Matthew Echunga was an Australian wizard who played as a Chaser on the Australian National Quidditch team during the four-hundred and twenty-second Quidditch World Cup, in 1994.[1]
During the 1996–1997 school year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Echunga's Chocolate Frog Card could be won by beating Lucy Hurst at a Quidditch challenge.[2]
Etymology
The name "Matthew" is the English form of Ματθαιος (Matthaios), which was a Greek form of the Hebrew name מַתִּתְיָהוּ (Mattityahu) meaning "gift of Yahweh".
Echunga is a town in South Australia; the name is of Aboriginal origin. It means either 'a short distance' or 'close by'.
Appearances
- Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game) (NDS edition) (Appears on a Famous Wizard Card)
Notes and references
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