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Poppy Pomfrey and Pomona Sprout, who were both referred to as "Madam" while working at Hogwarts

Madam or madame (abbreviated to "Mme") is an honourific used for muggle and magical women alike. It comes from the French word "madame" meaning "my lady".

Usage[]

In general, "madam" was used to show respect, presumably in lieu of qualifications that would allow the usage of the other respectful honourific, "Professor" (though it had been used to refer to known professors also); for example, this applied to female Ministry of Magic employees like Dolores Umbridge[1] and female members of the non-teaching staff at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry like Madams Pince[2] and Pomfrey.[3]

Known witches who used the title[]

Behind the scenes[]

Translations[]

  • Afrikaans: Madame
  • Bulgarian: Мадам
  • Chinese (Simplified): 夫人
  • Chinese (Traditional): 夫人
  • Croatian: madame
  • Dutch: Madame
  • Finnish: Matami
  • French: Madame
  • Hebrew: מדאם
  • Icelandic: Fröken
  • Italian: Madama
  • Japanese: マダム
  • Latvian: madāma
  • Polish: pani
  • Portuguese (Brazil): Madame
  • Romanian: Doamna or Madame
  • Russian: Мадам (Madam)
  • Serbian: Мадам (Madam)
  • Spanish: Madame
  • Ukrainian: Мадам (Madam)

The following languages are the same as the original:

  • Asturian
  • Czech
  • Danish
  • Faroese
  • German
  • Lithuanian
  • Norwegian
  • Portuguese
  • Slovak
  • Slovenian
  • Swedish
  • Welsh

Appearances[]

Notes and references[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 27 (The Centaur and the Sneak)
  2. 2.0 2.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 12 (The Mirror of Erised)
  3. 3.0 3.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 17 (The Man with Two Faces)
  4. Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 3, Side Quest "Secrets of Godric's Hollow"
  5. Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 5, Side Quest "A Whole Lotta Hodag, Ya Know?"
  6. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 8 (The Hearing)
  7. Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 7, Chapter 14 (The Search for Zenith Xeep)
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 Hogwarts Legacy
  9. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 9 (The Midnight Duel)
  10. The Art and Making of Hogwarts Legacy
  11. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 26 (Gringotts)
  12. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 5 (Diagon Alley)
  13. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 15 (The Hogwarts High Inquisitor)
  14. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 3 (The Knight Bus)
  15. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 15 (Beauxbatons and Durmstrang)
  16. HP lexicon transcript of JKR's notes.
  17. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 8 (The Deathday Party)
  18. 18.0 18.1 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay
  19. Daily Prophet Newsletters: 8 February, 1999, Page 2
  20. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 25 (The Beetle at Bay)
  21. Quidditch Through the Ages, Chapter 4 (The Arrival of the Golden Snitch)
  22. Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 4, Chapter 2 (The Mysterious Madam Rakepick)
  23. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 10 (The Marauder's Map)
  24. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 20 (Lord Voldemort's Request)
  25. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
  26. Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 7, Chapter 19 (St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries)
  27. Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 5, Chapter 10 (Knockturn Alley)
  28. Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 7, Chapter 12 (And Hello Magical Accidents and Catastrophes)
Honorific titles
Lady · Lord · Professor · Madam · Master · Mr · Mrs · Sir
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