First names

[hp_lexicon]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at y..., "mirzamblack" <mirzamblack at y...> wrote:
> 
> Do you believe those first names, which IMDB.com gave to prof. 
> Quirrell and Flitwick and madame Hooch? I just want to know, if 
they 
> are right..
> 
> prof. Slatero Quirrell
> prof. Filius Flitwick
> madame Xiomara Hooch
> 
> Filius and Xiomara are very good indeed, and I believe in 
them 'cause 
> they have a great meaning like all other names in HP, but this 
> Slatero..

This actually muddies the water more than anything. The name Filius 
first appeared on a card from the Trading Card Game. But if we're to 
believe that source, then we should be able to believe the first 
name they gave to Hooch, which was Rolanda. In other words, there is 
no way we can know for sure at this point. We'll have to wait for 
JKR to tell us officially.

What meaning do you get from Xiomara? I know that "filius" 
means "brother," but I've never heard of "xiomara."

Steve Vander Ark
The Harry Potter Lexicon