Weasley Christian names

[Brooke]

No: HPFGUIDX 76952

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "flying_meese" 
<original_gt at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "sylviablundell2001" 
> <sylviablundell at a...> wrote:
> > While thinking about the "flower" names of female characters, it 
> > occurred to me that the names of the Weasley children seem to be 
> > resolutely commonplace.  Other pure-blood families seem to give 
> their 
> > children names like Sirius or Draco.  The Weasleys have names 
like 
> > Ron, Percy, Fred and George.  Does this reflect Mr. Weasley's 
> > fasination with all things Muggle
> 
> You may have something there but I remember from Harry's trial in 
> OoP, Percy's name was given as Percy Ignatius Weasley and even DD 
> had a common name, Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore. (I 
don't 
> have access to my book so spelling or order may be incorrect.)
> 
> FM


I think that Percy can be a nickname for Perseus or Percival.  Some 
children are given family names that have been handed down through 
decades (maybe even centuries in the Wizarding World?).  With one of 
Dumbledore's middle names being Percival, it makes me wonder if the 
Weasleys might somehow be descended from Dumbledore's line (although 
Arthur & Molly may have named Percy aware of it being an old family 
name, but unaware of the connection to Dumbledore).  

So far there is no evidence to suggest Dumbledore ever produced any 
offspring, or that he had any other siblings other than Aberforth 
(but Aberforth may have have children).  JKR has disclosed little 
information about Dumbledore's past & relations, which makes me 
suspicious that she his hiding a big old family tree clue.  Plus, she 
has made references to the red hair thing more than once with 
Dumbledore, Weasleys & Lily - although hair color is not a strong 
enough clue.  Could Harry, Ron & Ginny be descendents of one of 
Dumbledore's relatives?  A shot in the dark - but stranger things 
have happened!

Brookeshanks