The Name Game

[lauren_silverwolf]

No: HPFGUIDX 110091

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Geoff Bannister" 
<gbannister10 at a...> wrote:
> --- 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.

Lauren:
There's a lovely defintion & etymology on 

http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-dum1.htm

where "dumble" is used for its rhyming abilities, and "dore" is an 
old English word for a flying insect that makes a loud humming sound.

Hope this helps,

Lauren.