No: HPFGUIDX 84614 I've looked up www.behindthename.com , and see that the name "Phineas" could mean "serpent's mouth" in Hebrew (or stem from old Egyptian meaning "Nubian", black?). There seems to be a lot of enlightened people on this list, so I wonder if anyone has more background information on the former Slytherin Headmaster's first name... Berit