Voldemort's Name Is Absurd (And Adorable) If You Think About It

The image of a young Tom Riddle switching around the letters in his name to create his Lord Voldemort persona is undeniably funny. It does also take some of the venom out of his widely-feared moniker, but not all of it. If one is to break down the name Voldemort into three distinct parts, it actually creates a phrase that's very much fitting of the character and his history. Using French as a guide, the name can be broken up into the parts "vol," "de," and "mort," which roughly translate to "flight," "of" or "from," and "death."

So, doing this gives us the phrase "flight of death" or "flight from death," but how does this connect to Voldemort? As he continues his pure-blood supremacy-fueled reign of terror, his exploits bring him to the Potter household, where he attempts to kill Harry but fails. He's torn from his physical body, but he manages to evade true death thanks to the several horcruxes: artifacts that store fragments of a magic user's soul to effectively make them immortal. They're used to bring about his return, allowing him to flee from death itself.

Even though his name could have a funny origin, Lord Voldemort is still as striking an alias as so many in the Wizarding World make it out to be.