"So since werewolf is literally man-wolf an wifwolf is literally woman-wolf, gender queer Remus would struggle for a while trying to find a term he feels comfortable with, a problem further complicated by his shame on both being gender variant and a lycanthrope. Only after intense talk with Tonks and hours of research does he settle on whitwolf. finding a gender neutral term for his condition allows him to accept both his wolfyness and gender stuff in a way he hasn't been able to."