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'''Alistaire Ballcocke''' was a [[wizardkind|wizard]] who appeared on the [[Marauder's Map]] in the winter of [[1993]].<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)]]'' {{see image|File:AlistaireBallcockeMap.jpg}}</ref> |
'''Alistaire Ballcocke''' was a [[wizardkind|wizard]] who appeared on the [[Marauder's Map]] in the winter of [[1993]].<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)]]'' {{see image|File:AlistaireBallcockeMap.jpg}}</ref> |
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| + | ''Ballcocke'' is an alternate spelling of the English surname ''Balcock'', which derives from the diminutive suffix -''cock'' combined with either ''Bald'', a pet form of the Germanic male given name ''Baldwin'', or the Old English ''beald'' ("brave," "bold").<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=DDF3mn8473wC&pg=PA161 ''A Dictionary of English Surnames''] by P. H. Reaney and R. M. Wilson</ref> |
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| + | A ballcock is a mechanism for filling water tanks (such as in flush toilets) designed to prevent overflow and backflow.<ref>"[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballcock Ballcock]" on Wikipedia</ref> |
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| + | *This character was presumably named after [[Alastair Bullock]], the assistant art director on the [[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]''. |
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Alistaire Ballcocke was a wizard who appeared on the Marauder's Map in the winter of 1993.[1]
Etymology
Ballcocke is an alternate spelling of the English surname Balcock, which derives from the diminutive suffix -cock combined with either Bald, a pet form of the Germanic male given name Baldwin, or the Old English beald ("brave," "bold").[2]
A ballcock is a mechanism for filling water tanks (such as in flush toilets) designed to prevent overflow and backflow.[3]
Behind the scenes
- This character was presumably named after Alastair Bullock, the assistant art director on the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) (Appears on Marauder's Map)
Notes and references
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) (see this image)
- ↑ A Dictionary of English Surnames by P. H. Reaney and R. M. Wilson
- ↑ "Ballcock" on Wikipedia