Diggory family

The Diggory family is a family from Harry Potter.

Family Members

 * Eldritch Diggory ✝
 * Amos Diggory
 * Cedric Diggory ✝

Family
Eldritch Diggory is presumably an ancestor of Amos Diggory. Amos is the father of Cedric.

Etymology
Diggory: Diggory is most likely an Anglicized form of Degare.

Eldritch: Eldritch is a name that means "old" and is a variant of the Old English name Aldritch.

Amos: Amos is a name that means "carried" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament, Amos is one of the twelve minor prophets. Amos was a common name among the Puritans and has been used since the Protestant Reformation.

Cedric: The name Cedric was invented by Sir Walter Scott as a character name for his novel Ivanhoe. He crafted the name from Cerdic, the name of the founder of Wessex of the 6th century.