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

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No: HPFGUIDX 150692

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Geoff Bannister" 
<gbannister10 at ...> wrote:
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> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "justcarol67" <justcarol67@> 
wrote:
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> 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
>

Of course it's wordplay but it does not rule out Welsh connotations. 
French version would be grIffin, not grYffin. 
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