Harry Potter Names

[nobodyswatching]

Harry- I would never use it myself, but yes.
Ronald- Same as Harry.
Hermione- yes
Rubeus- I think it's kinda cool-sounding, but no.
Albus- yes
Percival- Ick! Hate the character, but the name is OK. Yes.
Ginevra- yes
Remus- yes
Andromeda- The name is more commonly associated with Greek mythology than Harry Potter, so...yes? I love this name.
Nymphadora- heh heh...no
Cornelius- Ugh! Same as Percival. Can't stand him, but his name's alright.
Sirius- yes
Bathilda- Same as Harry and Ronald...not a fan of the name, but it's usable.
Bellatrix- I'm going to be the devil's advocate and say yes, haha.
Phineas- yes
Pius- yes
Elphias- yes?
Myrtle- Same as Harry, Ronald, and Bathilda. Awful name, but yes.
Lucius- yes
Narcissa- Hmmm...it sounds cool, but it means narsissistic, so no.
Draco- *snicker* yes
Regulus- yes
Aberforth- not really...
Dudley- This goes on the hate-the-character-but-the-name's-OK list.
Vernon- Same as Dudley.
Kendra- Love this name! Yes!
Perenelle- I love this one too. Yes.
Merope- Yes, since she's a minor character. The name is kinda cool.
Marvolo- Same as Merope.
Morfin- No, since it sounds like morphine.
Mafalda- yes
Gilderoy- hahahaha....no.
Neville- yes
Minerva- Another Greek mythology (or Roman, in this case) name. Yes.
Kingsley- yes
Severus- I think it sounds really cool! Maybe in about 20 years. Now, no.
Luna- yes
Dilys- Yucky name, but usable.

[em_crazynamer]

Harry - y
Ronald - n
Hermione - n
Rubeus - n
Albus - n
Percival - m
Ginevra - m
Remus - m
Andromeda - n
Nymphadora - n
Cornelius - n
Sirius - y
Bathilda - n
Bellatrix - y
Phineas - n
Pius - n
Elphias - n
Myrtle - n
Lucius - m
Narcissa - m
Draco - n
Regulus - n
Aberforth - m
Dudley - n
Vernon - n
Kendra - n
Perenelle - y
Merope - n
Marvolo - n
Morfin - n
Mafalda - n
Gilderoy - n
Neville - m
Minerva - m
Kingsley - m
Severus - n
Luna - y
Dilys - n

[annie85]

Also, the names Stephenie Meyer chose for her characters in Twilight are largely lovely, elegant names. Unfortunately, if I met a small child named any name that is featured in Twilight, I would assume his parents had terrible taste in literature.

I find that extremely offensive and snobbish. God forbid I or anyone else name a child Edward or Alice or Jasper or what have you, because, oh no, it's a Twilight name! Yeah, because it's so difficult to say, "Yes, like the character. No, he/she is not named after him/her."
Give me a break.

Regarding the original post, the only Harry Potter name I'd advise people to stay as far away from as possible is Nymphadora, because all I can think of is nymphomania. Anything else is probably fine.

[schmergo]

My favorite Harry Potter name is Minerva. I absolutely love it and all of its positive connotations. And the nickname Minnie-- built in theme for the kid's nursery!


Harry-- y
Ronald-- n (Love the character, but can't get past 'Ronald McDonald.')
Hermione-- n (I like the idea of the name and how it looks written down, but not how it sounds.)
Rubeus-- y (Dude, it'd be so cool to see a baby named after Hagrid.)
Albus-- n (Maybe as a middle name.)
Percival-- y
Ginevra-- y
Remus-- y
Andromeda-- y (Even though it makes me think of dromedary camels.)
Nymphadora-- n
Cornelius-- n (It'd be fine if not for the 'Corn' syllable.)
Sirius-- n (Too many puns!)
Bathilda-- n
Bellatrix--n (I like the name itself, but can't get past the character.)
Phineas-- y
Pius-- n
Elphias-- n
Myrtle-- n
Lucius-- y
Narcissa-- n (Why would anyone name their child this? I've seen it before, too.)
Draco-- n
Regulus-- n
Aberforth-- n
Dudley-- n
Vernon-- n
Kendra-- n
Perenelle-- n
Merope-- n
Marvolo-- n
Morfin-- n
Mafalda-- n
Gilderoy-- n
Neville-- maybe. This is the only one I can't decide. The character's so great, it makes me like his goofy name more.
Minerva-- y
Kingsley-- y
Severus-- n (Horrible name. I don't care how cool the dude is.)
Luna-- y
Dilys-- n

Val x

[usagurl4]

Harry yes
Ronald yes
Hermione yes
Rubeus no
Albus no
Percival no
Ginevra yes
Remus no
Andromeda no
Nymphadora no
Cornelius no
Sirius no
Bathilda yes
Bellatrix yes
Phineas no
Pius yes
Elphias yes
Myrtle yes
Lucius yes
Narcissa yes
Draco no
Regulus no
Aberforth no
Dudley yes
Vernon yes
Kendra yes
Perenelle no
Merope yes
Marvolo no
Morfin no
Mafalda yes
Gilderoy no
Neville yes
Minerva yes
Kingsley yes
Severus yes
Luna yes
Dilys no

[shellezbellez]

Harry: Yes
Ronald: Yes (But the only other Ron I know is also known as Bubba, and he's my best friend's brother!)
Hermione: Yes
Rubeus: Yes
Albus: Maybe as a mn?
Percival: Yes
Ginevra: Yes
Remus: Yes
Andromeda: Yes
Nymphadora: Yes
Cornelius: No! (The name was not redeemed by an awesome character.)
Sirius: Yes, 100000000 times yes.
Bathilda: No
Bellatrix: I want to say yes because it's cool, but I have it in the ranks of Jezebel, Delilah, and Salome.
Phineas: Yes
Pius: No
Elphias: No
Myrtle: NO--It was fusty before, but naming your baby after the bullied ghost who haunts the toilets? And then sending her to public school?
Lucius: No.
Narcissa: No.
Draco: No. I think this name is too heavily tied to this character, who never could muster the courage to do what was right.
Regulus: No.
Aberforth: No.
Dudley: NO.
Vernon: NO.
Kendra: Was this in HP? I just connect it with the girl from Girls Next Door (And that's a HUGE NO.)
Perenelle: Yes.
Merope: Yes.
Marvolo: NO.
Morfin: No.
Mafalda: No.
Gilderoy: NO. He was such a twit, anyway.
Neville: Yes. He DEFINITELY redeemed the name. (BUT..I would stick with it as a mn.)
Minerva: YES.
Kingsley: No.
Severus: Yes. (Again as a mn only, and only if you reeeeeallly love Snape.)
Luna: Yes.
Dilys: No. Aside from the fact she might acquire the nn "Dill," there is another nn to be found there--I knew someone with a similar name in high school, and she was teased mercilessly.

[princessnoribori]

I love Harry Potter, and HP names, so I figured I'd do this.

Harry - Yes
Ronald - Yes, in fact I think it's more usable thanks to HP.
Hermione - Hmm... I think so, yes.
Rubeus - No
Albus - I doubt it...
Percival - Yes
Ginevra - Yes
Remus - Yes
Andromeda - Yes, absolutely (in fact, it's in my top 10)
Nymphadora - Oh. Hell. No.
Cornelius - No
Sirius - Probably, yes.
Bathilda - No
Bellatrix - Oh GOD do not do this to your child! Either that, or never, ever, ever let them read a Harry Potter book or speak to anyone who has.
Phineas - Absolutely.
Pius - No
Elphias - Probably
Myrtle - Yes
Lucius - Tough one... I suppose so, yes.
Narcissa - Well, it's a beautiful name, but the narcissist/Narcissus associations are so strong that I'm on the fence.
Draco - No
Regulus - Because it's a minor character, maybe.
Aberforth - No.
Dudley - Yes, but I wouldn't.
Vernon - No.
Kendra - Yes
Perenelle - Yes
Merope - Yes
Marvolo - No no no no no no no. No. God. No.
Morfin - No.
Mafalda - You could, but it's not a very attractive name.
Gilderoy - Ditto.
Neville - I don't think so, no.
Minerva - Yes, for sure.
Kingsley - Yes
Severus - NO.
Luna - Yes.
Dilys - Yes.

[cgomez18]

Harry - No
Ronald - No
Hermione - Maybe
Rubeus - No
Albus - No
Percival - No
Ginevra - Yes (well, maybe just Ginny)
Remus - Yes
Andromeda - Yes
Nymphadora - Maybe
Cornelius - No
Sirius - Yes
Bathilda - No
Bellatrix - Maybe
Phineas - Absolutely not
Pius - No
Elphias - Probably not
Myrtle - No
Lucius - NO
Narcissa - Maybe
Draco - No
Regulus - Yes
Aberforth - No.
Dudley - Yes
Vernon - No.
Kendra - No
Perenelle - Maybe
Merope - No
Marvolo - No
Morfin - No.
Mafalda - No
Gilderoy - No
Neville - Maybe
Minerva - No
Kingsley - Yes
Severus - NO.
Luna - Yes.
Dilys - No

[goodhope]

For me useability comes down to a combination of factors: how well known the character is, whether he/she was a positive or negative figure, and whether or not I have good-to-neutral associations for the name outside of Harry Potter.

Harry: yes
Ronald: yes
Hermione: yes
Rubeus: no, not with the word "rube" in there.
Albus: no...and Albus Severus gets a double no.
Percival: yes, but with reservations about its general dorkiness. I like just Percy a lot more than Percival.
Ginevra: yes, and I love it!
Remus: no, sadly. I don't think the positive association of Remus Lupin is enough to counteract the slang meaning of "ream" or the racist baggage of Uncle Remus.
Andromeda: yes
Nymphadora: OMG, no!
Cornelius: yes, but with the same reservations I have for Percival.
Sirius: no
Bathilda: no
Bellatrix: no
Phineas: yes
Pius: yes, because I think it's more associated with popes than with HP. I really dislike it, though.
Elphias: yes
Myrtle: yes
Lucius: no, but ask me again in 25 years
Narcissa: no
Draco: no
Regulus: no
Aberforth:no
Dudley: no, but more for the word "dud" than because of HP
Vernon: yes
Kendra: yes
Perenelle: yes
Merope: no
Marvolo: no
Morfin: no
Mafalda: yes
Gilderoy: no
Neville: yes
Minerva: yes
Kingsley: yes
Severus: no
Luna: yes
Dilys: yes