Weasley Christian names

flying_meese original_gt at yahoo.com
Wed Jul 23 18:50:24 UTC 2003


No: HPFGUIDX 72630

--- 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






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