Harry Potter Character Name Generator: Free For Wizards

Rowling has said she invented Voldemort and Quidditch, while the rest she collected from maps and books of saints. The following are some examples you can find in my Harry Potter character name generator.

Cuthbert

Famous and bright, with roots in cuð and beorht.

Cedric

Walter Scott invented it for Ivanhoe in 1819. It was initially meant to be “Cerdic,” but he misspelled it.

Phoebe

“Bright” or “pure.”

Ambrose

Immortal, from Greek ambrosios.

Ormund

Mund is real Germanic for protection, so this one is symbolizing a guard posted at a gate.

Godric

From Anglo-Saxon god and ric, “god’s ruler.”

Belvaline

beauty/war.held/long

Cecily

Pronounced SESS-ih-lee, from Cecilia, Roman with roots in caecus, blind.

Eirlys

Eirlys means snowdrop, from eira, snow, and llys, plant.

This is my tool and it has a wide variety of options.

List Of 150 Harry Potter Names And Their Meanings:

Aurora

Dawn.

Hallbjorn

Hallbjorn Halftroll or Hallbjorn Ulfsson was a Norwegian hersir mentioned in the Landnámabók as well as the Ketils saga hœngs. The etymology is: hallr, rock, and bjǫrn, bear.

Audrey

Audrey has origins in Æðelþryþ, from æðele, noble, and þryþ, strength.

Noctara

Night, held open.

Stephanos

”Crown,” with roots in the verb στέφειν (stéphein), “to wreathe”. The English equivalent is Stephen. Save

Gwendolen

Possibly white ring, from gwen and dolen, loop. Geoffrey of Monmouth may have misread a masculine form and accidentally created it, which is a decent origin story for a witch.

Prisca

Feminine of Priscus, and is meaning ancient.

Prudence

Foresight. Good judgement.

Arcturus

Arcturus (ark-TOOR-us) is Greek for Guardian of the Bear, fourth brightest star in the night sky.

Branwen

Bran, raven, and gwen, white. Branwen is the daughter of Llŷr in the Second Branch.

Zelminda

hush/shelter.quiet/keeping

Penelope

peh-NEL-oh-pee, and said to mean “weaver”. In Greek mythology shes Odysseus’s wife, who waits for his return from the Trojan War.

Andromeda

Aner, man, with medomai, to be mindful of, or medo, to rule over. The Andromeda Galaxy is 2.5 million light years away from Earth. Also called Messier 31, it is the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way.

Eulalia

Yoo-LAY-lee-uh, from Greek eu and laleo: well-spoken. Save

Osric

Os, god, and ric, ruler (Shakespeare dropped a courtier of this name into Hamlet and gave him almost nothing to do).

Minerva

Possibly from Latin mens, intellect, Etruscan. Minerva is Roman goddess of wisdom and of war, and one of the Roman deities in the Capitoline Triad.

Constance

Steadfastness, from Latin constantia.

Octavia

Eighth. Octavia was the sister of the emperor Augustus and wife of Mark Antony.

Eluned

Welsh eilun, image, likeness, idol.

Ariadne

‘Most holy,’ from ari, most, and Cretan adnos, holy.

Pomona

From Latin pomus, fruit tree.

Cressida

From Chryseis, golden. Her reputation for faithlessness comes from Chaucer and Shakespeare, who both wrote her badly.

Hermione

Her-MY-oh-nee. From Hermes, and Shakespeare used it for the queen of The Winter’s Tale.

Marcellella

A doubled diminutive, deliberately overdressed.

Drusilla

Feminine diminutive of the Roman family Drusus, which comes from a Celtic element for oak.

Winifred

An anglicised form of Welsh Gwenfrewi, which is from gwen and a word for reconciliation.

Xanthe

Xanthe is meaning yellow or golden.

Mildred

Mild strength, from milde and þryþ.

Arianwen

Arian, silver, and gwen, white or blessed, borne by a fifth-century Welsh saint.

Alnair

Alnair has origins in the Arabic phrase al-nayyir and is meaning ”shining one” or ”bright one.” It is the brightest star in the southern constellation of Grus. Alpha Gruis has a stellar classification of B6 V.

Theodora

Greek theos and doron: gift of god.

Leto

Possibly Lycian lada, wife, or Greek letho, hidden, forgotten. Mother of Apollo and Artemis.

Altair

“The flying eagle,” from Arabic an-nasr aṭ-ṭāʼir.

Edith

Ead, wealth or fortune, and gyð, war.

Gisli

Short for names holding gísl, which is arrow and shaft or hostage and pledge. The saga of Gísli the Outlaw is one of the sagas of Icelanders. It was adapted to film by Ágúst Guðmundsson in his Útlaginn.

Proserpina

“To emerge,” in Latin, said pro-SER-pih-nuh. Roman counterpart of Persephone, and she appears for half of each year.

Isadora

Gift of Isis.

Augusta

Exalted, venerable, from Latin augeo, to increase.

Geirmund

Geirr, spear, and mundr, protector.

Sadr

Sadr is a Muslim name and with roots in Ṣadr ‘chief leader.’ It is also used as a title in the Iranian world for an exceptional person, such as a scholar or for high-ranking figures in Qajar Iran.

Alioth

“Fat one” and is derived from Arabic phrase alyat al-hamal. Alioth is also a star in the northern constellation of Ursa Major. It was known to the Hindus as one of the Seven Rishis.

Hrafn

Raven. Hrefna is the feminine variation and Old English form is Hræfn.

Antigone

From anti, against or like, with gone, birth. Antigone is the daughter born of the incestuous union of Oedipus and his mother.

Chrysanthe

Golden flower, from chryseos and anthos.

Felagi

The Old Norse félagi “one who has félag with another” has resulted in English fellow. Félag is mentioned on N 648, a runekjevle that was excavated in Bergen.

Gienah

Wing in Arabic from the phrase al-janāḥ.

Menander

Menō, to stay or last, or menos, strength, with aner, man. Menander wrote 108 comedies and has a renowned quote: “a rich man owns so many goods he has no place to shit.”

Ankaa

Ankaa has origins in Arabic: Al ‘Anqā’, phoenix (mythical bird).

Anaximander

Anax, lord, and mandra, enclosed space. He was a pre-Socratic philosopher, and the first Greek we know of who tried to made a map of the whole world.

Alterf

Glance. Al Tarf is the name for the 7th manzil.

Vega

“swooping eagle” in Arabic or “one who lives on the plain” in Spanish. It is also a bluish-white main-sequence star in Lyra. More than 40 times brighter than our Sun, Vega is part of the three points of the large “Summer Triangle” asterism.

Adib

Also spelled Adeeb, one who practises adab (prescribed Islamic etiquette) or an enlightened writer.

Borage

Borage (Arabic phrase abū ‘araq, “father of sweat”) is an annual herb in the flowering plant native to the Mediterranean region. In Italy, it is always eaten cooked.

Haukr

Hawk.

Idunn

ið-, again, and unna, to love, and is meaning something like “to love again” or “to rejuvenate.” Iðunn is the Goddess of Spring and Eternal Youth who is described as the wife of the skaldic god Bragi. She appears in the Poetic Edda poem Lokasenna.

Algedi

Goat, Arabic الجدي.

Edda

It means “great-grandmother”. Sæmundar Edda is a collection of Old Norse poems that is found in the manuscript Codex Regius.

Melanthios

Melanthius is a minor character in Homer’s Odyssey who owned a farm north of Odysseus’ palace. Melas, black, and anthos, flower.

Saiph

Saiph is a supergiant with a stellar classification of B0.5 Ia and is meaning ”Sword of Orion”.

Adamantios

From adamas: unconquerable, unbreakable.

Damianos

Greek of Damian, “to conquer,” ”to subdue.”

Hroar

Hróðr, praise or fame, with geirr, spear, or herr, army. Hrothgar was a Danish king mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf.

Nicanor

Nike, victory, and aner, man. Macedonian officers used it as well as a deacon in the Christian scriptures.

Aristophanes

Aristophanes is the only extant representative of the Old Comedy. He came from the deme of Kydathenaion. Aristos, best, and phanes, appearing.

Athanas

Short for Athanasios, immortal. Athanas is also a genus of shrimp of the family Alpheidae.

Birna

She-bear. Feminine with Old Norse origins.

Mintaka

The belt. Mintaka is located very close to the celestial equator and is the westernmost of the three stars of Orion’s belt.

Sage

Through French sauge from Latin salvia, from salvus, healthy. Burning sage has long been used to connect to the spiritual realm.

Theano

Theano has been called the wife or student of Pythagoras. Thea, goddess.

Epiphaneia

Appearing, manifesting.

Rukbat

Knee of the archer. Rukbat is a Dream-element dragon native to Sky Kingdom in Dragon Village.

Capella

Small female goat, in Latin. It is the brightest star in Auriga, and depicted goat Amalthea that suckled Zeus in classical legends..

Silvanus

Silvanus is a Roman tutelary deity of woods as well as as the divinity protecting the flocks of cattle. Etruscan god Selvans appears to be a close cognate. Of the woods, from silva.

Pantaleon

Pan, all, and leon, lion. Saint Pantaleon was executed during the Diocletianic Persecution. He was depicted in a fresco in Santa Maria Antiqua in Rome,

Megrez

Base of the bear’s tail.

Anicetus

Pope Anicetus was actively opposed Gnosticism and Marcionism. Unconquerable, the Latin of Aniketos.

Metrophanes

Meter, mother, and phanes, appearing.

Roxana

Roxana was a princess who married Alexander the Great after he invaded Persia. Bright, shining, from an Iranian root.

Algautr

Alfr, elf, and gautr, a Geat.

Gaiane

A derivative of Gaia, the earth. Gaia in Greek mythology is the primal mother of all. She first appeared as a divine being in Homeric poems.

Tacita

Feminine of Tacitus: silent, mute.

Foxglove

Anglo-Saxon foxes glofa, fox’s glove, for the finger-shaped bells.

Anatolia

Sunrise, from anatole. Anatolia constitutes the Asian portion of Turkey.

Asdis

Ásdís María Viðarsdóttir is an Icelandic singer who released her debut solo single under the title of “Angel Eyes”. Áss, god, and dís, goddess.

Anundr

anu, ancestor, and vindr, victor

Mugwort

It is one of several species in the genus Artemisia. Dried mugwort flowers were added to malt liquor. Anglo-Saxon mugcwyrt, midge wort.

Caelia

Feminine of Caelius, from caelum, heaven.

Alfvin

Alfr, elf, and vinr, friend.

Hildigunn

Hildr, battle, and gunnr, battle again.

Ealdred

Ealdred is symbolizing “old counselor.”

Euphranor

Euphranor of Corinth was a Greek artist who wrote influential treatises on painting. He also wrote on proportion and colour. From euphraino, to delight or cheer.

Nerva

Nerva was a Roman emperor and played an important role in exposing the Pisonian conspiracy. His ashes were laid to rest in the Mausoleum of Augustus. It means ”strength” or ”power.”

Anastasia

Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia was the daughter of Tsar Nicholas II. Resurrection, from ana, up, and stasis, standing.