Ollivander

[houyhnhnm102]

No: HPFGUIDX 171605

wish4puppy:

> According to a number of websites, the name Ollivander 
> is an anagram. i.e., Ollivander = An evil lord.

> Has anyone thought of the fact that he could be 
> totally the opposite?

> The olive branch is a symbol of peace and in Dutch 
> "van der" means "of the." So Ollivander could be 
> "of the peace."

> His disappearance from his shop is suspicious, 
> regardless of the meaning behind his name.

houyhnhnm:

The nine muses don't offer any etymology for 
Ollivander.  According to YeahBaby.com:
"meaning of the boy´s name Ollivander:
from Vander, protector of mankind"
justmommies.com doesn't have  /Ollivander/  but 
does give the meaning for /Oliver/ as "kind one; 
olive tree, peace".

So, I think you are mainly right.