I was looking up for laughs and giggles what the name of my dog, " Princess Buttercup" means.. Basically  "Buttercup is a humble sweet creature and she is that.. Then since my American black Lab's name is "Harry Barry Blackdog," out of curiosity I looked it up to see what "Harry" means.. What I found is interesting, in Hebrew it means "house protector or protector of the home," which sort of fits my dog, but more so Harry Dresden.  More interesting is "Harry" can also mean, "army commander."  Now this one really fits Harry Dresden if you believe that Harry is destined to be the "commander" against the Outsiders in the BAT.. Wonder if Jim looked that up and had that in mind when he chose the name, "Harry," or is it just a coincidence, because he was named after the magician as his father had told him?  Or both?

Hebrew speaker here.  I’m sorry to rain on your parade, but Harry is NOT a Hebrew name, and the closest Hebrew word is “haray,” which means “with this.”  (It’s part of the Hebrew wedding vow, “with this ring I thee wed.”

If you search for the Hebrew meeting of Harry as a name, you get Khatriel, which means “crown of God.”  It doesn’t sound like Harry, and it’s not remotely close to Harry.