Archives: Elvish Names

  • ChingChuan

    ‘beautiful girl to respect’* Quenya: Arawendë (noble maiden), Vanyarawen (beautiful, noble maiden) (*meaning provided by submitter)

  • Germán, German, Herman

    1. Latin; ‘brother’ Quenya: Toron 2. Germanic; ‘army man, warrior’ Quenya: Ohtar, Mahtar

  • Bethel

    Hebrew; ‘House of God’ Quenya: Erucoa

  • Dylan

    Welsh; 1) ‘great sea’, Q: Eär, Eäron, Airo 2) ‘man of the sea’, Q: Eärendil, Eärendur

  • Alaya

    see Alaya on Wikipedia. Sindarin: (inner thought, heart) Ind; fem. Inneth; fem. (maiden of heart) Inwen ||

  • Cathal

    Gaelic; ‘battle mighty’ Quenya: Taurohtar (lit. ‘mighty warrior’)

  • Ormond

    Gaelic; ‘descendant of Ruadh’, the name Ruadh meaning ‘red’ Quenya: Carnehildo

  • Fate

    English; ‘fate’ Quenya: Mandë, Umbariel

  • Nuno

    1) Portuguese; ‘teacher, tutor’ Quenya:Turhínio lit. ‘master of children’, as there is no Quenya word for ‘teacher’ or ‘tutor’. 2) Latin; ‘ninth’ Quenya: Nertëo

  • Dennis, Denis

    Greek; ‘of Zeus’ combined with ‘Nysa’, the name of a legendary mountain Quenya: Manwëo I have used the name of the mightiest Vala, rather that trying to ‘quenyanize’ the name of the Greek God