100+ Harry Potter Inspired Baby Names (By Hogwarts House)

Just because I have my two daughters now doesn’t mean I’ll stop writing posts about baby names. I just LOVE names so much. And this week we have a real good one because these names are inspired by HARRY POTTER!

Aside from character names included below, I also challenged myself to find unique names that felt like they belonged in a certain house (based on meaning / personality / vibe). I’ll include meanings to each one below so you can see why I chose what I did.

If you need a quick refresher on the characteristics of each house, I’ll include an overview, too. I hope you find some serious inspiration here.

See part 2 for more names.

Gryffindor

House traits: courageous, brave, chivalrous, daring, confident, valiant, nerve

Girls:

1. Alessia (defending warrior)
2. Aurora (dawn)
3. Bernadette (brave as a bear)
4. Ginny (character)
5. Hermione (character)
6. Lavender (character)
7. Lily (character)
8. Matilda (strength in battle)
9. Minerva (character)
10. Ramona (wise protector)
11. Roslyn (red rose)
12. Ruby (gemstone)
13. Wyatt (brave in war)

Boys:

1. Albus (character)
2. Archibald (truly brave)
3. Ember (spark)
4. Emery (brave)
5. Evander (strong man)
6. Griffin (strong lord)
7. Harry (character)
8. Jasper (treasure)
9. Neville (character)
10. Phoenix (dark red)
11. Remus (character)
12. Sirius (character)
13. Xander (protector of men)

Ravenclaw

House traits: intelligence, creativity, wisdom, wit, originality, clever, sharp-minded

Girls:

1. Celeste (celestial)
2. Cosima (order in the universe)
3. Dara (nugget of wisdom)
4. Luna (character)
5. Padma (character)
6. Phoebe (bright one)
7. Pearl (pearl)
8. Rowena (character)
9. Sonia (wisdom)
10. Sybill (character)
11. Veda (knowledge)
12. Violet (purple flower)
13. Willow (willow tree)

Boys:

1. Albert (bright)
2. Alden (wise friend)
3. Alvis (all wise)
4. Apollo (roman god of wisdom)
5. Cato (all-knowing)
6. Garrick (character)
7. Gilderoy (character)
8. Hugo (mind, intellect)
9. Indigo (blue)
10. Poe (peacock)
11. Sage (wise)
12. Wesley (western meadow)
13. Zeki (clever)

Hufflepuff

House traits: hard work, patience, loyalty, kind, friendly, dedicated, diligent

Girls:

1. Agatha (good woman)
2. Alice (noble/kind)
3. Allegra (happy)
4. Beatrix (she who brings happiness)
5. Cordelia (heart)
6. Fern (plant)
7. Goldie (gold)
8. Helga (character)
9. Iris (rainbow)
10. Lark (bird)
11. Lucy (light)
12. Poppy (flower)
13. Soleil (sun)

Boys:

1. Alaric (noble)
2. Asher (happy)
3. Brighton (bright town)
4. Cedric (character)
5. Dillon (loyal)
6. Ezra (the helper)
7. Felix (happy)
8. Gareth (gentle)
9. Newton (character)
10. Oscar (gentle friend)
11. Pax (peace)
12. Rhys (enthusiasm)
13. Teddy (character)

Slytherin

House traits: ambition, leadership, resourcefulness, determined, cunning, innovative

Girls:

1. Adalinda (noble serpent)
2. Amara (bitter)
3. Belinda (serpent)
4. Bellatrix (character)
5. Briar (a thorny patch)
6. Isolde (ice ruler)
7. Ivy (plant)
8. Jade (green stone)
9. Maeve (she who intoxicates)
10. Millie (determination)
11. Narcissa (character)
12. Zella (one who knows the way)
13. Zinnia (flower)

Boys:

1. Alistair (defending man)
2. Atlas (to carry great strength)
3. Draco (character)
4. Enzo (ruler)
5. Fox (cunning)
6. Holden (hollow valley)
7. Lucius (character)
8. Lysander (one who is freed)
9. Orion (character)
10. Phineas (the mouth of a snake)
11. Salazar (character)
12. Severus (character)
13. Silas (of the forest)