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[June Ewing]

> Geoff:
> Just for information, if she had used Uxbridge, it would be
> probably be from the West London suburb of that name, fairly
> close to Heathrow. I think the Canadians swiped Uxbridge for
> themselves because an early settler came from there....
>
> However, when the genteel, polite and loveable character
> emerged in OOTP. the name "Umbridge" was generally accepted
> by group members at that time as being a play on words with
> "umbrage". To "take umbrage" means to be offended or annoyed
> by someone and certainly a lot of Hogwartians were willing to
> do just that with this delightful lady.


June:
I have no doubt that Uxbridge was stolen from England lol. We
also have Cambridge, London, Surrey and many others. I even
grew up just down the street from Sherwood Forest. However
Canada was discovered because an Englishman and a Frenchman
got lost looking for India and we were under British rule for
years and still fly the British flag so that could have a lot
to do with us having so many British names in our cities and
towns (and why we have a Paris too).