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Symbolism of Albus Dumbledore's name in Harry Potter What is the symbolism of the name Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter? * 'Albus' means white * 'Dumbledore' is a type of bee What is this representing?

The last name is actually not that fancy. As this old interview with Rowling states:

> How did you decide what to name your characters and places?
>
> I collect unusual names. I have notebooks full of them. Some of the names I made up, like Quidditch, Malfoy. 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.**_ And so far I have got names from saints, place-names, war memorials, gravestones. I just collect them -- I am so interested in names.

(Barnes and Nobles Interview with J.K. Rowling (1999); Emphasis mine)

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