Names From Harry Potter
- Rosmerta
Origin:
RomanMeaning:
"the great provider"Description:
Rosmerta is a Gallo-Roman goddess of fertility, abundance, and prosperity, often depicted holding a cornucopia. In the Harry Potter books, Madame Rosmerta is the landlady of the Three Broomsticks pub in the wizarding village of Hogsmeade.
- Rolanda
Origin:
German feminization of ROLANDMeaning:
"famous in the land"Description:
This is a rarely heard feminization of the rarely heard Roland.
- Olympe
Origin:
French variation of Olympia
- Fawkes
Origin:
English, NormanMeaning:
"falcon"Description:
Associated with a 16th century Gunpowder Plotter and a phoenix in the Harry Potter series, Fawkes, also spelled Vaulx, Vaux, and Faulks, comes from the Norman name Faulques, which in turn came from a Germanic nickname meaning "falcon". Theoretically, it could fit into the "last names as first names" trend, and with the rise of boy names ending in -s, such as Brooks and Banks, however, many might link it too closely with Guy Fawkes and in English-speaking countries it might sound too much like a piece of cutlery (or a swearword, perhaps).