Riddle family

The Riddle family is a family from Harry Potter.

Family Members

 * Thomas Riddle
 * Mary Riddle (in-law)
 * Tom Riddle
 * Tom Marvolo Riddle

Family
Thomas and Mary Riddle are the parents of Tom Riddle. Merope Gaunt made Tom Riddle fall in love with her via love potions. They conceived a child, Tom, who would be unable to love due to being conceived under the effects of a love potion.

Related Families

 * Gaunt family

Etymology
Riddle: Riddle is a habitational surname from Ryedale, North Yorkshire, England.

Thomas: Thomas is the Greek form of the Aramaic name Ta'oma, which means "twin".

Mary: Mary is the English form of the name Maria, which is the Latin form of the Greek names Mariam and Maria.

Tom: Tom is a short form of the name Thomas.