Archives: Elvish Names

  • Absalom

    Biblical, English: father of peace. Sindarin: Adarhídh

  • Irene

    English, Italian, Greek: peace. Sindarin: Sîdh, Sîdheth, Sîdhien

  • Saxon

    English: from Germanic word ‘sahs’ knife. Sindarin: Sigil

  • Shalom

    Jewish: peace. Sindarin: Sîdh

  • Maia

    Latin: great. Sindarin: Beleg, Belegeth, Daer, Daereth

  • May

    English: from a name of a month. Sindarin: Lothron

  • Arachne

    Greek: spider. Sindarin: Lhing, Lhingril, Ungol

  • Haifa

    Muslim, Arabic: slender. Sindarin: Fim, Lhind, Nind, Trîw; fem. Fimmeth, Lhinneth, Ninneth, Trîweth

  • Aquila

    Ancient Roman, Latin: eagle. Sindarin: Thoron

  • Athena, Athene

    Known as the Greek goddess of wisdom and (just) war, and patron goddess of Athens; meaning unknown, yet possibly a combination of Greek ather ‘sharp’ and aine ‘praise’. Sindarin: (sharp+glory) Laeglaur; fem. Laeglareth ||