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[โ€“] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago (7 children)

Add an 'e' to his surname and it's English for 'wolf-like'. Which makes you wonder whether his parents changed their name after Remus got bitten, or whether they intended for him to get bitten...

[โ€“] BottleOfAlkahest 8 points 1 month ago

I think the pottermore answer years ago was that some magical parents consulted a seer about what to name their child. Doesn't really explain the last name Lupin though...

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