every year he is resurrected to burn again. It can also be noted that he is known as one of the most infamous traitors in English history.
• Felix Felicis (Luck Potion) - Latin for "lucky, fortunate or happy." Perhaps associated with "Felix the Cat," a cartoon that has extremely good luck and is successful at everything he does. "Felix" from the name of the cat, and "Felicis" which is reminiscent of "feline," meaning "cat." "Felicis" could be derived from the word "felicity," which means "extreme happiness and/or the ability to find the appropriate expression for one's thoughts." It can also mean "a particularly effective feature of a work of literature or art."
• Fenrir - Fenrir or Fenris in Norse mythology. Fenrir (or Fenris) is a gigantic and terrible monster in the shape of a wolf. He is the eldest child of Loki and the giantess Angrboda. The gods learned of a prophecy which stated that the wolf and his family would one day be responsible for the destruction of the world. They caught the wolf and locked him in a cage, bound in chains made by dwarves. Fenrir then requested that one of the gods put their hand in his mouth before he was chained as a sign of good faith. Tyr, the god of war and justice, did and his hand was bitten off(Pettigrew?). In the final battle, Fenrir will escape from his bindings and eat Odin (Lucius?), and Odin's son Vidar (Draco?) will kill him by stabbing him in the heart or ripping his jaws apart. Other stories claim Fenrir will be killed with Vidar's iron boot (Pettigrew?).
• Ferula (Spell that creates a splint or wooden rod) - From the Latin word "ferula," meaning a "rod to beat children with."
• Fidelius (Charm that makes someone a Secret-Keeper) - "Fidelis" is Latin and means "faithful" if it's connected with people, and "safe" if it's connected with things.
• Figg, Mrs. Arabella - "Fig" means "not literal," and a fig leaf is something that conceals or camouflages.
• Filch - To "steal."
• Finite Incantatem (Spell that cancels out other spells) - Could be related to the Latin "Incantationem," which means "incantation." Together the phrase translates as "Stop the incantation!"
• Firenze - Italian name for the city of Florence. Florence was the same city that the famous astronomer Galileo lived in for most of his life. In fact, he died in his estate while serving out his life-long house-arrest sentence issued by the Inquisition, as they found him guilty of heresy.
• Flitwick - A town in England. It could also be interpeted as the movement of a wand - flit (to move quickly from one spot to another) and wick (a stick shaped cord of woven fibres).
• Fleur Delacour - Means "Flower of the Court" in French. It could also be a clever play on the similar French word "coeur" meaning "heart" (Veela's captivate men's hearts).
• Fluffy - "Cerberus" the three-headed dog was the guardian of the underworld in Greek mythology. Orpheus got past Cerberus by lulling it to sleep with music. One gets past Fluffy by lulling it to sleep with music.
• Fudge - "Fudge," besides being a delicious chocolate confection, can mean "nonsense." As a verb, it means to "evade" or to "falsify." In technological jargon, it means "to perform in an incomplete but marginally acceptable way."

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G Titles

• Gabrielle (Delacour) - In Hebrew, Gabrielle means "hero of God."
• Gilderoy - A highwayman known for being handsome. May also come from the word "gilded," which is defined as having a "pleasing, showy appearance, which covers something of little worth." The name "Roy" is Old French for "regal one" or "king."
• Ginny - "Ginevra," Italian female, woman of the people. There is an old myth about a bride named Ginevra, who playfully hid in a trunk on her wedding day. The lid fell, burying her alive; eventually her skeleton was discovered. This could relate to Ginny being taken into the Chamber of Secrets where her "skeleton would lie forever." However, JK Rowling has also said that she picked the name because she wanted something different and special for the only Weasley girl!
• Granger - Possibly from the Granger movement in the 1800s, a movement to improve the lives of farmers. Could be a connection to Hermione's desire to start SPEW.

• Grindelwald - Perhaps derived from the Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf character Grendel, the demon. Also, a well-known hotel chain in Germany. (Many theories in which the Dark wizard Grindelwald is compared to Hitler have been explored by Harry Potter fans in the past, especially since the date of his demise, 1945, is the same as the end of WWII.) A beautiful village in the mountains of Bernese Oberaland, Switzerland.
• Grimmauld Place - "Grim Old Place" (play on words).
• Gryffindor, Godric - Godric of Finchale is an Anglo-Saxon saint. A griffin was a creature in mythology with the body of a lion and the head of an eagle. In French "d'or" means "of gold," one of Gryffindor House's colors.

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H Titles

• Hagrid - Possibly related to the word haggard (Grawp calls him "Hagger!"), which means "hidden or to hide." A haggard can also mean "appearing worn and exhausted, gaunt," or "wild or distraught in appearance, a disheveled individual." From the Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy, the Old English term "hag-rid" means "indigestion" (not surprising considering all the weird things Hagrid eats). Found in the exact same paragraph as "dumbledore." Coincidence? Hagrid also describes a "pale, wan and haunted" individual. The term comes from the belief witches (hags) could turn sleepers into steeds and ride them to their gatherings.
• Hannah (Abbott) - Hannah means "grace."

• Harry - J.K. Rowling's favourite boy's name. The name Harry is of Anglo-Saxon origin and means "power." There was also a magician named Harry Houdini in the 1900s.
• Hedwig - A saint that lived in Germany in the 13th and 14th centuries. Means "refuge in battle." Mentioned in Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.
• Hepzibah - The name comes from the Hebrew "Cheftzibah," which literally translated means "my desire is for it" or "my will is in it."

• Hermes - The Greek Messenger.
• Hermione - Means "well-born" or "stone." Refers to peony-type flowers. Feminine version of Hermes. In Greek mythology, was often known as the patron saint of high magic. No surprise our Hermione is so gifted. Also in Greek mythology, she was the daughter of Helen of Troy and King Menelaus of Sparta. Hermione is also a character in Shakespeare's A Winter's Tale.
• Hippogriff - Derived from the Greek word "hippos" meaning "horse" and the magical creature known as the griffin. In this case, it has the body of a horse as oppose to a lion, but keeps the head of an eagle.
• Hog's Head - Pub in Hogsmeade. In Old English, a "hoggshead" was a medium-sized barrel holding fifty-four gallons of ale. Similar to the Boar's Head Tavern in Shakespeare's Henry IV
• Horace - English and French form of Horatius, a Roman family name possibly derived from Latin "hora," meaning hour, time, and season. A famous bearer was Quintus Horatius Flaccus, a Roman lyric poet in the first century B.C.
• Horcrux - In Latin, "crux" comes from the noun "crux." "Crucis" means "pain or torture," and "hor" is a shortened form of the noun "horreum," which means "storehouse." Thus, "tormenting storehouse." The English meaning for "crux" is "the critical feature or essence," like the crux of an argument. Similar to the Latin translation, it then becomes understood as "essence storehouse." Many consider the soul to be the essence of an individual.

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I Titles

• Impedimenta (Spell used to slow down attackers) - "Impedio" is Latin for "I hinder." In Latin, "Impedimenta" means "obstacle," as in creating an obstacle to impede one's path or goal.
• Imperio (Imperius Curse) - "Imperio" is Latin for "to control" and "imperium" is Latin for "absolute control."
• Incendio (Spell that sets things on fire) - In Latin, "incendere" means "to set fire to something." "Incendio" also means "great fire" in Spanish.
• Incarcerous (Spell that makes ropes appear to wrap someone up) - In Latin, "carcer" means "prison."
• Inferi - In Latin, means "those down below; the dead."

• Inigo Imago (Author of Dream Oracle, a Divination textbook) - "Inigo" is a male name meaning "ardent or fiery" and "Imago" means "image." Imago Therapy is also a psychoanalytic technique used for helping bring out meaning from the subconscious.

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J Titles

• James - Means supplanter. To supplant is to to take the place of, or substitute, especially through intrigue or underhanded tactics. James was also an apostle of Jesus.

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K Titles

• Knockturn Alley - Nocturnally (play on words).
• Kreacher - "Creature" (play on words).
• Krum - In Swedish, "krum" means to have a "crooked back." A famous Bulgarian czar circa 800 A.D. known for killing the Byzantine emperor and making a goblet out of his skull.

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L Titles

• Legilimency - From the Latin "legere" meaning "to read" and "mens" meaning "mind."
• Levicorpus (Spell that suspends an individual in mid-air) - Latin meaning to "raise the body."

• Libatius (Borge) - The author of Advanced Potion Making. In Homer's The Odyssey, amongst other Greek myths, the Libation potion is used to bring up ghosts from the Underworld. After drinking the potion they are then able to speak.
• Liberacorpus (Spell that releases or frees the individual suspended in mid-air) - Latin meaning to "free the body." Counter-curse to Levicorpus.

• Lily - A flower symbolizing purity and innocence.
• Lockhart - Lockhart is a world renowned cognitive psychologist who's particular interest is in the study of 'memory' and levels of processing. He did a lot of research in this area in the late 1970s. Town in Australia near Wagga Wagga ("Compose a poem about my defeat of the Wagga Wagga Werewolf"?). A possibly play on words as he seems to have many a woman's "heart locked" on him.
• Lucius - A Latin male first name. Also possibly a connection to the similar sounding "Lucifer" (the devil). Lucifer means "light-bearer." In Romanian, "lucios" means "shiny," a possible connection to his desire for the extravagant and valuable. A Roman General named Lucius Cornelius Sulla was usurped by the people of Rome, but defeated them and seized control as a dictator. After doing so, he removed most of the popular say in the government and returned it to the Senate of Rome, which controlled the people, and founded a firm Republic. (Thanks to Rosemary for this great theory!)
• Ludo - Latin meaning "to play."
• Lumos (Spell used to make a wand emit light) - "Lumen" is Latin for "light" and "luminous" means "emitting light" in English.
• Luna - The Roman goddess of the moon. Lunar means "of the moon." Also, it is a term for silver in alchemy, and means "moon" itself in Latin, Romanian and Italian. In Romanian, it also translates to "month."
• Lupin - Lupus is the Latin derivative for "wolf." Lupin means "wolf-like." Canis Lupus is the scientific name for wolf.

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M Titles

• Mason, Mr. (Visits the Dursleys in Chamber of Secrets) - A mason is an extremely skilled builder.
• Malfoy - In Latin, "mal" means "pale." "Mal foi" means "bad faith, an act with bad intentions, or a malicious act" in French. "Mal de foi" means a "loss of faith." The similar French phrase "Mal fait" can be interpeted as "badly made" or "evil deeds." Similarly, in Portuguese, (JK Rowling taught English in Portugal for a few years) "Mal foi" means "was bad" or "is bad." In Arthurian legends, Lancelot (King Arthur's greatest knight and his betrayor) is sometimes called "Le Chevallier Mal Fait" (the "mal fait" knight). "Foy" means a farewell feast, drink, or gift, as at a wedding.
• Marietta - "Little Bitter."
• Marvolo - Implies "marvelous," but also contains the Latin root "volo" meaning to "wish, want, will, ordain, suppose, maintain that, be willing, to mean, signify, or denote." "Volo" also means "to fly, speed, or move rapidly." Tom Riddle can be seen as a character who wants to achieve greatness very quickly. Perhaps from Shakespeare's Twelfth Night character Malviolo. He was a Puritan who could not have fun and sought to stop the other servants from enjoying themselves. He is "sick with self love" and dreams of getting power, believing he is better than the others since he sees himself as "pure." He is constantly the subject of practical jokes. It is here where the quote "Some are born great, some acheive greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them" comes from. At the end of the play, he swears revenge on the lot of them.
• McDonald, Natalie - In Goblet of Fire (American hardcover edition, pg. 180), a girl named Natalie McDonald was sorted into Gryffindor House. She was a real girl who was suffering from a terminal illness and wrote JK Rowling a letter. JK Rowling wrote back to Natalie and her letter included an outline of Goblet of Fire so if Natalie died, she would know how the book went. Unfortunately, the letter was too late. In memory of Natalie McDonald, JK Rowling included her name in Goblet of Fire.
• Merope - Means "bee-eater" and also translates to "eloquent" and "mortal." Meropia is a condition of partial blindess. The name Merope is used numerous times in Greek mythology. Click here for one lengthy explanation. Additionally, Merope was a member of the Pleiades sisters (nymphs) and was shamed eternally for marrying a mortal (Sisyphus). Since her parents were angered, they made her star, Merope, the weakest in the Pleiades constellation. Compare this to Merope Gaunt, a witch shamed for marrying a Muggle. A third Merope in Greek mythology is one of the Heliades, or daughters of Helios. The Heliades were turned into poplar trees and their tears turned to amber by Helios himself. A fourth Merope was the daughter of King Oenopion who was wooed by Orion, apparently with little success.
• Millicent - Millicent is derived from the Norman French name Melisende, which was itself derived from the Germanic name Amalaswinth. It is composed of the Germanic elements "amal" meaning to "work, labour" and "swinth," meaning "strength". This was the name of a daughter of Charlemagne."
• Minerva - The Roman counterpart to the Greek goddess named Athena. Both women in their respective mythologies represent war, handicraft and practical reason or wisdom.
• Mirror of Erised - Erised backwards is desire (as in "you'll see what you desire"). The inscription around the top of the Mirror of Erised, if shown backwards with the spaces rearranged, says: "I show not your face, but your heart's desire."
• Moody - Not in a good mood.
• Morfin (Gaunt) - Probably taken from Celtic myth. Morfan was the son of the Celtic Fertility God Ceridwen and was a fearsome warrior. Morfan fought with King Arthur in his last battle with Carlan. At first, none of Sir Mordred's men would fight against Morfan, because he was so ugly that they believed he might be the devil.

• Morsmordre (Makes the Dark Mark appear in the sky) - Combination between "mors" (Latin for "death") and "mordere" (Latin for "to bite"). Death bite? No -- Death Eater. In Norwegian, "mordre" means "to kill."
• Mugwump - One who sits on both sides of an issue. Referring to the "Supreme Mugwump." Originally an Algonquian word "mugquomp" meaning "chief," it became the word for a political party who wouldn't make up their mind about something in the early to mid 1800's.
• Mundungus - A stinking tobacco.
• Myrtle, Moaning - a type of evergreen shrub that is often overlooked because of its plainess.

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