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Are the names Tom Riddle and Harry Potter a reference to the phrase "any Tom, Dick or Harry"?
An undiscovered hidden meaning behind Harry Potter naming?
JK Rowling goes to some lengths to have hidden meaning behind her names, as everyone here is surely aware. Since Voldemort's real name is ...
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Was Hogwarts named such because of a connection to warthogs?
Was Hogwarts named 'Hogwarts' because of a connection to warthogs?
Or was it named for hogs and warts separately, or something else entirely?