Lestrange family

The Lestrange family is a family from Harry Potter.

Family Members

 * F. Lestrange
 * R. Lestrange
 * Rodolphus Lestrange
 * Rabastan Lestrange
 * Bellatrix Black (in-law)

Family
F. and R. Lestrange are ancestors of the current Lestrange family. Rodolphus and Rabastan Lestrange are brothers and Rodolphus is married to Bellatrix Black.

Related Families

 * Black family

Etymology
Lestrange: Lestrange is very similar to the French phrase l'etrange, which translates to "the strange one". Lestrange is also derived from the Old French word for "foreigner", estrange.

Rodolphus: Rodolphus is the Latinized form of the name Rudolf. Rudolf is derived from the German name Hrodwulf, which means "famous wolf".

Rabastan: Rabastan is a play on the name of a star in the constellation Draco, Rastaban. It is derived from the Arabic phrase Ras al-Thu ban, which means "head of the serpent".