[HPforGrownups] More on Ginny's name

[Polgara TheSorcess]

No: HPFGUIDX 37608

Catlady wrote:

>Rohit wrote:
> > Ginny's full name COULD be Imogene.
>
>I prefer Iphigenia, except that both Iphigenia and Imogen conflict
>with the notion that those Weasleys give their children plain
>ordinary Muggle-style names.

Agreed. The Weasleys do seem to tend to give their children ordinary English 
styled names. However, since the whole survival of the alphabet naming 
theory depends on Percy and Ron being known by their middle names, why can't 
the same argument be made for Ginny?

Of course, now we need a reason as to why the Weasleys would call Ginny by 
her middle name. Hmm... I subscribe to the theory that the Weasley 
granparents were killed along with David/Daisy while Molly was away giving 
birth and Percy was hiding after breaking a rule. Therefore, I propose that 
Ginny was named in honor of her grandmother. However, it was too painful for 
Arthur and Molly to remember their dear lost parents and child every time 
they say the name, so they eventually decided to call her by her middle name 
(Virginia?), which was soon shorted to Ginny by her older brothers.

Now, what could Ginny's real first name be then? Although I don't see a way 
for the royalty pattern and the alphabet pattern to coexist (Bill is either 
William or Billius, can't be both), Ginny's first name could be Isabella. 
There was a Queen Isabella of Spain, and the name was used in English novels 
up to 19th century I believe (Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey). For these who 
want more parallels between Lily and Ginny though, how about Iris?

Polgara

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