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Dec 18, 2018 · 1. There is a character named Harry Potter in the 1986 film "Troll", which some people claim is where JK Rowling got the name from originally. Director John Buechler claimed that he invented Harry Potter: His producer partner Peter Davy said, “In John's opinion, he created the first Harry Potter. J.K. Rowling says the idea just came to her.
Nov 14, 2018 · Ronald Bilius Weasley's name refers to his status as Harry's sidekick. Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley. Warner Bros. The name "Ronald" is an anglicized name derived from the Old Norse name "Rögnvaldr ...
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J.K. Rowling responds: 'Harry' has always been my favourite boy's name, so if my daughter had been a son, he would have been Harry Rowling. Then I would have had to choose a different name for "Harry" in the books, because it would have been too cruel to name him after my own son. "Potter" was the surname of a family who used to live near me ...
Jan 19, 2017 · Sybill is named for ancient Greek clairvoyants called sibyls. Trelawney is a Cornish name that Rowling chose because it is “impressive and attractive…a very old name suggestive of Sybill ’s over-reliance on her ancestry when seeking to impress.”. Harry James Potter – The main character has perhaps the simplest name story in the series.
Harry Potter “Harry” is a Middle English diminutive of the name “Henry” which means ruler, a possible nod to his role as leader of Dumbledore’s Army. “Potter” is a common surname which JK Rowling chose precisely because it doesn’t stand out - though she may have taken inspiration from the idea of a “potter’s field” which is a burial place for unknown or unclaimed bodies ...
Jul 26, 2019 · But why even use a different name to begin with? Rowling has a full explanation. During a 2015 interview with NPR, Rowling said that her fame forced her to think outside the box with her new non ...
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Aug 9, 2019 · Rowling put a stop to the British English changes for the following books in the series. When the first book was adapted into a film in 2001, Warner Bros. kept Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone as the official title except for the U.S. and a handful of other countries. To appease U.S. moviegoers, the movie used the Sorcerer's Stone title ...
