Posted by Ella on 8/6/2008, 10:40 pm
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One thing that wasn't mentioned in the section about name meanings was that the Weasley family have a couple of names from the Arthurian legend. There is Arthur himself, and Percy, which is a shortened form of Percival. We learned in Deathly Hallows that Ginny's real name is Ginevra which sounds like it's a form of Guinevere. Even Ron's name could come from the name of King Arthur's spear in the Welsh version of the tale, Rhongomynyd. They also mention a relative named Lancelot. Not sure if it's a coincidence or not, but it's interesting
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