"Harry Potter" meaning in English

See Harry Potter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{head|en|proper noun}} Harry Potter
  1. A fictional young wizard from the Harry Potter fantasy books and movies.
    Sense id: en-Harry_Potter-en-name-lZBa3-yu Categories (other): Harry Potter Disambiguation of Harry Potter: 51 49
  2. The franchise of books, films, video games and other products featuring the wizard character Harry Potter; the Wizarding World. Synonyms: Potter
    Sense id: en-Harry_Potter-en-name-jTQJI15A Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Fictional characters, Harry Potter Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 81 Disambiguation of Fictional characters: 36 64 Disambiguation of Harry Potter: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Harry Potteresque, Harry Potter glasses, Harry Potterish, Harry Potter spectacles

Alternative forms

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