The Founders (was:Pansy/ Re: House characteristics)

Fri Apr 7 22:41:29 UTC 2006

No: HPFGUIDX 150686

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "justcarol67" <justcarol67 at ...> wrote:

Carol:
> Gryffindor to me suggests a Welsh origin: Griffith
> (Gruffydd) is a commmon Welsh name, and Gryffindor could be an
> Anglicized version of a similar name.

Geoff:
It's one of JKR's wordplays.... it's basically French.

Gryffindor is Gryffin d'or = golden griffin