OOP: Dolores Umbridge - Whats in a name?

[innovan]

No: HPFGUIDX 65614

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Ignacio" <whammer11 at y...> 
> you can take UMBRAGE at a remark (offense); umbrage can also mean 
> covered or dark (UMBR...ELLA)
> 
> i just looked it up
> it can mean:
> 
> 1. Offense; resentment: took umbrage at their rudeness. 
> 
> 2. Something that affords shade. 
> Shadow or shade. See Synonyms at shade. 
> 
> 3. A vague or indistinct indication; a hint. 

Just found this in the dictionary too. I think the second meaning is 
also important. She's not a full Death Eater, but her actions help 
them. Being a light-weight aid to the Dark Arts makes her a shadow or 
a shade. 

Also note umbra, the shadow cast during an eclipse (and yet another 
astronomical reference), is also related to her name.

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=umbrage

Dolores Jane Umbrage's middle name according to babynameworld.com 
means "gracious, merciful". She's not shown much of either of those so 
far, has she?

Innovan