house emblems

[Kellie and Lady J]

No: HPFGUIDX 155483

I was thinking about the house emblems.  It seems that the animal relates to  the name of the founder of the house.  Gryffindor, uses a lion,  and a  gryffin is part lion, snakes slither, hence Slytherin and eagles have talons, so it fits with Ravenclaw.  However, does anyone know where the name Hufflepuff came from, in relation to using abadger?  It doesn't seem  apparent that the animal and the founders name fit, so I just wondered if there were any connection between them.
Kellie