Now We Have All Got Elvish Names

GERMAINE (f.) - feminine form of GERMAIN (q.v.), thus maybe Torne

GERTRUDE (f.) - Old Ger. 'spear + strength'; ecco, ehte "spear"; tuo "physical strength", thus Eccotue or Ehtetue

GILBERT (m.) - Heb. 'pledge + bright'; vanda "pledge, oath"; calima "bright", thus Vandacalimon or Vandacalimo

GILMORE (m.) - Irish 'servant of Mary'; -ndur "servant of", so Sárendur (see MARY)

GISELA (f.) - derivative of Old Ger. 'pledge'; vanda "pledge, oath", thus could be Vande or Vandie

GLENDA (f.) - Welsh 'pure/clean + good'; poica "clean, pure"; mára "good", thus Poicamáre

GLORIA, GLORY (f.) - Latin 'glory'; alcare "glory", thus Alcare itself

GODFREY (m.) - Old Ger. 'God + peace'; Eru "God"; sére "peace", thus Eruséro

GODRIC (m.) - Old Eng. 'God + ruler'; Eru "God"; -tur "-ruler", thus Erutur

GODWIN (m.) - Old Ger. 'God-friend'; Eru "God"; -ndil "-friend", thus Erundil

GOLDIE (f.) - 'gold'; laure "gold" or laurea "golden", thus Laure itself, or Laurie

GOLDWIN (m.) - Old Eng. 'gold + friend'; laure "gold"; -ndil "-friend", thus Laurendil

GREGORY (m.) - Greek derivative of 'to be watchful'; already Tirno ("watcher") is used

GUNNAR (m.) - either a variant of GUNTER (q.v.), so b>Ohtatulco, Ohtulco, or Ohtahosto/Ohtahoston; or Old Norse 'war'; ohta "war", so Ohto or Ohton

GUNTER (m.) - either Old Ger. 'war + strong/hardy'; ohta "war"; tulca "strong", thus Ohtatulco or contr. Ohtulco; or Old Ger. 'war army'; hosta "large number, gross", hence Ohtahosto or Ohtahoston

GWEN (f.) - Welsh 'white'; losse "white", thus Losse itself

GWENDA (f.) - Welsh 'white + good'; losse "white"; mára "good"; thus Lossemáre

GWENDOLIN (f.) - Welsh 'white + ring'; losse "white"; corma "ring", thus Lossecorme

GWENLLIAN (f.) - Welsh 'white + flood'; losse "white"; celume "flood", thus Lossecelume

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HACON (m.) - derivative of Old Norse 'useful, handy'; mára "good, useful", thus e.g. Máramo

HAIDÉE (f.) - probably derived from Greek 'to caress'; lalta "stroke, smooth out" (from QL, maybe not valid and maybe it is latta), thus could be Laltame or Laltie or Lalte

HAMO (m.) - derivative of Old Ger. 'house'; coa "house", thus could be Covo or Covon

HANNAH, HANNA (f.) Heb. 'favor, grace'; almare, almie "bliss" would be the closest translation for now, hence Almie or Almare

HANS (m.) - Danish, Dutch and German form of JOHN (q.v.), so Eruantalon or Eruntalon

HARDWIN (m.) - Old Ger. 'strong/hardy + friend'; tulca "strong"; -ndil "-friend", thus Tulcandil

HAROLD (m.) - Old Eng. 'army/host + ruler'; rimbe "host"; -tur "-ruler", thus Rimbetur, cf. NWHAGEN under 'Walter'

HARRISON (m.) - 'son of Harry'; -ion "son", thus Pandaturion or Corinturion, see HARRY

HARRY (m.) - a pet form of HENRY (q.v.)

HELEN (f.) - connected with Greek 'ray/sunbeam'; alca "ray of light", thus could be Alce or Alcie

HELGA (f.) - Norse 'holy'; aina, aira "holy", thus Aine or Aire, cf. HELGE

HELGE (m.) - Ainon, see NWHAGEN's introduction

HENRIETTA (f.) - a feminine form of HENRY (q.v.), thus Pandature or Corinture

HENRY (m.) - Pandatur or Corintur, see NWHAGEN

HERBERT (m.) - Old Ger. 'army/host + bright'; rimbe "host"; calima "bright", thus Rimbecalimo or Rimbecalimon

HEREWARD (m.) - Old Eng. 'army/host + guard'; rimbe "host"; *varno "guard", thus Rimbevarno

HERMAN (m.) - Ger. 'army/host + man'; rimbe "host"; -ner "man", thus Rimbener

HILARY (m. & f.) - Latin 'cheerful'; maybe *yella "cheerful, triumphant", thus masc. Yello or Yellon; f. Yelle

HILDA (f.) - Old Eng. 'war/battle'; ohta "war", thus Ohte

HILDEBRAND (m.) - Old Ger. 'war + sword'; ohta "war"; macil "sword", thus Ohtamacil

HOLLY (f.) - 'holly'; ercasse "holly", thus Ercasse itself

HONEY (f.) - 'honey'; lisse "sweet, *honey', thus Lisse itself

HOPE (f.) - 'hope'; estel "hope", thus Estel itself

HOWARD (m.) - probably Old Ger. 'high + guardian'; ar- or tar- "high"; *varno "guard", thus Arvarno or Tarvarno

HUBERT (m.) - Old Ger. 'heart/soul + bright'; óre "heart, soul"; calima "bright", thus Órecalimo or Órecalimon

HUGO (m.) - a derivative of Old Ger. 'heart/soul'; óre "heart, soul", thus Óron or Óro

HUMBERT (m.) - Old Ger. 'warrior + bright'; ohtar, mehtar "warrior"; calima "bright", thus Ohtarcalimo or Mehtarcalimo

HUMPHREY (m.) - Old Eng. 'warrior + peace'; ohtar, mehtar "warrior"; sére "peace", thus Ohtasséro or Mehtasséro

HUNTER (m.) - 'hunter'; roita "pursue", thus Roitar

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IANTHE (f.) - possibly Greek 'violet + flower'; helin "violet" (from QL, maybe not valid); lóte "flower", thus Helillóte or contracted Hellóte (nl assimilates to ll)

IDA (f.) - derivative of Old Ger. 'labor'; móta "labor", thus could be Móte or Mótie or Mótare

INGRID (f.) - Old Norse 'Ing + fair'; maybe the element ing can be taken as Quenyarized; vanya "fair", thus Ingvanye

IOLE (f.) - Greek 'violet'; helin "violet" (from QL, maybe invalid), thus Helin itself

IRENE (f.) - Greek 'peace'; sére "peace", thus Sére itself or Série

IRIS (f.) - Greek 'rainbow'; helyanwe "rainbow", thusHelyanwe itself

IRMA (f.) - Ger. 'entire, whole'; ilya "all", thus Ilye

IRVINE (m.) - probably Celtic 'green/fresh + water'; venya "green, fresh"; -nen "-water", thus Venyanen

ISAAC (m.) - connected with Heb. 'to laugh'; lala "laugh", there are different possibilities: Lalo, Lalon, Lalindo, Lando, etc.

ISIDORA (f.) - feminine of ISIDORE (q.v.), thus Irisanne

ISIDORE (m.) - Greek 'Isis + gift'; Isis could be Quenyarized to Iris; anna "gift", thus Irisanno

IVAN (m.) - Eruantalon or Eruntalon, see NWHAGEN

IVANA (f.) - feminine form of IVAN (q.v.), thus Eruantale or Eruntale

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JACK (m.) - a pet form of JOHN or JACOB (q.v.), thus Eruantalon or Eruntalon (for a difference could be used Eruantalo or Eruntalo), or Encaitar

JACKIE (f.) - a pet form of JACQUELINE (q.v.), thus Encaitarince

JACOB (m.) - Heb. 'supplanter'; in QL we can find kaita- "to place" (it may be not valid and clashes with a word for 'lie'!), whence we could form *encaita- "replace" close to the meaning of 'supplant', then maybe Encaitar

JACOBA (f.) - feminine of JACOB (q.v.), thus Encaitare

JACQUELINE (f.) - French feminine diminutive of JAMES (q.v.), thus could be Encaitarince

JAMES (m.) - the same etymology as of JACOB (q.v.), thus Encaitar (for a diffence could be used Encaitaro)

JAMESON (m.) - 'son of James'; thus Encaitarion, see JAMES

JAN (m.) - form of JOHN (q.v.), thus Eruantalon or Eruntalon

JANE (f.) - feminine of JAN (q.v.), thus Eruantale or Eruntale

JANET (f.) - a pet form of JANE (q.v.), thus could be Eru(a)ntalle or Eru(a)ntalince

JARED (m.) - Undon or Unduion, see NWHAGEN

JASON (m.) - probably derivative of Greek 'to heal'; envinyata "heal, renew", thus could be Envinyatar (though it is Aragorn's title)

JASPER (m.) - maybe Persian 'treasurer'; harwe, harma "treasury, treasure", thus maybe Harwe itself or Harmar (sc. harma + -r a masculine ending similar to English -er)

JEANNE (f.) - derived as JANE (q.v.) or JOAN (q.v.), thus Eru(a)ntale

JED (m.) - from Heb. 'friend/beloved of God'; Eru "God"; meldo "friend/beloved", thus Erumeldo

JEFFREY (m.) - Ger. 'good peace'; mane "good", sére "peace", so Maneséro; or a variant of GEOFFREY (q.v.), so Eruséro

JEMINA (f.) - Heb. 'dove'; cua "dove", thus Cua itself

JENNIFER (f.) - Celtic 'white/fair + soft/smooth'; losse "white"; pasta "smooth", thus Lossepaste; or Celtic 'white + wave', so Lossefalme (falma "wave")

JEREMIAH, JEREMY (m.) - Erulehto, see NWHAGEN

JEROME (m.) - Greek 'holy name'; aina, aira "holy"; esse "name", thus Ainesso or Airesso

JESS (m.) - maybe Heb. 'gift'; anna "gift', thus Anno

JESSICA (f.) - maybe Heb. 'he beholds'; *ceniro "he sees", thus Cenire (through it would mean 'she sees')

JOAB (m.) - Heb. 'God [is a] father'; Eru "God"; atar "father", thus Eruatar or Erutar

JOACHIM (m.) - maybe Heb. 'established by God'; carna "made"; Eru "God", thus Erucarno

JOAN [of Arc, the Messenger] (f.) - feminine equivalent of JOHN (q.v.), thus Eruantale or Eruntale

JOB (m.) - Heb. 'hated, persecuted'; *feuyaina "abhorred", thus Feuyaino

JODIE (f.) - form of JUDITH (q.v.), so Yureawen

JOHN (m.) - Eruantalon or Eruntalon, see NWHAGEN

JONAH, JONAS (m.) - Heb. 'dove'; cu "dove", thus Cu itself

JONATHAN (m.) - Heb. 'God has given'; Eru "God"; *anantie or maybe ánie "has given", thus could be Eruanantion or Erunantion (the translation is already used), or Eruánion or Erunion

JORDAN (m.) - Heb. 'flowing down'; *nusirila "down-flowing", thus could be Nusirilo

JOSEPH (m.) - Heb. 'God added'; Eru "God"; antane "gave", thus could be Eruantano or Eruntano

JOSEPHINE (f.) - feminine form of JOSEPH (q.v.), thus Eru(a)ntane

JOSHUA (m.) - Heb. 'God [is a] help'; Eru "God"; resta (from QL, maybe not valid) "to aid", thus maybe Eruresto

JOY (f.) - 'joy'; alasse "joy", thus Alasse itself

JUDITH (f.) - Heb. 'woman from Judea'; 'Judea' may be adopted as 'Yurea' to Quenya; -wen "maiden", so Yureawen

JULIA (f.) - feminine form of JULIAN (q.v.), thus Yulien; or Nessime (see JULIAN)

JULIAN (m.) - Yulion, see NWHAGEN; I was suggested that it may also come from Latin 'youthful', if so, than Nessimon (nessima "youthful")

[star-cross'd] JULIET (f.) - diminutive of JULIA (q.v.), thus maybe Yulielle (Yulie + dim. ending -lle) or Yulince (Yul and another dim. ending -ince); it may also be Nessimelle or Nessimince (see JULIAN)

JUNE (f.) - 'june'; nárie "june", thus Nárie itself; alternatively Ellaire (as Ellaire is the alternative name for june)

JUPITER (f.) - 'jupiter'; for this the name Alcarinque is given, thus Alcarinque would serve

JUSTIN (m.) - derivative of Latin 'just'; faila "just, generous", thus Failo or Failon

JUSTINE (f.) - a feminine of JUSTIN (q.v.), thus Faile

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Note: Some K-names may be spelled with a C and be found under the C section above.

KANE (m.) - Irish 'little battler'; *ohtalle (ohta + dim. ending -lle) "little battle", thus Ohtallo or Ohtaller

KATHERINE (f.) - of unknown origin, but there are some suggestions -- one of them is: derived from Greek 'pure/virginal'; vende "maiden, *virgin" (cf. véne, venesse "virginity") *vendea; or vénea "virginal", thus maybe Vendea or Vénea themselves, or Vendie or Vénie

KELLY (m. & f.) - from Gaelic 'church, monastery'; anusta "monastery" (from QL, maybe not valid!), thus masc. Anusto or Anuston, and fem. Anuste or Anustie

KELSEY (m. & f.) - Old Eng. 'ship + victory'; cirya "ship"; túre "victory", thus masc. Ciryatúro and fem. Ciryatúre

KENELM (m.) - Old Eng. 'brave + helmet'; verya, canya "brave"; cassa "helmet", thus Veryacas or Canyacas (-sso in declination)

KENNETH (m.) - said to mean 'handsome, quick'; hard to get 'handsome' and 'quick' together in Quenya, but vanya, vanima "beautiful", thus Vanyon, Vanimon or linta "swift", tyelca "swift, agile", larca "rapid", thus could be Linto, Tyelco or Larco

KENNY (m.) - diminutive of KENNETH (q.v.)

KENRICK (m.) - Old Eng. 'royal + ruler'; *arna "royal"; -tur "-ruler", thus Arnatur

KERRY (m. and f.) - from Gaelic 'Ciar's people'; Tyar = adopted 'Ciar' into Quenya, lie "people", so masc. Tyallio, fem. Tyallie (with an assimilation)

KEVIN (m.) - diminutive of Gaelic 'comely, beloved'; *meldince "little beloved", thus Meldince itself

KLAUS (m.) - Túrelio, see NWHAGEN

KYLA (f.) - feminine of KYLE (q.v.), so Arce

KYLE (m.) - Gaelic 'narrow'; arca "narrow", so Arcon

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LAMBERT (m.) - Old Ger. 'land + bright'; nóre "land"; calima "bright", thus Norcalimo

LANDON (m.) - Old Eng. 'long + hill'; an- "long"; ambo "hill", thus Anambo

LARA (f.) - of Latin origin 'famous one' or a short form of LARISSA (see below); *sinta "known" (from ista-, pa.t. sinte "know"), thus Sinte ("known one")

LARISSA (f.) - of Greek origin 'happy, cheerful'; there is a problem, there is only one Quenya word that can express 'happiness' and in fact it is not even given by Tolkien: *alassea "joyful" (from alasse "joy"). Few names were already translated with this word. In a case of this name we may use simply Alasse ("joy"), because the ending -sse is both feminine and abstract. Another possibility could be merya "festive", the feminine Merye

LASSARINA (f.) - Irish 'flame + wine'; náre "flame, fire"; miru, limpe "wine", thus Náremiri or Nárelimpe

LAURA (f.) - feminine of LAUREL (q.v.), so Laitaine

LAUREL (m.) - Latin 'laurel', laitaina "praised", so Laitaino

LAUREN (f.) - feminine of LAURENCE (q.v.), so Laitoste

LAURENCE (m.) - from Latin 'from Laurentum', 'Laurentum' itself seems to be from Latin 'laurel'; if we translate 'Laurentum' as laitos "praised city", then we could have Laitosto

LEE (m. & f.) - from Old Eng. 'wood'; taure "wood, forest", thus m. Tauro and f. Taure

LEILA (f.) - Arabic 'night'; móre "night, darkness", thus Móre itself or Mórie

LEMUEL (m.) - Heb. 'devoted to God, Godward'; *Erunna "Godward, to God", thus Erunno

LEO, LEON (m.) - Latin 'lion'; rá "lion", thus Rávo

LEONA (f.) - feminine of LEO (q.v.), thus Ráve or Ravenne ("she-lion")

LEONARD (m.) - Old Ger. 'lion + hard/strong'; rá "lion"; tulca "strong", thus Rátulco

LEONID (m.) - Rávion, see NWHAGEN

LEOPOLD (m.) - Old Ger. 'people + brave'; lie "people"; verya, canya "bold", thus Lieveryo or Liecanyo

LILITH (f.) - Heb. 'night-monster'; móre "night"; *ulunde "she-monster" (ulundo "he-monster"), thus Morulunde (not pretty translation for such a pretty name)

LILY (f.) - 'lily'; indil "lily", thus Indil itself

LINDA (f.) - possibly 'pretty' (see ALINDA); Linda would be good or Linde

LIONEL (m.) - Fr. diminutive of LEON (q.v.), thus could be Ravince

LISA (f.) - Erúve, see NWHAGEN

LLOYD (m.) - Welsh 'gray'; sinda "gray", thus Sindo

LOLITA (f.) - Spanish diminutive of DOLORES (q.v.), thus Nyérelle

LOUIS (m.) - Ger. 'fame + warrior'; alcar "glory, splendour"; ohtar "warrior", thus Alcarohtar

LOUISA, LOUISE (f.) - a fem. form of LOUIS (q.v.), thus Alcarohtare

LOVELL, LOWELL (m.) - a diminutive of Anglo-Norman 'wolf'; *narmince (narmo + ince) "little wolf", thus Narmince itself

LUBOV' (f.) - Russian 'love'; melme "love", hence Melme

LUCIA (f.) - feminine of LUCIUS (q.v.), thus could Calie, Calme, Calde, Calien, etc.

LUCIUS (m.) - probably derived from Latin 'light'; cala "light", thus could be Calmo, Caldo, Calion, etc.

LUTHER (m.) - Ger. 'people + army/host'; lie "people"; rimbe "host", thus Lierimbo

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MABEL (f.) - English form of AMABEL (q.v.), thus Melwe

MADONNA ['faster than the speeding light she's flying'] (f.) - Italian 'my lady' (cf. DONNA); herinya "my lady", thus Herinya itself or Herinye; or maybe Inyaheri (*inya - independent word for "my, mine") for keeping the sequence

MAGDALENE, MEDELAINE (f.) - 'of Magdala'; there is no better way than to adopt 'Magdala' to Quenya: mahtala (which means "wielding a weapon" in Quenya, by the way), so Mahtalie or Mahtaliel (= "daughter of Magdala")

MAGNUS (m.) - Latin 'great'; alta "great, large", thus Alton or Alto

MAIDIE (f.) - 'little maiden'; *vendince "little maiden" (vende (earlier wende) + dim. ending -ince), thus Vendince itself

MALCOLM (m.) - Gaelic 'servant of Columb' while 'Columb' means 'dove'; cu, cua "dove"; -ndur "servant of", thus Cundur or Cuandur

MALLORY (f.) - French 'unhappy, unlucky'; *úalassea "unjoyful" (probably might be contracted to *úlassea, but then it would also mean 'unleaved'), thus Úalassie (or Úlassie alternatively)

MANFRED (m.) - probably Old Ger. 'man + peace'; nér "man"; sére "peace", thus Nesséro (= nerséro - rs assimilates to ss)

MARA (f.) - Heb. 'bitter'; sára "bitter", thus Sára itself (to keep similarity) or Sáre with a fem. ending

MARCEL, MARCELLUS (m.) - diminutive of MARK (q.v.), thus maybe Carnillo