Weasley Christian Names

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 77079

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "sylviablundell2001" 
<sylviablundell at a...> wrote:
> I certainly hadn't noticed that they are royal names (William, 
> Charles etc.)as the names are so common in England.  Who exactly is 
> King Ronald.?  Dont recollect him.  Or King Percival either. There 
is 
> a Molly Queen of the Beggars in one of Terry Pratchett's Discworld 
> books (Feet of Clay, I think).

They don't necessarily have to be names of kings and queens. We've 
never had a King Albert in the UK, but it was the first name of Queen 
Elizabeth's father, who reigned as Goege VI. (It has been a royal 
name in Belgium admittedly).

Percival (or more accurately Percivale) was a Knight of the Round 
Table (in Malory at least). Ronald, I must admit, leaves me in the 
dark for the moment. Perhaps someone can say "Lumos" for my benefit.

The thought of Bill as Bilius leave me feeling slightly green [but 
not with envy :-)]

Geoff