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Meaning of the Name "Harry" in Hebrew. . .
Mira:
I was looking up for laughs and giggles what the name of my dog, " Princess Buttercup" means.. Basically "Buttercup is a humble sweet creature and she is that.. Then since my American black Lab's name is "Harry Barry Blackdog," out of curiosity I looked it up to see what "Harry" means.. What I found is interesting, in Hebrew it means "house protector or protector of the home," which sort of fits my dog, but more so Harry Dresden. More interesting is "Harry" can also mean, "army commander." Now this one really fits Harry Dresden if you believe that Harry is destined to be the "commander" against the Outsiders in the BAT.. Wonder if Jim looked that up and had that in mind when he chose the name, "Harry," or is it just a coincidence, because he was named after the magician as his father had told him? Or both?
Con:
I like it, but...
A few years back I was one of the proponents who was tracking down the meanings of angelic names of the Fallen, using Uriels offence at the 'el' being taken out of his name.
Search lead me and a few others down a rabbit hole including Ancient Babylonian names and meanings. Jim later referenced the theory on a panel "As long as I don't have to learn Ancient Babylonian". or something to that effect.
I tend to believe the magician name thing mostly because Blackstone and Copperfield don't seem to have any additional esoteric meanings beyond also being named after magicians. Plus its just silly enough to be Dresden Files esque.
Conspiracy Theorist:
It’s Harry after Harry Houdini, seems he is named by a stage magician father after the three stage magicians he most admired.
In an alternate universe Siegfried Roy Maskelyne Dresden is the Wizard of Chicago.
Mira:
--- Quote from: Conspiracy Theorist on October 22, 2021, 07:28:17 PM ---It’s Harry after Harry Houdini, seems he is named by a stage magician father after the three stage magicians he most admired.
In an alternate universe Siegfried Roy Maskelyne Dresden is the Wizard of Chicago.
--- End quote ---
Yes, I know all of that, but I am more than tempted to believe that it is no coincidence that "Harry" had the alternative Hebrew meaning of "military commander." Heck in Battle Ground that is exactly what he was, with the people of Chicago following under his banner... He is Za'Lord to his own effective little army of pixies..
Conspiracy Theorist:
And Dresden is a gender neutral German name meaning the People in the Forest by the River. Obviously Harry is descended from Bigfeet, and explains why we hear nothing about Eb’s wife.
Next you will be wondering why so many characters have names beginning with ‘M’. This way lies madness.
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