Weasley Christian Names
susannacedric
susannacedric at passagen.se
Thu Aug 14 21:56:28 UTC 2003
No: HPFGUIDX 77249
--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Geoff Bannister"
<gbannister10 at a...> wrote:
> --- 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
Now me:
Arthur= Noble, courageous
William= Resolute protector, Determined protector
Ronald= Powerful, Rules with counsel, Mighty or powerful
Percy= Pierces
Percival= Destroyer (in latin),Pierces
Charles= A man- variant of Carl
Fred= Variant of Frederick "peaceful ruler."
George= Farmer
Molly= From the Gaelic Maili which is a pet form of Mary "bitter."
Could not find any meaning to the name Bilius.
Susanna
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