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==Family Members== |
==Family Members== |
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| − | *[[Olive Hornby]] — a [[ |
+ | *[[Olive Hornby]] — a [[Wizardkind|witch]] who attended [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] in the [[1940s]]. |
| − | *[[Olive Hornby's brother|Hornby]] — Olive's brother |
+ | *[[Olive Hornby's brother|Hornby]] — Olive's brother. |
==Etymology== |
==Etymology== |
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| − | The surname Hornby comes from the name of several places in northern England, which derive from a combination of the Old Norse given name ''Horni'', meaning "horn", and the Old Norse word ''býr'', meaning either "farm" or "settlement |
+ | The surname Hornby comes from the name of several places in northern England, which derive from a combination of the Old Norse given name ''Horni'', meaning "horn", and the Old Norse word ''býr'', meaning either "farm" or "settlement".<ref>"[http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Hornby-family-history-sct.ashx Hornby]" on Ancestry.com</ref> |
==Notes and references== |
==Notes and references== |
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| + | [[pl:Rodzina Hornby]] |
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[[Category:Wizard families]] |
[[Category:Wizard families]] |
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Revision as of 17:51, 9 October 2013
Hornby was the surname of a family with at least one magical member.
Family Members
- Olive Hornby — a witch who attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the 1940s.
- Hornby — Olive's brother.
Etymology
The surname Hornby comes from the name of several places in northern England, which derive from a combination of the Old Norse given name Horni, meaning "horn", and the Old Norse word býr, meaning either "farm" or "settlement".[1]