The name‘Azkaban' derives from a mixture of the prison‘Alcatraz', which is its closest Muggle equivalent, being set on an island,
and‘Abaddon', which is a Hebrew word meaning‘place
of destruction' or‘depths of hell'.
What many may not know, the name“Azkaban” is derived from a mixture of the prison Alcatraz, which is its closest Muggle equivalent, being set on an island,
and“Abaddon,” which is a Hebrew word meaning
place of destruction or depths of hell.