Dumbledore family

The Dumbledore family is a family from Harry Potter.

Family Members

 * Percival Dumbledore ✝
 * Kendra Dumbledore ✝ (in-law)
 * Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore  ✝
 * Aberforth Dumbledore
 * Ariana Dumbledore  ✝
 * Honoria (possibly)

Family
Percival and Kendra Dumbledore were married and had three children; Albus, Aberforth and Ariana. Albus once mentioned an unmarried aunt named Honoria, although he didn't specify if she was his mother or father's sister.

Etymology
Dumbledore: Dumbledore is an Old English word for "bumblebee".

Percival: The name Percival is a variation of the name Perceval, which was created by Cretian de Troyes for his poem 'Perceval, the Story of the Grail'.

Kendra: Kendra is the feminine form of the masculine names Ken or Kendrick.

Albus: Albus is a Roman cognomen that means "white, bright" in Latin.

Aberforth: Aberforth is a Welsh word that means "from the river".

Ariana: Ariana is a variant of the name Arianna. Arianna is the Italian form of the name Ariadne. Ariadne means "most holy" in Greek. In Greek mythology, Ariadne was the daughter of the King of Crete. She fell in love with Theseus but he abandoned her. She was found by the god of wine and they fell in love. She became immortal after marrying him.