Translations of Common Name Suffixes and Prefixes: Rohirric / Dale
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Rohirric / Dale Names
In The Lord of the Rings, Westron (the common language of men) has been translated into English. Rohirric, related to an older form of Westron, is represented with Old English, and likewise the tongue of Dale is represented with Old Norse. Thus the translations below are all from Old English and Old Norse.
Suffixes
-bur protector
-fled flyer (?)
-gifu gift
-leofu love
-swith quick
-thryth beautiful
-waru ware
-wen joy
-wyn joy
Prefixes
Beorn- warrior, bear
Ceo- ship
Cwen- queen
Cyn- kingly
Ead- rich
Eal- temple
Elf- elf
Esc- god
Ethel- noble
Here- army
Leof- beloved, or descendant/heir
Wulf- wolf
Suffixes
-bryt ford
-dryt drought
-ea land (?)
-ferth fourth
-frid peace
-frith peace
-gar spear
-helm fortress
-here army
-laf beloved; heir
-nath not
-red advice
-ric ruler
-rid beautiful
-sig victory
-stan stone
-thryth beautiful
-werd guardian
-wald ruler
-wig war
-wine friend
-wulf wolf
Prefixes
Ald- old
An- one; noble, foremost
Beo- bee
Beorht- warrior, bear
Beorn- warrior, bear
Cen- torch
Ceol- ship
Cuth- known
Ead- old
Egel- awe, terror
Elf- elf
Esc- god
Ethel- noble
Forth- traveling
Frea- lord
Grim- mask, helm
Guth- god-like
Hes- horse (?)
Ord- sword, point
Theod- tribal
Comments (newest first)
Can I get reported for naming my character Adanros ("man foam")?
I also like:
Ulrandir - "smelly pilgrim" - there's one in every fellowship!
Melwing - "love's wavecrest" - the Elves have naughty minds.
This is why all the true nerds use Klingon for their fantasy names, so they never have to worry about making an embarassing bachHa' like that.
On a more serious note, does "Ul" actually mean odor? I seem to recall a lot of Ul- names. Did Tolkien really make a lot of odiferious names? Any Elvish experts out there?
Kross:
This is why all the true nerds use Klingon for their fantasy names, so they never have to worry about making an embarassing bachHa
That is true, but wouldn't you like to have a name like 'Malhad' (yellow powder hurl)
lol
Discussion on Elven naming guide.