Save Type Surname (from nickname) Usage Literature Pronounced Pron. DUM-bəl-dawr(English) [key·IPA] Meaning & History From the dialectal English word dumbledore meaning "bumblebee". It was used by J. K. Rowling for the headmaster of Hogwarts in her Harry Potter series of books, first released in 1997. Categories animals, fauna, Harry Potter characters, insects, nature
