tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066179905250164861.post2113277425776137807..comments2023-06-20T11:26:01.308-04:00Comments on Quickly, Quietly, Carefully: Origin of names in Harry PotterUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066179905250164861.post-48569528725869900562011-07-16T02:16:50.958-04:002011-07-16T02:16:50.958-04:00Yes, Dolores, being raised Catholic, has always be...Yes, Dolores, being raised Catholic, has always been one of those loaded names of family friends. The road that Jesus takes while carrying the cross is called in Latin the "Via Dolorosa", or the Way of Sorrows.<br /><br />A slight tweak could make that "Via De la Rosa", the Way of the Rose in Spanish, which is perhaps more pleasant except there are still thorns involved.Spawn of Endrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10431848914619887998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066179905250164861.post-43447439873694808812011-07-16T01:29:48.549-04:002011-07-16T01:29:48.549-04:00Yeah, that's a good one. The first and last na...Yeah, that's a good one. The first and last name are both homophones (or is there a better term to describe this?) for English words. <br /><br /><b>Dolorous:</b> adj. full of, expressing, or causing pain or sorrow; grievous; mournful: a dolorous melody; dolorous news.<br /><br /><b>Umbrage:</b> n. offense; annoyance; displeasure: to feel umbrage at a social snub; to give umbrage to someone.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12096724870715714696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066179905250164861.post-80136488441262279552011-07-16T01:14:18.206-04:002011-07-16T01:14:18.206-04:00Not to mention that when Mundungus is smoking his ...Not to mention that when Mundungus is smoking his pipe, it smells, and I quote, "like burning socks". Also, a lot of the names are from Latin, such as Dolores Umbrige, which, if I remember correctly, sounds like the Latin for pain and suffering.C'nor (Outermost_Toe)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01580315916281876117noreply@blogger.com