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Ollivander family

The Ollivanders are a famous wizarding family of wandmakers whose wands have been sold since Roman times. They are one of the so-called ‘Sacred Twenty-Eight’ families listed in the Pure-Blood Directory of the early 1930s.

Notable Members of this family include:

Gervaise Ollivander

Geraint Ollivander

Gerbold Octavius Ollivander

Garrick Ollivander

 

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Etymology

The name "Ollivander" means "he who owns the olive wand", suggesting that the original Ollivander was from somewhere in the Mediterranean (Pm).

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