A varied post on Latin

[Rita Winston]

No: HPFGUIDX 2997

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Scott " <harry_potter00 at y...> 
wrote:
> 
> We also have to pick latin names.  My choice, "Sirius".

Dictionary.com says the etymology is "[Latin Sirius, from Greek 
Seirios, from seirios, burning.] "

> ...immediatley picked up on things such as "Remus Lupin" and knew 
> he was a werewolf, or associated w/ wolves, all along?

I immediately picked up on the name R. J. Lupin, and wondered if 
this is about wolves (werewolves?), a kind of flower, or Monty 
Python's highwayman, Danny ?Turpin?, who sings a stupid song and robs 
travellers of their lupines (the flower). When JKR eventually 
revealed that his given name is Remus, that answered that. But left 
the question, in a world in which names have **such** influence on 
destiny, WHY would any parents name their little one Remus Lupin?