Growing up, Joanne Murphy (J.K. Rowling)'s best friend's last name was Potter and she always liked the surname for a story character. And pairing "Harry" with it just "sounded perfect" so she used it.
J.K. Rowling has stated that she came up with the name Harry Potter on a train journey from Manchester to London. She wanted a name that was ordinary and not too unusual. The surname "Potter" was inspired by a childhood friend.
Harry is J.K. Rowling's favorite boy's name. The name Harry is of Anglo-Saxon origin and means "power." There was also a magician named Harry Houdini in the 1900s.
Potter is a name J.K. Rowling has always been fond of since childhood. "Potter's Field" is often the name given to a cemetery where a city or town buries those who have gone unclaimed or unwanted (a community's orphans). "Potter's Field" is also considered a cursed land because Judas hung himself in one.
Presumably, from the fact that he's half horse ("buck") and half bird ("beak").
she took some of them from latin words and others from greek and roman mythology i think
apparenlty its German here read this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedwig
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joanne kathleen Rowling
The "Potter" in Harry's name was from JK Rowling's friend. JK Rowling liked the surname Potter because everyone made fun of hers, calling her Rowling Stone and other names, so that is why she chose the name Potter.
Harry Potter was written by JK Rowling.
No, JK Rowling started with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
Harry Potter was written by J. K. Rowling.
JK Rowling
JK Rowling is an author. She is the author of the Harry Potter series of books.
jk Rowling liked the name harry and the potters were a family who lived in her street.
JK rowling's most famous book or series of books is Harry potter.
JK Rowling wrote the Harry Potter books.
Joann Kathleen Rowling