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3 weeks ago - Aberforth apparently knew Minerva McGonagall rather well and the two seem to have been on a first-name basis. When Aberforth realised it was Minerva he had called a "stupid sod" when she came knocking, he immediately apologised, which she accepted.[8] In Welsh, Aberforth means "from the river".[35] Also, in Old English, Aber means "the river mouth", and would look like Æbber when written in Old English. Dumbledore is Old English for "bumblebee".
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Aberforth Dumbledore | Official Harry Potter Encyclopedia
A member of the Dumbledore family, Aberforth was the younger brother of Hogwarts Headmaster,Albus Dumbledore and the older brother of Ariana. Aberforth ran the Hogs Head Inn in Hogsmeade.
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3 weeks ago - Aberforth apparently knew Minerva McGonagall rather well and the two seem to have been on a first-name basis. When Aberforth realised it was Minerva he had called a "stupid sod" when she came knocking, he immediately apologised, which she accepted.[8] In Welsh, Aberforth means "from the river".[32] Also, in Old English, Aber means "the river mouth", and would look like Æbber when written in Old English. Dumbledore is Old English for "bumblebee".
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In Dumbledore's memory, we see Dumbledore telling Tom Riddle that the barman has informed him that Nott, Rosier, Mulciber, and Dolohov are waiting for him in the Hog's Head. This is one of the many things that makes Dumbledore suspicious that Riddle had another motive for this meeting. Harry sees the Hog's Head's barman (Aberforth) attending Dumbledore's funeral.
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5 days ago - Albus Dumbledore is a fictional character in the Harry Potter series of novels by J. K. Rowling. For most of the series, he is the headmaster of the wizarding school Hogwarts. He is also the founder and leader of the Order of the Phoenix, an ...
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Aberforth Dumbledore (1884 - 2004) - Genealogy
Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dum... ... "...Aberforth "Ab" Dumbledore (b. 1884) was a half-blood wizard, the second son of Percival and Kendra Dumbledore, younger brother of Albus and older brother of Ariana.
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Not as far as we know.

No middle names have ever been revealed for either Aberforth or Ariana (although who knows, if someone asks JK Rowling on Twitter, she might make some up for you).

According to his Pottermore fact file - though I'm not sure if this particular part of Pottermore is counted as canon - Aberforth's full name is Aberforth Dumbledore, so he has no middle names. I'm not aware of any information at any level of canonicity on Ariana's middle name(s) or lack thereof.

As for why Albus had so many names: again, there's no canon statement to address this, but I can think of a few possible explanations.

  • He was the oldest. When he was born, his parents might have been over the moon and given him lots of names, not knowing whether they'd ever have another baby to name. By the time his brother and sister were born, maybe they'd decided that such long-winded names were a bit silly. Note that "Percival" is named after his father, a common practice among parents at the time.
  • He gave himself all those middle names. It's possible in Muggle society to give yourself a middle name that you didn't have as a child, so why not in wizard society too? It would fit Albus's character - "Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak!" - to tack a few extra names onto his own, and it also fits with the relative grandeur of his career. Aberforth, content to remain in the shadows of the Hog's Head, doesn't seem like the type to bother giving himself extra names; and of course Ariana didn't survive into adulthood.
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June 26, 2019 - This resulted in a fight at Ariana's funeral in which Aberforth punched Dumbledore, breaking his nose. Aberforth remains extremely loyal to his family and to Ariana specifically throughout his life, and he expresses disdain and disapproval for Dumbledore. Harry realizes that he's the barman at the Hog's Head in Hogsmeade when the trio Apparate there in preparation to infiltrate Hogwarts.
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Given name(s): Aberforth · Surname(s): Dumbledore · Gender: Male · Fictional: yes · Description: Albus Dumbledore's brother, owner of the Hog's Head · Harry Potter Characters · Type: character ·
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Variations of Aberforth are relatively rare, but it may appear in different forms or spellings in various cultures, such as Aberford or Aberfirth, depending on regional dialects and linguistic influences. While the name is not widely common today, it carries a sense of historical significance and connection to the natural landscape of its origins. ... The last name "Dumbledore" is a fictional surname created by author J.K.
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Where Was Dumbledore’s Brother During the Harry Potter Films?
May 26, 2024 - However, people often forget that even though Dumbledore was a living legend, he was also an ordinary man with a point of origin, including a family. During the events of the Harry Potter films, Dumbledore actually receives assistance from his younger brother, Aberforth, in some of his missions.
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You have asked for quotes from the book which have never actually addressed it, but in the film Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (written by J.K Rowling) it's confirmed that Credence Barebone is actually Aurelius Dumbledore.

In around 1901, Aberforth had a son, Aurelius Dumbledore with a girl that he fell in love with in Godric's Hollow. However, the girl was "sent away," presumably by her parents, either before or after Credence's birth, although Albus was aware of rumours that there was a child. Due to the strained relationship between the Dumbledore brothers, Aberforth neither confided in nor sought Albus' help. Aurelius was eventually sent away to America with an aunt, where he was adopted by Mary Lou Barebone and given a new name, Credence Barebone.

In 1932, Credence attacked Albus and accused him of abandoning him, revealing to Albus that he was supposedly a member of the Dumbledore family. During a duel between the two, Credence's phoenix spread ashes on his body and Albus realised that Credence really was a Dumbledore and that he was actually Aberforth's long-lost son. However, by this point, Credence was dying due to his nature as an Obscurial slowly poisoning him, something that Albus sadly recognised from his experiences with Ariana. After foiling Grindelwald's plans at the walk of the Qilin, Credence, in poor health, accepted his father's offer to come home with him.

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So no, Albus and Aberforth were not the last Dumbledores. There was at least one other.

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In the books, it’s easiest to infer that the Dumbledore line ended with Albus and Aberforth.

I think it is also difficult to say that the Dumbledores were an ancient wizarding family. After all, Percival married a Muggle-born so he can’t have been very pureblood leaning. If the extended Dumbledore family was, it is most likely they became extinct in the male line other than Percival.

Book 7, which is heavy on Dumbledore lore, speaks as if Albus’s nuclear family was the only Dumbledore family. We pretty much know Albus didn’t have kids so that’s the end of that line. As for Aberforth, I don’t think he’s the type to go around getting girls pregnant. Especially since it’s implied in the books he was a goatfu- uh, he preferred to devote his life on research and experiment on goats. I think from his lifestyle, he was probably asexual but that’s just me assuming.

In the FB movies, Aberforth has a kid so I guess that’s not the end of the line. I don’t know if Credence dies tho cuz I deleted those movies from my head. Nothing in those movies counts as canon information, even if Jo wrote it. Seeing as she changed McGonagall’s age by thirty to fifty years.

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Aberforth Dumbledore – Harry Potter Lexicon
August 14, 2020 - Aberforth Dumbledore was a tall, thin, grumpy-looking old man with a great deal of long grey hair and a beard (OP16). Like his famous brother Albus, he wore glasses (HBP12) and had blue eyes (DH).
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Aberforth Dumbledore is the younger brother of Albus Dumbledore, and a member of the Order of the Phoenix. The two had a younger sister, Ariana Dumbledore, who died at a young age.
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Dumbledore family · 0 references · sex or gender · male · 1 reference · imported from Wikimedia project · Spanish Wikipedia · name in native language · Aberforth Dumbledore (English) 0 references · father · Percival Dumbledore · 0 references · mother · Kendra Dumbledore ·