Weasley Christian names

junediamanti june.diamanti at blueyonder.co.uk
Wed Jul 23 18:32:43 UTC 2003


No: HPFGUIDX 72617

--- 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

I don't necessaerily think so.  I remember being hugely amused by 
the fact that one of Dumbledore's middle names is "Brian" - all the 
others are very "wizardy" but that

pause

(gets book):Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore

James Potter anyone?

June





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