《哈利·波特》里名字含义大揭秘（双语）

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《哈利·波特》中的角色名可不是罗琳随便取的哦！（可能除了哈利·波特这个普通名字外，罗琳说她只是喜欢哈利这个名字。）其中包含了一些英文词根或者来源于神话等等，总之，都是有渊源的。其中不少名字就是对角色本人性格或命运的暗示呢！让我们一起来了解一下吧。

Albus Dumbledore: His first name is from the Latin word alba, "white." His last name, according to Rowling interviews, is Old English for "bumblebee." In color symbolism, white often stands for purity, so the headmaster's name suggests honor and a hard-working nature ("busy as a bee").阿不思·邓布利多：阿不思是拉丁文中白色的意思，因为邓布利是与黑魔头伏地魔对立的白魔法师。根据罗琳自己说法是蜜蜂犯错的意思。



Minerva McGonagall: Minerva was the Roman goddess of wisdom and war. Her pet was an owl, like Athene, who was her equivalent in Greek mythology. The name Minerva also means "wise." The Scottish name McGonagall (or McGonigle, McGonegal) is from the Celtic name Conegal, meaning "the bravest," plus Mc, or "son of." 米勒娃·麦格：通常的翻译是密涅瓦，罗马神话中的智慧女神，也就是希腊神话中的女神雅典娜。 麦格这个姓氏在凯尔特语里是“最勇敢”的意思。



Alastor Moody: or Alastair, is from the name Alexander, "protector of mankind". Moody means temperamental or tending to quickly change moods.阿拉斯托·穆迪：ALASTOR是从亚历山大脱化而来，即人类的保护者。而穆迪在在英文中则是情绪多变的意思。



Severus Snape: Severus was the name of several ancient Roman emperors and later, early saints. Severus is the Latin word for "strict" or "severe," which the professor truly is. Snape also a town in England. It also is a shipbuilding term. It means to bevel the end of a piece of wood, or cut it at a sloping angle, so it fits against an inclined surface.西弗勒斯·斯内普：西弗勒斯在拉丁文中是严厉的意思，和斯内普的性格蛮相符的。斯内普在英文中与蛇这个词只差一个字母！难怪斯内普是斯莱特林的院长。

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Sirius Black: His first name is the "Dog Star," brightest in the Canis Major (Great Dog) constellation. There are at least two three stars in the Sirius system, and the brightest is Sirius A; it is 10 times brighter than our sun. This star was given god status among the ancient Egyptians and later the Greeks. The dog represented by the constellation was the faithful companion to Orion the hunter, who also is a constellation. Appropriate for a wizard who can transform into a dog. Black suggests the dark nature that wizards unaware of Sirius' innocence assign to him. It also could suggest "black dog," the form he takes when his uses his skill as an Animagus.小天狼星布莱克：SIRIUS当然就是天狼星，而布莱克是“黑色”。他变身这之后就是一只黑色的大狗。



Voldemort/Tom Ridde: Voldemort is French for "flight of death." Tom Marvolo Riddle was made into the anagram "I am Lord Voldemort." An anagram is one or more words that can be rearranged into new words or phrases. A riddle is a clever puzzle asked as a question or something that can't be explained. Tom proved to be this in life and in projected form through his diary. To riddle also means to pierce with numerous holes. Thomas means "twin" (see Dean Thomas). Marvolo is like marvel, (1) to be amazed or astonshed by something, or (2) a thing that causes wonder. (From Latin mirabilis, "wonderful," from mirari, to wonder.)汤姆·里德尔：RIDDLE是英文“谜语”的意思，一看到这个名字就知道罗琳要玩文字游戏了。伏地魔VOLDEMORT是来源于法语VOLE DE MORT，即“死亡的飞翔”或“飞离死亡”。难怪老伏同志整天想着长生不老。  



Weasley: This name could be from the world weasel, meaning (1) sneaky (2) being cowardly and running away from a situation. Or it could be from wheeze/wheezing/wheezy, meaning to breath loudly and heavily. Neither one really applies to this large wizarding family. Arthur (dad) means "a follower of Thor," the Viking god of thunder. Molly (mom) is derived from Mary, which in turn comes from Miriam, "mistress of the sea," or "bitter." Charles (Charlie, son) means "manly." William (Bill, son) means "desire to protect." Percy (son) is from the name Percival, "piercing the valley." Frederick (Fred, son) means "peace" (but this kid doesn't bring very much of it to his mom). George (son) means "farmer." Ronald (Ron, son) is from the Scandinavian form of Reynold, meaning "advice ruler," a leader who gives advice. Ginny (daughter) is from the name Virginia, meaning "virginal" or "pure.” 韦斯利的名字可能来自 weasel 这个单词，有黄鼠狼、狡辩、告密的意思。但都与这一家子的性格不符。Frederick, George, Charles, William 都是比较常见的名字。阿瑟是雷神（Thor）追随者的意思。（2011年的好莱坞电影《雷神》就是叫 Thor，是维京神话里的）。莫丽来自于另一个女名Miriam，“大海之女”或“苦涩”的意思。罗恩有提供建议者的意思，V金妮这个名字也许来自另一个女名Virginia，有贞洁、纯洁的意思。



Hermione Granger: Rowling first encountered "Hermione" when she saw William Shakespeare's A Winter's Tale on a school field trip. Hermione is is from Greek for "earthly." A grange in British English is a countryside estate or farming complex. A granger in UK English is a manager of a grange; in U.S. English it means farmer. 赫敏：罗琳第一次看到赫敏这个名字是在莎士比亚的《冬天的故事》。格兰杰这个姓氏则与农民、农业有关。另一说赫敏之名是从希腊奥林匹斯山上著名的众神使者赫尔墨斯的大名中化出来的。当今哲学领域流行的“解释学”原来也脱胎于赫尔墨斯之名。（难怪赫敏在小说中以机敏和智慧著称，许多难解的哑谜一经她手即可迎刃而解。 ）



Neville Longbottom: Neville means "new town." Longbottom is a comical name, perhaps suggesting this bumbling student is chubby or has a "long bottom" that trips him up. 纳威的意思是“新的城镇”。隆巴顿这个姓氏可能在暗示，他是个胖胖的笨拙的小孩。



Dursley: A city in Gloucester County, Rowling's home county in southwest England. The family has plant-oriented names! Vernon (uncle) is from a French last name for "alder tree." Petunia (aunt) is a type of annual flower with delicate, bell-shaped flowers (Aunt petunia is not delicate). Dudley means "from the meadow." 德思礼一家：德思礼是英格兰西南的一个城市，是罗琳的老家。DUDLEY是从英国俚语DUD变化而来，意思是很无聊的人。佩妮姨妈：PETUNIA是牵牛花的意思，而她的妹妹。哈利的妈妈莉莉的名字则是百合花的意思。牵牛花象征愤怒和憎恨，而百合象征纯洁。

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Hedwig: Hedwig is German for "battling." St. Hedwig (1174-1243) was the Duchess of Silesa, Germany, and wife of King Henry I. She was remembered as wise and deeply religious. She was noted for her generous assistance to Catholic monks and for unselfishly tending lepers within her kingdom. Hedwig also was responsible for starting an order of nuns who cared for orphans. 海德薇：在德文里是“战斗”的意思。同时也是12世纪德国女圣徒的名字。



Malfoy: This name is taken from mal foi, or "bad faith" in French. Lucius from the Latin for "light" (lux). Lucius was the name of several Etruscan kings, as well as part of the name of the Roman scholar Seneca. The name resembles Lucifer, the "Angel of Light." In Christian writings he rebelled against God and was later thrown into hell with his supporters, becoming Satan. Narcissa is from Narcissus, a man in Greek myth who was so vain he stared at his reflection in a pond for so long that he eventually turned into a plant called the narcissus. A narcisstic person is very stuck-up and into their appearance. Draco is from the Latin word for dragon.马尔福一家：MALFOY是由法语MAL FOI变化而来，意思是不好的信仰。（这一家人都是食死徒，全是信仰黑魔法。）DRACO是拉丁文中龙的意思，而龙在西方是和撒旦联系在一起的。德拉科也是古雅典一位极其残暴的立法官的名字。

卢修斯.马尔福：LUCIUS和LUCIFER（魔王，撒旦的意思）很接近。卢修斯也是古雅典一位很残暴的立法官名字。 纳西莎.马尔福：NARCISSA来源于希腊神话中的人物，就是那个有自恋情结，爱上自己在水中的影子的年轻人。Narcissism在英文里就是自恋的意思。



Luna Lovegood- The Roman goddess of the moon. "Luna" means "moon" in Latin, Romanian and Italian. In Romanian, it also translates to "month." The word "lunatic" is also derived from the word "lunar," as it was believed in old times that strange or odd behavior was caused by the moon. "Luna" is a term for "silver" in alchemy.卢娜：卢娜的名字在拉丁文、罗马尼亚文和意大利语里里都是月亮的意思。同时也是lunatic（疯狂的）这个词的词根。过去人们相信有些人的奇怪的举动是因为月亮引起的。



Remus Lupin - "Lupus" is the Latin derivative for "wolf." Canis Lupus is the scientific name for wolf. To be described as "lupine" means to "resemble a wolf." 莱姆斯·卢平：卢平来自于拉丁文词根LUP，即狼的意思-LUPINE是“像狼一样的人”，而LUPUS是"豺狼座".据说法国诺曼底地区的居民有时就把狼人叫做“LUPIN”！莱姆斯就更有趣了,这是罗马传说中被母狼喂养过的双生子之一的名字，可爱的小狼崽子!