Eulalie Hicks

Eulalie "Lally" Hicks was a professor at Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Etymology

 * "Eulalie" is the French form of "Eulalia", which is derived from Greek ευλαλος (eulalos) meaning "sweetly-speaking", itself from ευ (eu) "good" and λαλεω (laleo) "to talk".


 * The surname "Hicks" is an English patronymic derived from "Hick", which is from the medieval personal name "Hicke", a pet form of "Richard". "Hicks" is a widespread surname in England, and is common in the southwest and southern Wales.

Behind the scenes

 * Eulalie Hicks will be played by Jessica Williams in the upcoming second instalment of the Fantastic Beasts film series.