The name 'Kendra'

[salilouisa]

No: HPFGUIDX 179371

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Magpie:
I thought Kendra could easily exist at the time mentioned. Sometimes 
you find surprising names in the past, even ones that don't sound 
like standards. According to my dictionary Kendra appeared in the 40s 
in the US and the 60s in Great Britain, but I can easily believe that 
were people who had the name before it became popular. In my 
dictionary it says it's probably a combination of Kenneth and 
Alexandra.

Sali:
I found Kendra to be quite jarring when I read the book and so I
thought I'd do a bit of quick research on the UK census. Well,
specifically on the England census, thanks to Ancestry. It was a very
quick search but the results were:
1901 – 3 (1 male, first name; 1 male, middle name; 1 female middle name)
1891 – 2 (Both male middle names)
1881 – 0
1871 – 2 (Both female, 1 first name and 1 middle name)
1861 – 3 (All first names, 1 male and 2 females)

But even with the proof that although rare it was around, I still find
the name strikes me as modern and doesn't seem right for Dumbledore's
mother.

Sali, who probably now spend a very unprofitable day looking for
evidence of some of the more unusual names from the books in the UK
census collection.