- Alastor (Scottish) - A form of Alexander
- Albus (English) - Old; wise protector
- Alicia (English) - A familiar form of Alice, which means truthful
- Amos [Diggory] (Hebrew) - Burdened, troubled. Bible: an Old Testament prophet
- Angelina (Russian) - A short form of Angela, which means "angel; messenger"
- Arabella [Figg] (Latin) - Beautiful altar
- Armando [Dippet] (Spanish) - A form of Armand, which means noble soldier
- Arthur (Irish) - Noble; lofty hill. (Scottish) - bear. (English) - rock. (Icelandic) - follower of Thor
- Bellatrix (Latin) - Female warrior
- Bill (German) - A short form of William, which means determined guardian
- Cedric (English) - Battle chieftain
- Charlie (German) - A farmilar form of Charles, which means "farmer; strong and manly"
- Cho (Korean) - Beautiful
- Colin (Greek) - A short form of Nicholas (Nicholas means young cub)
- Cormac (Irish) - Charioteer, son of defilement.
- Cornelius (Greek) - Cornel tree. (Latin) - Horn-colored
- Dean (French) - Leader, (English) - Valley
- Dennis (Greek) - Mythology: A follower of Dionysius, the god of wine
- Dobby (English) - A familiar form of Robert
- Dolores (Spanish) - Sorrowful. Religion: Santa Maria de los Dolores - Saint Mary of sorrows - is the name for the Virgin Mary.
- Draco (Greek) - A short form of Drakon, meaning "dragon, serpent"
- Ernie [Prang] (English) - A familiar form of Ernest
- Fleur (French) - Flower
- Fred (French) - A short form of Frederick, which means peaceful ruler
- George (Greek) - Farmer
- Gilderoy (Irish) - Devoted to the King
- Ginny (English) - A short form of Genevieve, which means "woman of the people"
- Gregory [Goyle] (Latin) - Valiant watchman
- Hannah (Hebrew) - Gracious
- Harry (English) - A familiar form of Harold (Harold means army ruler)
- Hedwig (Teutonic) - Battling
- Hermione (Greek) - Earthly
- Ignatius [Percy's middle name] (Latin) - Fiery, ardent
- James (Hebrew) - Supplanter, substituter
- Justin (Latin) - Just, righteous
- Katie (English) - A familiar form of Kate, which means pure
- Lavender (herb lore) - A sweet smelling plant
- Lee (English) - Bull meadow, sheep field. (Chinese) - Plum, poetic.
- Lily (Latin, Arabic) - A familiar form of Lilith, Lillian
- Lucius (Latin) - Light; bringer of light
- Ludo (Medieval Latin) - famous warrior
- Luna (Latin) - Moon
- Lupe [close to Lupin] - Wolf
- Macnair (Scottish) - Son of the heir
- Marietta [Edgecombe] (Italian) - A familiar form of Mane
- Marjorie [Dursley] (Greek) - Pearl
- Michael [Corner] (Hebrew) - Who is like God
- Minerva (Latin) - wise. Mythology: The goddess of wisdom
- Molly (Irish) - A familiar form of Mary
- Myrtle (Greek) - Dark green shrub
- Narcissa [Malfoy] - Daffodil. A feminine form of Narcissus, the mythological youth who fell in love with his own reflection
- Neville (French) - New town
- Nicholas [Flamel] (Greek) - Victorious people. Religion: The patron saint of children
- Nymphadora (Latin) - Nymph, gift
- Oliver (Latin) - Olive tree. (Scandinavian) - Kind; affectionate
- Olympe [Maxime] (Greek) - Heavenly
- Padma (Hindi) - Lotus
- Pansy (Greek) - Flower; fragrant. (French) - Thoughtful
- Parvati (Hindu) - Daughter of the mountain
- Penelope [Clearwater] (Greek) - Weaver. Mythology: the clever wife of Odysseus, a Greek hero
- Percy (French) - A familiar form of Percival, which means "pierce the valley; pierce the veil of religious mystery")
- Peter (Greek, Latin) - Small rock
- Petunia (Native American) - Flower
- Rita [Skeeter] (Sanskrit) - Brave, honest
- Remus (Latin) - Speedy, quick.
- Ronald (Hebrew) - A short form of Reginald. Reginald (English) - King's advisor. An alternate form of Reynold.
- Rudolphus (German) - Famous wolf
- Seamus (Irish) - A form of James (James means supplanter, substituter)
- Severus (French) - Severe
- Sirius (Greek) - The Sparking or Scorching One; Dog Star
- Susan (Hebrew) - Lily
- Sybil (Greek) - Prophet. Mythology - Sibyls were oracles who relayed the messages of the gods.
- Terry [Boot] (English) - A familiar orm of Terrance, which means smooth
- Tom [Riddle, Inkeeper] (English) - A short form of Thomas, which means twin
- Vernon (Latin) - Springlike; youthful
- Viktor (Latin) - Victor, conqueror
- Vincent [Crabbe] (Latin) - Victor, conqueror
- Zacharias [Smith] (German) - A short form of Zachariah, which means "God remembered"
All of these name meanings were compiled from the book
35,000 Baby Names
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