The Name Game

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 110060

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dcgmck" <dolis5657 at y...> wrote:
> >"Amey Chinchorkar"  <sherlockholme_ac at r...> wrote:
> > 
> > I could not make anything out of Dumbledore
. 
> > 
> > Geoff:
> > Dumbledore is an old name for a bumble bee. In the village where 
I 
> > now live, one of the older cottages is called "Dumbledory"; I 
> assume this is where the beekeeper lived.
> 
> dcgmck:
> While many of the posts I've read on various sites generally accept 
> the definition of Dumbledore as bumble bee, the ensuing discussions 
> have never really satisfied me.  Inspired by Amey, I ran a few 
> Internet searches on "dumble" and "dore".  
> 
> "Dumble" is a pretty elusive word, but what I've found of interest 
is 
> not so much the Texas geologist as the brand-name association with 
> amplifiers for musical instruments.  

Geoff:
Yes, but... the place in my village dates from before amplifiers were 
though of; think i'll stick with the Old English for now. At least, 
I'll apparently be with Jo Rowling for company.