Aberforth

[Goddlefrood]

No: HPFGUIDX 174899

> Carol:
> > (Another side note: I looked up the etymology of Ariana, which 
> > turns out to be a variant form of Ariadne, the name of the 
> > princess who rescued Theseus from the Minotaur and was later 
> > abandoned by him.

> Jen:  Ah, clever Ariadne, the inspiration for my yahoo name. ;) 
> I'm trying and failing to think how the Ariana character might 
> have been inspired by this particular myth - anyone else have an 
> idea?

Goddlefrood:

Ariadne could have something to do with all those spiders and does 
indeed have a variant usage of Ariana. It also means silver and is 
of Welsh origin according to thinkbabynames. That would then tie in 
to the location of Godric's Hollow, which while clearly in England 
as can be ascertained from the chapter of the same name in Deathly 
Hallows, it is likely to be proximate to the Welsh borders seeing 
as Hagrid had to fly over Bristol while traveling from there to 
Little Whingeing.

Possibly about as helpful as my last post on another matter, but 
there it is.

Goddlefrood