Fawkes

Meaning & origin

Fawkes is a gender-neutral name with roots in Norman French, derived from a word meaning “valley.” The name is well known through popular culture, notably as the name of Professor Albus Dumbledore’s phoenix in the *Harry Potter* series. It is also historically associated with Guy Fawkes, an English figure involved in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605.

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