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She heard 'Dumbledore' was an old English word for 'bumblebee', and liked the idea of Dumbledore wandering around his office humming to himself.
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∙ 12y ago
J.K. Rowling came up with the name Albus Dumbledore by combining the Latin word for white, "albus," with a type of bumblebee she liked called "dumbledore."
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∙ 12y agoShe had a friend when she was In her teens and she always said he was so weasley and he had red hair as well so I guess that's where
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What is Albus Dumbledore's full name?
Aberforth Dumbledore is his full name. No middle name has ever been mentioned.
What is Albus Dumbledore's mother's middle name?
His full name is stated as Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore.
Who was Albus Dumbledore's brother?
Albus Dumbledore's brother is Aberforth Dumbledore.
What are Dumbledore's middle names?
Dumbledore's full name is Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore.
What does Albus mean in Latin?
Albus means "white" in Latin. J.K. Rowling probably named him this because of his long white beard. Dumbledore is Olde English for "bumblebee." J.K. Rowling named him this because she imagined him walking through the halls of Hogwarts humming like a bumblebee. In all, the name Albus Dumbledore means "white bumblebee." It doesn't really fit together, but on their own both names sound great, right?
What is dumbledoor real name?
Professor Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore
What is Albus's middle name?
Dumbledore's full name is Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, giving him three middle names.
What was the name of the elderly headmaster at the author JK Rowling's?
Armando Dippet. Albus Dumbledore. Minerva McGonagall. (Severus Snape was Headmaster, too; but he was not elderly)
What is Albus's full name?
Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore.
Where does Dumbledore's name come from?
Albus is Latin for wisdom, or could mean white. Dumbledore means bubmblebee in old English, and JK Rowling said that she imagined him to be flitting around the castle humming to himself.
What is Albus Dumbledore's full name and what is his brother called?
Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore and his brother was called Aberforth Dumbledore He also had a sister called Ariana Dumbledore.
What is Dumbledore's middle names?
Dumbledore's full name is Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, giving him three middle names.
