Names

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 75645

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "malinitosetti" <malinit at e...> 
wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "holly_phoenix_11" 
> <pentzouli at h...> wrote:
> >    
> 

Holly:
> > L o r d v o l d e m o r t - Loved , loved what, loved who, what 
> is 
> > > it! love .... anyone know Latin? I don't. there is something 
> there. 
> > > going to snap it in my laptop later and see what the latin 
> > > dictionary comes up with. bet it's something good. any thoughts 
> on 
> > > this, someone want to beat me to the draw. Lori
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > In French, "Voldemort" is analysed like this :
> > 
> > Vol de Mort 
> > 
> > which means "sudden hit of death". This is mentioned in many 
sites 
> > that have to do with the origin of names in the Harry Potter 
> series, 
> > and it is quite representing of the preference of LV to use the 
> Avada 
> > Kedavra curse on his victims. So, I don't think that LV is loving 
> > someone or even more loved by someone, but in the sense that he 
> most 
> > of all fears death (he tries all his life to find a way to be 
> > immortal) I think his name could be his own demise... a sudden 
hit 
> of 
> > death.
> > 
> > cheers
> > holly_phoenix_11
> 
>

Mali: 
> Opinion of a french speaking person who studied latin in college:
> 
> For Lori, in latin, love is "amor"...
> 
> And for holly phoenix, in French, vol de mort means "flight of 
death" 
> or "theft of death"... I don't understand the "sudden hit of death" 
> thing...
> 
> Hope it helps!
> 
> Mali

Geoff:
It can also mean "wing of death" which I find more descriptive.... 
Maybe association with the angel of death?