Albus Dumbledore

fictional character from Harry Potter

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Wikipedia
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Albus Dumbledore - Wikipedia
6 hours ago - Look up dumbledore in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The name "Dumbledore" is borrowed from a dialectal word for "bumblebee".
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Fandom
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Albus Dumbledore | Harry Potter Wiki | Fandom
2 weeks ago - Though he was no longer alive at the time, it was through Dumbledore's manipulations that Voldemort was ultimately defeated, and lasting peace finally restored to the wizarding world. Dumbledore was the only Headmaster who was laid to rest at Hogwarts. A portrait of him was later put in place in his office at Hogwarts. Harry Potter later named his second son, Albus Severus Potter, after him.
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harry potter - What anagram of Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore was being referred to by this alleged JKR? - Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange
The most significant anagram of "Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore" is "Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore". The full name of Albus Dumbledore was first revealed in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, long before these supposed theories were posted. More on scifi.stackexchange.com
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harry potter - Do Aberforth and Ariana have as long names as Albus? - Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange
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. More on scifi.stackexchange.com
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Dumbledore's full name
I always loved it as is. You have all these exotic names and then "Brian" just thrown in there. Good comedy. More on reddit.com
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Does anyone else ever chuckle when they hear Dumbledores full name...?
I'm guessing it's similar to Umbridge. Umbridge’s names were carefully chosen. ‘Dolores’ means sorrow, something she undoubtedly inflicts on all around her. ‘Umbridge’ is a play on ‘umbrage’ from the British expression ‘to take umbrage’, meaning offence. Dolores is offended by any challenge to her limited world-view; I felt her surname conveyed the pettiness and rigidity of her character. It is harder to explain ‘Jane’; it simply felt rather smug and neat between her other two names. source EDIT: If you guys like reading Rowling's Harry Potter essays you should check out r/RowlingWritings More on reddit.com
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Wizarding World
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Albus Dumbledore | Official Harry Potter Encyclopedia
Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore was Headmaster of Hogwarts and the founder of the Order of the Phoenix, an organisation dedicated to defeating Lord Voldemort.
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There was no anagram.

The most significant anagram of "Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore" is "Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore". The full name of Albus Dumbledore was first revealed in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, long before these supposed theories were posted. No anagram has ever been found for said name, and the name seems quite long for an anagram that anyone could be expected to predict. It would be quite odd for J.K. Rowling to show an anagrammed name in the first of seven books and only ever mention said anagram in a chat with fans who don't know they're speaking to the author.

J.K. Rowling likely wouldn't want to use an anagram as a plot device again after "Tom Marvolo Riddle", lest she is being accused of being lazy and unable to come up with compelling ways to hide a villain's identity. In addition, Tom's name included the fake word "Marvolo", whereas all of Dumbledore's names actually mean something in real life or mythology. For example, Rowling has shared not only the origin of but also why she chose "Dumbledore" as Albus's last name.

Other names mean something -- Dumbledore, which means "bumblebee" in Old English...seemed to suit the headmaster, because one of his passions is music and I imagined him walking around humming to himself.
Barnes and Noble interview, March 19, 1999

There has also never been any hint to Dumbledore's name being an anagram in the books. While "Tom Marvolo Riddle" was never specifically foreshadowed as an anagram either, the name "Riddle" could've clued some readers in as to Tom's name having a deeper meaning. On the other hand, Albus Dumbledore has never been revealed to be an anagram of any kind even in Deathly Hallows, the final book.

Most of her theories were bogus.

While there is evidence that the person we see in the chat logs is not actually Rowling (Dacium's comment from 15 years ago sums it up well), it's clear either way that the "theories" she posted were incorrect. She continually stated that the ninth chapter of Goblet of Fire, a chapter primarily relevant to the plot of the book on its own and the events leading up to the return of Voldemort, was significant to the seventh book, even claiming that it had to be rewritten 1213 times. She even went so far as to state that Remus Lupin is the "HALF BLOOD PRINCE", which both relates to the sixth book rather than the seventh (while Rowling said that she posted theories about the seventh book during her chat) and is obviously incorrect to anyone who has read Half-Blood Prince. If any of what she posted was ever true, it was scrapped before the last two books were released.

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Quora
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What is the real name of Albus Dumbledore? - Quora
Answer (1 of 6): His friends know him as the Noble-Wolf Ruling-White-Bumblebee-Knight. Albus in Latin is “White”. Percival was a “Knight” of King Arthur's roundtable. Wulfric is an Old English male name, known as “Wolf Ruler”. Brian means “Noble”. So, Noble-Wolf Ruling-White-Bumblebee-Knight...
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What is Dumbledore's full name? What do the first two initials in J.K. Rowling's name stand for? - Quora
This my first question in Quora !! https://www.quora.com/unanswered/What-is-Dumbledores-full-name-What-do-the-first-two-initials-in-J-K-Rowlings-name-stand-for Her we go !! Dumbledore’s full name is “ Albus Percival Wulfric Brain Dumbledore “ ...
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Svetkouzel
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Albus Dumbledore, whose full name is Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, is one of the most famous and powerful wizards.
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Fandom
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The Elder Wand Professor Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, Headmaster of Hogwarts, Order of Merlin (first class), Supreme Mugwump, Chief Warlock and Grand Sorcerer, is a wizard and the Hogwarts as of January 1993.
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Simple English Wikipedia
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Albus Dumbledore - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
September 7, 2025 - Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore is a fictional character of the Harry Potter series. He was the headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry until his death in 1996.
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Quora
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Is there a reason why Dumbledore's name was so long? - Quora
Answer (1 of 9): Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore Well, Valeria Mesalina’s answer explains very well the meaning behind the names, but it doesn’t quite address why Dumbledore has three middle names from an In-Universe perspective.
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Who is Dumbledore and what is his past? - Quora
Answer: His full name is Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore. He moved to Godric's Hallow after his sister had been beaten up by 3 muggles who wanted her to show them magic. His dad was sent to Askaban for beating those boys up.
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Wizarding World
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Harry Potter | Albus Dumbledore - 7 Things You May Not Know | Wizarding World
September 30, 2022 - Did you know these 7 facts about Albus Dumbledore, beloved headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry? Read on to find out!
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Sporcle
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Albus Percival _____ Wulfric Dumbledore Harry Potter Character Full Name Crossword Clue
For the word puzzle clue of albus percival _____ wulfric dumbledore harry potter character full name, the Sporcle Puzzle Library found the following results.
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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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Factinate
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Magical Facts About Albus Dumbledore, Hogwarts' Tormented Headmaster
December 13, 2022 - The iconic Hogwarts Headmaster's full name was Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore. Which begs the question, who needs three middle names?
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Ancestry
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