Class issues in names was Re: Not All Weasley's are Weasley's

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No: HPFGUIDX 101946


> Mandy, who's British and was just wondering if any American readers 
> would recognize the subtle class issues involved in the names 
people 
> have in the UK?

An American here.  I realize that there are class differences in 
names across the pond.  I remember reading SS the first time and 
thinking that surly Aunt Petunia was mad when she called "Harry" a 
low class common name.  My own gut feeling is that Harry is in 
general a higher class name than Dudley, is my gut wrong?

Perhaps some of our British members would care to start a discussion 
along these lines to enlighten the rest of us?

MaggieB