Archives: Elvish Names

  • Brandon

    English: 1. hill covered with broom. Sindarin: Dôlesgalthâr, Tunnesgalthâr ‘hill-cover-stiff-grass’ 2. variant of BRENDAN

  • Bran

    Bran, masc. Irish, Welsh: raven. Sindarin: Craban; masc. Crabanon, Crabanion

  • Brand

    Brand, masc. English: Derived from Old Norse brandr meaning “sword”. Sindarin: Crist, Lang, Magol, Megil; masc. Criston, Cristion, Langon, Langion, Magolon, Magolion, Megilon, Megilion

  • Bradford

    English: broad ford. Sindarin: Athradland

  • Braden

    English, Irish: descendant of Bradáin {salmon, fish}. Sindarin: Limion ‘son of fish’

  • Bailey

    Bailey, masc. fem. English: From a surname derived from Middle English baili meaning “bailiff.” Sindarin: badhor, badhron (judge); masc. Badhoron, Badhorion, Badhron; fem. Badhoreth, Badhorwen, Badhoriel, Badhorien, Badhroneth, Badhronwen, Badhroniel, Badhronien

  • Ceallach

    Irish: 1. war, strife. Sindarin: Auth; masc. Authon 3. bright-headed. Sindarin: Gaildhôlen ‘bright-{light}-headed’; Síloldhôl ‘shining-head’; Síloldhôlen ‘shining-headed’

  • Kyle

    English: narrows, channel, strait. Sindarin: Lond; fem. Lonneth; masc. Lonnen

  • Kelly

    Irish, English: 1. related to CEALLACH 2. wood. Sindarin: (group of trees, forest, wood) Eryn, Glad, Taur; (also ‘material’) Tawar; fem. Eryneth, Gladeth, Taureth, Tawareth; fem. (wood-maiden) Eryniel, Erynien, Erynwen, Gladiel, Gladien, Gladwen, Tauriel, Taurien, Taurwen, Tawariel, Tawarien, Tawarwen; masc. Erynon, Gladon, Tauron, Tawaron 3. holly. Sindarin: Eregdos ‘tree, plant’; Ereg ‘tree, thorn’; fem. Eregeth;…

  • Boyd

    Scottish: blonde. Sindarin: Malthen ‘golden’; Finnelvalthen ‘golden hair’