J.K. Rowling has been profiled on Nameberry several times, and with good reason- she's as creative a namer as she is a writer. She draws character names from literature, mythology, history, astronomy, and countless international languages.
Why did J.K. Rowling choose that name?
"So I was outed as a woman." Despite the fact that she likes her initials, J.K. pointed out that she wouldn't have chosen them for that same reason. At the same time, she was just happy to be published that she was willing to write under any name she had to.How did J.K. Rowling come up with the name Dumbledore?
Rowling stated she chose the name Dumbledore, which is a dialectal word for "bumblebee", because of Dumbledore's love of music: she imagined him walking around "humming to himself a lot".How did J.K. Rowling come up with the name Ron?
(You can read more about that in this piece about J.K. Rowling's 'Original 40' characters). However, Ron and his family were Weasleys from the word go. The name comes from the author's love of the Mustelidae family, which includes badgers, otters and, of course, weasels.How did J.K. Rowling come up with Avada Kedavra?
According to a 2004 interview, Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling revealed that the killing curse "avada kedavra" comes from abracadabra.How JK Rowling Named Everything in the Harry Potter Universe
What does Draco Malfoy mean in Latin?
Draco MalfoyBy no means a dramatic coincidence, Draco's first name is Latin for a terrifying beast that spits fire – or, more specifically, a dragon. You may have noticed that Draco's name is also part of the Hogwarts school motto: 'Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus' – which means 'Never tickle a sleeping dragon'.
Did J.K. Rowling rip off troll?
It's important to make it clear that no one is claiming that J.K. Rowling ripped her story from Troll. In fact, Troll screenwriter Eh Naha laughs it off and says in a statement to Huffington Post, “I think the only thing similar, aside from their names, is that they were both kids who spoke English.Why is Dumbledore's hand Black?
After Dumbledore returned to Hogwarts, he used Godric Gryffindor's Sword to crack the Resurrection Stone so as to destroy it as a Horcrux. While the act did destroy the ring as one of Riddle's Horcruxes, it did not stop the fatal curse. The curse gave Dumbledore's hand a withered black look, as though it had died.Why is Draco's name on the Hogwarts logo?
Draco in Latin means Dragon and in Greek it means Serpent. As the motto of Hogwarts is "Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus", its translation is: 'Never tickle a sleeping dragon.Who is J.K. Rowling's favorite character?
As her publisher Bloomsbury launched a global search to find the world's favourite Harry Potter character, Rowling said that her own most-favoured creation is the lightning-scarred young Harry himself. "I believe I am unusual in this, Ron is generally more popular (I love him too, though)," said the author.How do authors name their characters?
Distinguish your large cast of characters by using different first initials, of course, and vary your number of syllables and places of emphasis. Grace Metalious (a great name right there) demonstrates this in her blockbuster Peyton Place, as do any of the successful epic writers like James Michener and Larry McMurtry.Are Harry Potter characters named after stars?
As fans of the Harry Potter series know, many characters are named after stars and constellations, including Sirius, Cassiopeia, Andromeda, Scorpius, Merope, Bellatrix, Pollux, Orion, Regulus, Arcturus, Alphard, Cygnus, and of course Draco.Does J.K. Rowling use a pen name?
Consider the recent outing of Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling as the writer of The Cuckoo's Calling, a crime novel she published under the pen name Robert Galbraith.What was Dumbledore drinking?
It is emerald green in the books. Also, in the book version, Dumbledore conjured a crystal cup out of thin air to drink the potion, while in the movie version, there was a seashell-shaped cup placed on top of the basin (originally a crystal cup in the script).Is the One Ring a Horcrux?
6 The Ring Is Basically A HorcruxAs Gandalf tells Frodo before he sets out on his quest from Bag End, “[Sauron] made that Ring himself, it is his, and he let a great part of his own former power pass into it.”
