Antonin Dolohov
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Antonin Dolohov is a Death Eater with a long, pale and twisted face. He was convicted for the murders of Gideon and Fabian Prewett. He was sentenced to Azkaban after being named by Igor Karkaroff, from where he escapes in Harry's fifth year.
SPOILER
Remus Lupin is killed by Dolohov in the Battle of Hogwarts in "Deathly Hallows." (Source: J.K. Rowling, Bloomsbury.com live chat, 30 July 2007.)
Word roots
The names Dolohov and Dolores (Umbridge in Harry Potter) are very similar: They root from the Latin and Spanish word dolor, which means pain or sorrow, and from the french word douleur (pain). In Harry Potter, both characters (Dolohov and Dolores Umbridge) are largely related to causing (and sometimes suffering) pain.
These names, as can be well suspected, were chosen intentionally by the author J.K. Rowling, in order to direct readers and viewers of Harry Potter subconsciously.
