Fenrir Greyback - literary parallels

[guzuguzu]

No: HPFGUIDX 138099

<Very interesting post by Geoff snipped>

and then Geoff:
  
> Another thought I would like to run past other members is whether
> Fenrir is his real given name or a nickname. Agreed he is a 
> werewolf but when did he become one? I can't see anyone naming a 
> child after the monstrous wolf of Norse mythology.

Thank you for your research! My opinion is that's his given name. So 
many of JKR's characters have meaningful names that are puns, jokes, 
or clues, but I think these are for the entertainment purposes of 
us, the audience. I cannot recall a time in the books when a 
character commented on the "meaningfulness" of another's name (with 
the possible exception of Peeves calling Lupin "Loony Lupin", but I 
think that was a clue for us). 

I think we're supposed to assume that the characters don't realize 
that they have clever names! 

guz.