The name 'Kendra'

Elizabeth Snape snapes_witch at yahoo.com
Wed Nov 28 06:50:31 UTC 2007


No: HPFGUIDX 179421

 "Bruce Alan Wilson" wrote:
>
> To the person who couldn't see calling a boy "Harry", Harry is 
> short for Henry. It goes back to Shakespeare. It could also be 
> short for Harold.
>
 
Snape's Witch answers:

There is also a another famous young man in the UK named Harry, Harry 
Windsor; his name is not a nickname for Henry or Harold -- just Harry. 

I'll bet there were a lot of male babies named Harry after he was 
born.  Perhaps there are even some named for our Harry?





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