Harry Potter Wiki
Register
Harry Potter Wiki
mNo edit summary
(Adding categories)
(One intermediate revision by one other user not shown)
Line 13: Line 13:
 
|loyalty=
 
|loyalty=
 
}}
 
}}
'''Dowson''' is the surname of a wizarding family. It is unknown if they are [[pure-blood]], or have both [[Muggle]] and [[magic]]al heritage.
+
'''Dowson''' is the surname of a wizarding family. It is unknown if they are [[pure-blood]], or have both [[Muggle]] and [[magic]]al heritage.
   
 
==Known members==
 
==Known members==
*[[Ellie Dowson]] — a [[witch]] reported missing in [[1997]]
+
*[[Ellie Dowson]] — a [[Wizardkind|witch]] reported missing in [[1997]]
*[[Rob Dowson]] — a [[wizard]] reported missing in [[1997]]
+
*[[Rob Dowson]] — a [[Wizardkind|wizard]] reported missing in [[1997]]
   
 
==Etymology==
 
==Etymology==
Line 25: Line 25:
 
{{Reflist}}
 
{{Reflist}}
 
[[Category:Wizard families]]
 
[[Category:Wizard families]]
  +
[[Category:Families]]

Revision as of 13:41, 17 December 2012

Dowson is the surname of a wizarding family. It is unknown if they are pure-blood, or have both Muggle and magical heritage.

Known members

Etymology

Dowson is an English surname meaning "son of Dow."[1] Dow is a variant of Daw,[1] which is an English and Scottish nickname of David,[2] a Hebrew male given name, meaning "beloved."[3]

Notes and references

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Dowson" on The Internet Surname Database
  2. "Daw" on Ancestry.com
  3. "David on Behind the Name