O'Brien was the surname of a wizarding family of unknown blood status.
Known family members[]
- Cormac O'Brien — one of the original twelve American Aurors[1]
- Harvey O'Brien — a Hufflepuff student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the 1990s[2]
Etymology[]
O'Brien is an Anglicised form of the Irish Gaelic surname Ó Briain, meaning "descendant of Brian."[3] Brian is an Irish male given name thought to derive from the Celtic element bre, meaning "hill," or, by extension, "high" or "noble."[4]
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) (PS2 version only)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game) (NDS version only)
- Pottermore (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter (website) (Mentioned only)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Writing by J. K. Rowling: "The Magical Congress of the United States of America (MACUSA)" at Harry Potter (website)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) (PS2 version)
- ↑ "O'Brien" on Ancestry.com
- ↑ "Brian" on Behind the Name