the four (five?) founders?

[Rita Winston]

No: HPFGUIDX 6523

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, Ellimist15 at a... wrote:

> If I remember correctly, the names of the two characters captured 
> in Ivanhoe were Rowena and Cedric. Does this spark any ideas?

I have bookmarked a more or less adequate name site, "The Etymology 
and History of First Names" at http://www.behindthename.com which 
says
CEDRIC (m) Invented by Sir Walter Scott for a character in his novel 
'Ivanhoe'. Apparently he based it on the actual name Cerdic, of 
unknown meaning, the name of the legendary founder of the kingdom of 
Wessex. Cedric is also sometimes said to mean "bounty spectacle" from 
the Welsh name Cedrych, or "lord of wars" (Old English), but these 
theories are not likely true.