[HPforGrownups] Draco Malfoy

[Richelle Votaw]

No: HPFGUIDX 42447

>  Richelle Votaw wrote:
>
> Either JKR accidentally got a great Latin meaning
> for Malfoy (lose translation yes, but it works as well as some of the
spells
> latin meanings do), or it was intentional.  Thoughts on that?

Primrose responded:

> My understanding is that Malfoy is French for "Bad Faith", and Draco is
lating for "Dragon".  I don't think that Malfoy was ever intended to be  a
Latin derivative.
> primrose, new 'round here

Look up Draco in Latin and you will also get snake.  Voldemort can be
translated from the French, but also from Latin with the same meaning.
Although in Latin you can get two different translations. "Flight from
death" and "Wish for death."  Interesting, that.  Anyway, since Latin is the
mother language of French (and English for that matter), it's only natural
that it can come from either French or Latin.  the french "bad faith" could
be a similar meaning as "wicked disgrace."  Someone who is of bad faith
could in turn be a disgrace.

Although if you ask me, I can get a Latin translation from just about
anything out there.  :)  Including Avada Kedavra (yes, I know, it's supposed
to be aramic, and there's no k in Latin, but c has the hard k sound).

Richelle