Names of people and creatures from the books and films
Buckbeak
- Klofan
BrE
/'bʌkbi:k/
AmE
/'bʌkbi:k/
noun
-
(Harry Potter) the hippogriff that gives Harry a ride and that Sirius Black escapes on
Cornelius Fudge
- Kornelius Popletal
BrE
/'kɔ:ni:lɪəs fʌdʒ/
AmE
/'kɔ:rni:liəs fʌdʒ/
noun
-
the minister for Magic in the first five years of Harry Potter's studies
Crookshanks
- Křivonožka
BrE
/'krʊkʃæŋks/
AmE
/'krʊkʃæŋks/
noun
-
Hermione's cat
Dumbledore
- Brumbál
BrE
/'dʌmbldɔ:/
AmE
/'dʌmbldɔ:r/
noun
-
(Harry Potter) the headmaster of the Hogwarts School
Durmstrang
- Kruval
BrE
/'dɜ:mstræŋ/
AmE
/'dɜ:rmstræŋ/
noun
-
(Harry Potter) the school whose boy students took part in the Tri-Wizard Tournament at Hogwarts
Fang
- Tesák (Hagridův pes)
BrE
/'fæŋ/
AmE
/'fæŋ/
noun
-
(Harry Potter) Hagrid's pet dog
Fat Lady
- Buclatá Dáma
BrE
/'fæt leɪdi/
AmE
/'fæt leɪdi/
noun
-
(Harry Potter) the portrait that hangs over the entrance to the Gryffindor common room
Fluffy
- Chloupek
BrE
/'flʌfi/
AmE
/'flʌfi/
noun
-
(Harry Potter) the three-headed dog that guarded the Philosopher's stone in the Hogwarts school
Gilderoy Lockhart
- Zlatoslav Lockhart
BrE
/'gɪldərɔɪ 'lɒkhɑ:t/
AmE
/'gɪldərɔɪ 'lɑ:khɑ:rt/
noun
-
(Harry Potter) Harry's teacher of Defense Against the Dark Arts in his second year at Hogwarts
Gryffindor
- Nebelvír
BrE
/'grɪfɪndɔ:/
AmE
/'grɪfɪndɔ:r/
noun
-
(Harry Potter) one of the four houses at Hogwarts, the one that Harry Potter, Hermione and Ron belong to
Hedwig
- Hedvika
BrE
/'hedwɪg/
AmE
/'hedwɪg/
noun
-
(Harry Potter) Harry Potter's owl
Hermione
- Hermióna
BrE
/hə'maɪəni/
AmE
/hər'maɪəni/
noun
-
(Harry Potter) one of Harry Potter's best friends (the other is Ron Weasley)
Hufflepuff
- Mrzimor
BrE
/'hʌflpʌf/
AmE
/'hʌflpʌf/
noun
-
(Harry Potter) one of the four houses at Hogwarts, the one that has a badger in as a symbol, the one that Cedric Diggory and Susan Bones belong to
Kreacher
- Krátura
BrE
/'kri:tʃə/
AmE
/'kri:tʃər/
noun
-
(Harry Potter) the house elf that belongs to Sirius Black's family
Luna Lovegood
- Lenka Láskorádová
BrE
/'lu:nə lʌvgʊd/
AmE
/'lu:nə lʌvgʊd/
noun
-
(Harry Potter) a friend of Harry Potter, her father runs the tabloid newspaper The Quibbler
Mad Eye Moody
- Pošuk Moody
BrE
/ˌmæd aɪ'mu:di/
AmE
/ˌmæd aɪ'mu:di/
noun
-
Harry's teacher of the Defense Against the Dark Arts in his fourth year at Hogwarts (he had a magical eye and only one leg)
Moaning Myrtle
- Ufňukaná Uršula
BrE
/ˌməʊnɪŋ'mɜ:tl/
AmE
/ˌmoʊnɪŋ'mɜ:rt̬l/
noun
-
a ghost of a girl that haunts the girls' restrooms at Hogwarts, and who is always complaining that no one likes her
Nearly Headless Nick
- Skoro bezhlavý Nick
BrE
/'nɪəli hedləs nɪk/
AmE
/'nɪrli hedləs nɪk/
noun
-
(Harry Potter) the ghost of the Gryffindor house
Peevees
- Protiva
BrE
/'pi:vi:z/
AmE
/'pi:vi:z/
noun
-
(Harry Potter) a malicious poltergeist that lives at Hogwarts, he likes to play tricks on students as well as teachers
Pigwidgeon
- Papušík
BrE
/'pɪgwɪdʒən/
AmE
/'pɪgwɪdʒən/
noun
-
(Harry Potter) Ron's little owl
Ravenclaw
- Havraspár
BrE
/'reɪvənˌklɔ:/
AmE
/'reɪvənˌklɔ:/
noun
-
(Harry Potter) one of the four houses at Hogwarts, the one that has an eagle as a symbol, the one that Cho Chang and Luna Lovegood belong to
Rita Skeeter
- Rita Holoubková
BrE
/'ri:tə ski:tə/
AmE
/'ri:t̬ə ski:t̬ər/
noun
-
(Harry Potter) a prominent female journalist for the Daily Prophet
Scabbers
- Prašivka
BrE
/'skæbəz/
AmE
noun
-
(Harry Potter) Ron's rat
Slytherin
- Zmijozel
BrE
/'slɪðərɪn/
AmE
/'slɪðərɪn/
noun
-
(Harry Potter) one of the four houses at Hogwarts where Voldermort belonged to and where Draco Malfoy or Snape belong to