Parents who love reading books or watching movie versions of the books they've read, sometimes end up naming their sons after fictional characters with
some mutant powers especially when these characters were loved by the whole world, like Harry Potter for example. Harry is a very common name for boys. According to name dictionaries, the name Harry was a nickname for the English name Harold.
But the not-so-unique name became even more popular when the famous and award-winning children's book series of J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter, became a widespread phenomenon. It even made its waves in the international
big screen. In the series, Harry is an orphan who later discovers that he came from a wizard family and have had conquered the darkest and most feared wizard of the wizard world, who also happens to give him that remarkable lightning scar. He got the scar when he was just a year old.
At the age of eleven, Harry discovers the truth about his family and about the magical journey and unfortunate adventures that are waiting for him. Harry Potter, the
boy wizard who unintentionally grabbed the powers out of the dark wizard, He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named and entered Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to learn more magic. The story created by Rowling became every child's adventure. For parents who love naming their sons after characters from their favorite books, Harry would definitely be a fine choice. Who knows? Your son too might have the same fate as the boy who lived.