Lupin family

The Lupin family is a family from Harry Potter.

Family Members

 * Lyall Lupin
 * Hope Howell (in-law)
 * Remus John Lupin
 * Nymphadora Tonks (in-law)
 * Teddy Remus Lupin

Family
Lyall Lupin married Hope Howell. They had one son, Remus. Remus Lupin married Nymphadora Tonks and they had one son, Teddy.

Related Families

 * Tonks family

Etymology
Lupin: Lupin is derived from the Latin word lupus, which means "wolf". Lupine is an English word that means "wolf-like", which references Remus Lupin's lycanthropy.

Lyall: Lyall is derived from the Scottish surname which derives from the Old Norse name Liulfr, which contains the element ulfr, which means "wolf".

Hope: Hope is an English word that was originally used as a name by the Puritans in the 17th century.

Remus: The meaning of the name Remus is unknown. In Roman mythology, Romulus and Remus were the founders of Rome, but Remus was killed by Romulus.

Teddy: Teddy is a shortened name for someone named Edward or Theodore. Teddy Lupin's real name is Edward Remus Lupin.