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Hobday was the surname of a British wizarding family. It is unknown if they were pure-blood, or had both Muggle and magical heritage.
Known family members
- Egmont Hobday — a baby whose birth was announced in the Daily Prophet in 1998; son of Hilliard and Violetta
- Hilliard Hobday — father of Egmont
- Violetta Hobday — mother of Egmont
- Oakden Hobday — a wizard
Etymology
Hobday is an English surname chiefly found in the West Midlands.[1] It derives from Hob, a medieval short form of the male given name Robert, combined with the Middle English word day, meaning "servant."[1][2]" The full meaning of the surname could thus be interpreted as either "Hob the servant" or "servant of Hob."[1]