Ollivander

[Goddlefrood]

No: HPFGUIDX 171607

> wish4puppy:
 
> > The olive branch is a symbol of peace and in Dutch 
> > "van der" means "of the." So Ollivander could be 
> > "of the peace."

> Our Intelligent Horse Friend (houyhnhnm):

> 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".

Goddlefrood:

I had a little thought on this, I've dragged it out of the 
archive and present it again.

(From - 151516)

My position on this is that it is an amalgam of 'OL'ynthus, 
'LIV'y and lys'ANDER'. Olynthus was the site of a siege by 
the Spartans in 382 B. C. Titus Livy mentioned this in his 
histories and Lysander was one of the legendary kings of 
Sparta.

Oh, something I failed to mention then, but which I'm sure 
you all know, is that JKR studied classics.

9 days from now I will know what happened to Mr. Ollivander 
and get back to you on that ;-)