Voldemort comes from the French word "to fly from death". Admit it, JK Rowling is a genius. amirite?

Of course she is. Erised is desire spelled backwards and the phrase on the mirror is something along the lines of 'I show you not your face but your heart's desire'. She is an amazing author, although I am angry that she went on a killing spree near the end of the series.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

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by Anonymous 13 years ago

It can also mean "Thief of death" referring to him killing so many people, because he "stole" their lives.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

If he was a thief of death he'd be stealing their deaths, not their lives.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Or it could be because he's stealing from death by trying to make himself immortal

by Anonymous 13 years ago

It can also mean "Thief of death" referring to him killing so many people, because he "stole" their lives.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Putting thought into character names doesn't make you a genius.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

the thing is that she had to think of names like that a hole series in advance I mean She didn't just invent a random name it fit with Tom Marvalo riddle and all Almost all names have Representative meanings

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Actually Izzie, in my opinion, the more representative names there are in a series, the less realistic it seems. I mean, you're trying to create a believable world as an author, right? Names come first in one's life, so what are the odds that all the things linked with their names would happen to them? For example - What are the odds that Voldemort's parents would have named him something that rearranges into Voldemort, and then have him turn out as psychopath who flees from death?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

They wouldnt have. Him mum samed him after his dad and her dad. He would have rearranged it himself to choose a name.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Ok, so what are the odds that her parents and his dad would have those specific names? And that doesn't factor in the chances of him becoming a murdering psychopath.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

No matter what his name was he would have changed it because he hated his parentage and it wouldn't be that hard to make it an anagram of something else.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

See, that'd be slightly more realistic than already being conveniantly named Tom Marvalo Riddle.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Actionman.. Oops I didn't realize that I wrote that badly until I got on my computer this morning sorry I don't normally write like that

by Anonymous 13 years ago

If his name was anything else, he'd turn it into an anagram of something else, just so he wouldn't keep his parents name, then no matter what you'd be saying his name is conveniently @@@.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Practically every fiction writing does this. She's not a genius, she just knows how to manipulate her readers.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

OMG MINERVA MCGONNAGAL MINERVA IS ATHENA'S BEST FRIEND THE OWL AND MCGONNAGAL SOUNDS LIKE MCDONALD'S

by Anonymous 13 years ago

It's three French words, and the actual translation is 'flight of death.'

by Anonymous 13 years ago

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by Anonymous 13 years ago

You're right, I'm the first amirite user in history badass enough to correct an error in a post.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Don't put words in my mouth!

by Anonymous 13 years ago

There is no word "to fly from death" in french, it's just three words "vol" (flight/theft) "de" (from/of) "mort" (death) squished into one name. I know it's what you meant, but your wording bothered me.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Admit it, HP fans glorify J.K. Rowling.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I want to upvote this like 9,999,999,999,999,999,999^9 times.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Rowling had a fascination with names and she put incredible thought into each one. Like Dumbledore means Bumblebee because he is always humming to himself, and the entire Black family is named after stars. Delores Umbridge also come from words meaning pain and insult. It doesn't show that she is the best author ever, but goes a long way to show how deep the series and her writing are.

by Anonymous 13 years ago