Question:
What do you think of Harry Potter names?
2010-07-13 18:18:33 UTC
There's no spoilers if you haven't read the last book. Out of these names I haven't included any Minsters, Aurors, or very minor characters. If you don't see a name, just put it in your answer. I would like to know which ones are your favorite, least favorite, and who's your favorite character (if you have one), and anything else you would like to add. Thanks in advance! ((:

Boys-
Harry (Harry Potter, of course!)
James (Harry's dad) - My personal favorite.
Ronald/Ron (Harry's close friend)
Arthur (Ron's dad)
Fred (Ron's brother)
George (Ron's brother)
William/Bill (Ron's brother)
Charlie (Ron's brother)
Percy (Ron's brother)
Albus (Hogwarts Headmaster a.k.a. Dumbledore)
Percival (Dumbledore's middle name)
Wulfric (Dumbledore's middle name)
Brian (Dumbledore's middle name)
Dean (Griffyndor student)
Seamus (Griffyndor student)
Neville (Griffyndor student; Harry's close friend)
Oliver (Griffyndor student; head of Griffyndor Quidditch before Harry)
Draco (Slytherin student; Harry's enemy; Death Eater)
Lucius (Draco's father; Death Eater)
Sirius (Harry's godfather; James' close friend) - I love this name. :D
Oroin (Sirius' middle name)
Regulas (Sirius' brother; former Death Eater)
Remus (James' and Sirius' close friend in school; Werewolf)
John (Remus' middle name)
Tom (Voldemort's real name: Tom Riddle)
Severus (Potions master; Dark Arts teacher; Hogwarts headmaster) - My favorite character! :)
Godric (Godric Griffyndor; founded Hogwarts)
Salazar (Salazar Slytherin; founded Hogwarts)
Colin (Harry's biggest fan)
Viktor (Part of the Tri-wizard tournaments)
Cedric (Part of the Tri-wizard tournaments; killed by Voldemort)
Vernon (Harry's uncle)
Dudley (Harry's cousin)

Girls-
Lily (Harry's mum) - My favorite girls name, along with Luna. (:
Hermione (Harry's close friend)
Luna (Harry's close friend)
Molly (Ron's mum)
Genvera/Ginny (Ron's sister; Harry's girlfriend)
Ariana (Dumbledore's sister)
Kendra (Dumbledore's mum)
Lavender (Ron's girlfriend [6th movie/book])
Pavarti (Padma's twin; Hoqwarts student)
Padma (Pavarti's twin; Hogwarts student)
Narcissa (Lucius' wife; Death Eater)
Bellatrix (Narcissa's sister; Death Eater)
Minerva (Teacher at Hogwarts; Professer McGonagall)
Helga (Helga Hufflepuff; founded Hogwarts)
Rowena (Rowena Ravenclaw; founded Hogwarts)
Fleur (Part of the Tri-wizard tournaments)
Petunia (Lily's sister; Harry's aunt)
Twelve answers:
ALEXIS
2010-07-14 06:53:27 UTC
I think there are some great names to choose from in the Harry Potter series!



For boys I like the names:

James (A great, classic name.

William (Although I would use Will or Liam as a nickname)

Charlie

Percy

Albus

Dean

Seamus

Neville

Oliver

Draco

Orion

Remus

Tom

Severus

Colin

Viktor

Cedric



But the only names I would actually use for a child are: James, James, William, Oliver, Orion, Remus, and Colin.



For girls I like the names:

Lily

Hermione

Luna

Ginny (Not really a fan of Genevra though.)

Ariana

Kendra

Lavender

Bellatrix

Minerva

Rowena



But I would only actually use these names on a child: Lily, Luna, and Rowena. I might use Hermione as a middle name.



It's so hard to choose a favorite character! There are a lot of personality traitsI like from each character. The Weasley twins are always hilarious when they are in the room. Luna has some great one-liners. And I can relate to both Hermione (education is very important to me) and Ron (I'm very loyal to my friends), but I think my favorite character is Neville. I feel he has grown the most over the series. He started out as a scared, wimpy little boy, and turned into a very brave man, killing Voldemorts snake which lead to Harry beating Voldemort in the end. And he always stayed true to his character, always standing up for what he believed in.
Winifred
2016-04-12 08:25:00 UTC
Ginevra Lucy Lily Luna Jean Jane Isabelle Victoire Angelina Patricia Arabella Amelia Bellatrix Harry James John Teddy Ronald Lysander Fred Charles William Arthur Percy Albus Gideon Cornelius Tom Scorpius Colin
2010-07-13 18:55:17 UTC
OMG I love this question! I'm a mega Harry Potter nerd! lol.



Well my favorite girls names are Hermione, Molly, Ginny, Bellatrix, Rowena, Minerva, and Fleur. I just think they sound cool without being too "out there."



As for guys names, I'm a fan of James, Oliver, John, Cedric, Colin, and Arthur.



I actually like most of the names on this list... but these are the only ones that I would consider naming my children.
♥♪ яαιnε яαчs ♪♥
2010-07-13 18:28:17 UTC
Boys:

Fav- George and William

Least Fav- Vernon and Dudley



Girls:

Fav- Luna and Ariana

Least Fav-Petunia, Padma, and Pavarti



My favorite characters are NEVILLE, Severus, and Sirius!

My least favorite character is Bellatrix and the Dursleys
Nia Charlotte.
2010-07-13 22:28:20 UTC
Some are nice,

like Charlie, Seamus, and Cedric

... others

not so much



names i don't like are

Dudley, Draco, or Percy.



there are some cute girl names though,

like Lily, Rowena, and Luna



some names though,

i don't really like.



Lavender, Padma and Narcissa.

Those are among the few
tall knockout
2010-07-13 18:32:56 UTC
Oliver and its hard to decide between Hermione, Lavender & Fleur. Percy is my least favorite guy name and Helga for a girl. Hermione is my favorite character then Harry then Ron. Hermione kicks *** though. Tonks is awesome 2.
Imijane-Kate
2010-07-13 18:39:16 UTC
Harry: no

James: awww i love this name :)

Ronald/Ron: no

Arthur: no

Fred: no

George: no, but him and his brother were soo hilarious! i loved them x}

William/Bill: no

Charlie: ehh. maybe

Percy: no

Albus: NO

Percival: NO

Wulfric: lol NO

Brian: eh. not really

Dean: no

Seamus: no

Neville: no

Oliver: yeah it's okay :)

Draco: haha no

Lucius: goodness of course not

Sirius: meh. it's a little iffy... im not sure

Oroin: NO

Regulas: hahah NO

Remus: awww he was sweet. but no

John: eh. no

Tom: NO

Severus: hahah he was my favorite too :) but no.

Godric: NO

Salazar: NO

Colin: no

Viktor: no

Cedric: no

Vernon: ahahah NO

Dudley: hahahah NO



Girls-

Lily: yes :D

Hermione: yes :D i really love this name

Luna: of course! :D

Molly: meh. maybe.

Genvera/Ginny: yes :D but it's spelled Ginevra

Ariana: mehh. okay

Kendra: no

Lavender: NO

Pavarti: yeah okay :D

Padma: no

Narcissa: haha she was funny. but no

Bellatrix: this name's actually kind of interesting and i'm a bit indecisive over it

Minerva: yes :D

Helga: haha NO

Rowena: hahahah NO

Fleur: meh. maybe.

Petunia: ha no



my favorite names are Lily, James, Ginevra, Hermione, Parvati, Luna, and Oliver.



my favorite character was Severus haha he was so sweet in a bitter sort of way x]



my least favorite was of course Lord Voldemort



that was fun x]
SmilèⁿLaugh ¢αℓℓιє
2010-07-13 18:49:22 UTC
I actually really love a lot of HP names :)



Harry - I love this name, but mainly as a nickname for Harrison

James - Love! It was my pop's name so of course I have something good to think about :)

Ronald "Ron" - I don't like it. It reminds me of Ronald McDonald lol :p

Arthur - Once again, I love it! I think it's a wonderful name. I'm actually thinking about adding it to my list

Fred - It's not the best name really; I'm not much of a fan.

George - I love it. I think it's a very handsome name :)

William "Bill" - Again, I love William! I don't like Bill though, I much prefer the nickname Will.

Charlie - It's okay. I prefer the name Charles and without a nickname

Percy - Yuck. I don't like this name at all

Albus - Same as Percy

Percival - And again.. same as Percy

Wulfric - .. :p same as Percy

Brian - It's an okay name, but not my favorite.

Dean - ♥! I absolutely love Dean! Wonderful name

Seamus - Not my favorite, but it's not terrible

Neville - I hate this name with a pasion, but I have no clue why.

Oliver - Cute name, and I adore the nickname Ollie

Draco - Yuck. I don't think Draco would work very well in the real world :p

Lucius - Reminds me of Lucifer :o

Sirius - Nah, I just think of the word serious so it's not much of a name to me

Orion - I don't really like it

Regulas - No. I think of the word regular which makes me think of boring

Remus - It's okay, although I think if it were to be anywhere on my list it would be with the GPs

John - Love! Such a handsome name

Tom - Love this one as well. I think it's very cute, but I prefer it as a nickname for Thomas

Severus - No

Godric - Nah

Salazar - Nope

Colin - It's okay, but nothing special

Viktor - I like this name, but I prefer it spelled as Victor

Cedric - It's an okay name

Vernon - Naw

Dudley - I think this name belong to a type of candy, not a boy. Can't you just picture a candy brand named Dudley?



Lily - I think this name is pretty, but I think I prefer it as a nickname for Lillian

Hermione - I love this name! It's a GP of mine :p

Luna - Pretty, but when my dog had puppies we gave one to my aunt and they named her Luna

Molly - I used to hate this because I know a really annoying Molly, but the name has grown on me a bit and now it's okay.

Genevra "Ginny" - This name used to be on my list. I don't love it, but I still like it

Ariana - I don't like this name anymore. It used to be my absolute favorite name a while back, but I'm not really a fan of it anymore

Kendra - I hate this name

Lavender - One of those color/flower names that I think should stay a color/flower

Pavarti - I don't really like it

Padma - I don't like this one at all, it sounds a bit odd to me

Narcissa - I love the sound of it, but not really the whole name... if that makes sense :p

Bellatrix - I think this name is odd because it sounds like a mix between Beatrix and Isabella.

Minerva - I'm not really sure about this one, it's okay, but I hate the nickname Minnie

Helga - Yuck. I've also pictured a lady standing on top of a mountain with a goat :o

Rowena - I don't like it. I'm not really a fan of names that have the masculine name with an "a" at the end. Ex: Paula

Fleur - Love! I think this name is very beautiful :)

Petunia - I don't like it at all. I think it should stay a flower and not be a name :o
spkunze13
2010-07-13 18:29:15 UTC
Love Seamus and Oliver as well as lily, Fleur, and Luna.



Dont like Helga or Petunia
Bethany4
2010-07-13 18:34:23 UTC
I haven't seen any of the Harry Potter movies, I'm so out of the loop! But I have read the first book. My favorite character is Harry, of course! He sounds like he has a certain charm about him that's really sweet.

My favorite out of your list:

Harry

James

Charlie

Oliver

Colin

Molly

Kendra



Least favorite:

Percival

Wulfric

Seamus

Neville

Oroin

Regulas

Severus

Pavarti

Minerva

Petunia
globetrotter1
2010-07-13 19:13:33 UTC
Cool survey!! :) x

Boys-

Harry (Harry Potter, of course!) - Cute name, like it :)

James (Harry's dad) - My personal favorite. - LOVE it!! :)

Ronald/Ron (Harry's close friend) - Also LOVE this one! :)

Arthur (Ron's dad) - Like it as a middle name, not really a first :/

Fred (Ron's brother) - HATE his name! :(

George (Ron's brother) - Meh, it's alright ... :/

William/Bill (Ron's brother) - Not one of my faves ... :(

Charlie (Ron's brother) - Charlie's such a cute name! :)

Percy (Ron's brother) - HATE it! :(

Albus (Hogwarts Headmaster a.k.a. Dumbledore) - Don't like :(

Percival (Dumbledore's middle name) - Even worse ... :(

Wulfric (Dumbledore's middle name) - Even worse still ... :(

Brian (Dumbledore's middle name) - I like this name :)

Dean (Griffyndor student) - like this :)

Seamus (Griffyndor student) - LOVE this one :)

Neville (Griffyndor student; Harry's close friend) don't like much ... :(

Oliver (Griffyndor student; head of Griffyndor Quidditch before Harry) LOVE :)

Draco (Slytherin student; Harry's enemy; Death Eater) HATE :(

Lucius (Draco's father; Death Eater) don't like ... :(

Sirius (Harry's godfather; James' close friend) - I love this name. :D - Like this one :)

Oroin (Sirius' middle name) don't like it :(

Regulas (Sirius' brother; former Death Eater) neither this one :(

Remus (James' and Sirius' close friend in school; Werewolf) on the fence about this one :/

John (Remus' middle name) don't really like it :(

Tom (Voldemort's real name: Tom Riddle) love it as a nickname :)

Severus (Potions master; Dark Arts teacher; Hogwarts headmaster) - My favorite character! :) ... :?

Godric (Godric Griffyndor; founded Hogwarts) don't like :(

Salazar (Salazar Slytherin; founded Hogwarts) don't like :(

Colin (Harry's biggest fan) Umm ... dunno lol :/

Viktor (Part of the Tri-wizard tournaments) LOVE this, but with a C instead of a K :)

Vernon (Harry's uncle) dont like :(

Dudley (Harry's cousin) don't like :(



Girls-

Lily (Harry's mum) - My favorite girls name, along with Luna. (: - LOVE it!! :)

Hermione (Harry's close friend) - dont like :(

Luna (Harry's close friend) - don't like :(

Molly (Ron's mum) - HATE! :(

Genvera/Ginny (Ron's sister; Harry's girlfriend) LOVE Ginny! :)

Ariana (Dumbledore's sister) quite like this lol :)

Kendra (Dumbledore's mum) don't like this .. :(

Lavender (Ron's girlfriend [6th movie/book]) dont like :(

Pavarti (Padma's twin; Hoqwarts student) HATE! :(

Padma (Pavarti's twin; Hogwarts student) HATE even more lol! :(

Narcissa (Lucius' wife; Death Eater) HATE! :(

Bellatrix (Narcissa's sister; Death Eater) HATE! :(

Minerva (Teacher at Hogwarts; Professer McGonagall) HATE! :(

Helga (Helga Hufflepuff; founded Hogwarts) HATE! :(

Rowena (Rowena Ravenclaw; founded Hogwarts) dont like much at all :(

Fleur (Part of the Tri-wizard tournaments) LOVE! :)

Petunia (Lily's sister; Harry's aunt) HATE HATE HATE this name!!! :(



Boys : Fav - James, Ron, Seamus, Oliver, Vic/ktor,

Least Fav - Fred, Percy, Draco



Girls : Fav - Lily, Ginny, Fleur

Least Fav - Molly, Pavarti, Padma, Narcissa, Belatrix, Minerva, Helga, Petunia



It's funny because I actually love Fred, George, Neville, Hermione, Dumbledore, Snape, Mcgonagall, Bill, Molly, Arthur etc but I dont like their names haha :) I also hate Tom and Victor but like their names haha :)



My ABSOLUTE favorite characters are Fred and George!! :D x My least favorite character is Percy.
Marie
2010-07-13 18:22:01 UTC
Can't stand Harry Potter so don't know much about the names, so the ones I like are Brian and Colin and Lily and Molly.


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