Yesterday we started our Harry Potter celebration by looking at the girls’ names from the books. Today we’re ready for the boys.
Here’s a list of interesting boys’ names from the books:
WIZARDS
ALASTOR Moody
AMOS Diggory
ARCHIBALD Alderton
ARGUS Filch
ARMANDO Dippet
AUGUSTUS Worme
BARNABY Ollerton
BASIL Horton
BEAUMONT Marjoribanks
BLAISE Zabini
BOWMAN Wright
BRODERICK Bode
BUCKLEY Cooper
BRUNO Schmidt
CADMUS Peverell
CARADOC Dearborn
CASPAR Crouch
CEDRIC Diggory
COLIN Creevey
CORMAC McLaggen
CYPRIAN Youdle
DEMPSTER Wiggleswade
DEVLIN Whitehorn
DEXTER Fortescue
DONAGHAN Tremlett
DUNCAN Inglebee
EUAN Abercrombie
EVAN Rosier
FALCO Aesalon
FELIX Summerbee
GIDEON Prewett
GILDEROY Lockhart
GODRIC Gryffindor
GRAHAM Pritchard
GULLIVER Pokeby
HARRY Potter
HUGO Weasley
JUSTUS Pilliwickle
KENNILWORTHY Whisp
KINGSLEY Shacklebolt
KIRLEY Duke
LORCAN Scamander
LUCIUS Malfoy
LUDOVIC Bagman
LYSANDER Scamander
MARIUS Black
MONTAGUE Knightley
MUNDUNGUS Fletcher
MUNGO Bonham
NEVILLE Longbottom
OCTAVIUS Pepper
OLIVER Wood
ORION Black
OTTO Bagman
OWEN Cauldwell
PERCIVAL Dumbledore
PERCY Weasley
POLLOX Black
QUINTIUS Umfraville
RAGMAR Dorkins
REMUS Lupin
RUBEUS Hagrid
SALAZAR Slytherin
SAMSON Wiblin
SCORPIUS Malfoy
SEVERUS Snape
SIRIUS Black
TARQUIN McTavish
TIBERIUS Ogden
TILDEN Toots
TOM MARVOLO Riddle
WILKIE Twycross
XAVIER Rastrick
SOURCE: Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Harry_Potter_characters
I can tell that J. K. Rowling had fun coming up with all these names because they’re so fun to read. Some of these names are probably too far out there for some parents, like DEMPSTER or RAGMAR. But there are quite a few cool names here.
Here are my faves from this list: BRODERICK, EVAN and GULLIVER. I also think that DUNCAN is so nerdy, it’s actually cool.
If you looking for ways to get at cool nicknames, try CARADOC for “Doc” and CORMAC for “Mac.”
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♥ Amanda
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