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Title: Lotr Names
Post by: Elrohir on October 01, 2008, 03:02:35 AM
Who of you would give his/her child a name of Lord of the rings?
Why/Why not?
Which are the most beautifull names of Lotr?

In my country, we have some Gandalf, Legolas and Arwen. That is quite impressing  :-k
Title: Re: Lotr Names
Post by: TheJord on October 01, 2008, 03:37:54 AM
I have a friends whose parents named their house Rivendell. Thats about as close as it gets I think.

I dont think my wife would approve, but I would call my son Sauron :uh-huh:
Title: Re: Lotr Names
Post by: King89 on October 01, 2008, 06:57:22 AM
how about wulf ?! :D
Title: Re: Lotr Names
Post by: DáinIronfoot on October 01, 2008, 07:12:48 AM
Well, in true Tolkien fashion, I plan on naming our daughter Dís when she's born.







































No, of course not. :P
Title: Re: Lotr Names
Post by: FingolfinFinwe on October 01, 2008, 12:01:51 PM
Gorbag sounds good  :lol:

I think the closest it could get is Sam, and I can give him the nick: Samwise.

Both Eowyn and Arwen are very pretty names.
Title: Re: Lotr Names
Post by: menace64 on October 01, 2008, 01:17:58 PM
Elanor (the name of Sam's daughter, taken from the golden flowers in Lothlorien) would be a great girl's name, I think.

Of course, Sam would also be a good boy's name...
Title: Re: Lotr Names
Post by: GarrisonofGondor on October 01, 2008, 01:39:00 PM
 I would name child the name Elrohir or Halberad. Maybe Boromir, Though my wife would kill me. No, I don't have one......yet.
Title: Re: Lotr Names
Post by: Gil-Estel on October 01, 2008, 02:52:05 PM
My baby boy, if I ever get one, will be named Michael Jordan...just his middle names...Imagine the fun -I do- when he is being baptised, or graduating, or is getting married, those moments that his full name is being used and the ref says...Michael Jordan Wubs, do you take this woman...:)
But I like Estel, as a second name also, for it means Hope, and I like hope
Title: Re: Lotr Names
Post by: Yanko Markovic on October 01, 2008, 05:09:48 PM
Éothain, although anglo-saxon, is one of the most beautiful names in Lotr
Title: Re: Lotr Names
Post by: swarmingUwithGoblins on October 01, 2008, 05:12:59 PM
if I had a daughter I would probably name her arwen. Very pretty name
Title: Re: Lotr Names
Post by: AgentDrake on October 01, 2008, 05:19:41 PM
I love all the Anglo-Saxon/Anglo-Saxon derived (AKA Rohirric) names right off the bat: Theoden, Theodred, Eothain, Eomer, Eowyn, Unferth, Hama, Grimbold, Gamling.... Heck, I even like the ones that aren't supposed to be people: Guthwine....

On a related note, Gandalf, Dain, Durin... a lot of Tolkien-names aren't actually originally Tolkien, so you could attempt to argue that you're naming the kid after some ancient mythical hero, not a LotR character.

Actually... 

[AD runs off to find a copy of The Poetic Edda, then starts thumbing through the index]

Hey, Dain.  :lol:
Dís is one of the non-original ones. It means something along the lines of "Angel" or "(Female) Guardian Spirit." Plural is Dísir, since it's not originally supposed to be a name, but whatever. It's actually not a bad name, IMHO. :P
Title: Re: Lotr Names
Post by: MR. Lurtzy on October 01, 2008, 06:07:56 PM
Lurtzy.
Title: Re: Lotr Names
Post by: eldarion on October 02, 2008, 09:02:33 AM
I do know someone named Finarfin
Title: Re: Lotr Names
Post by: Ulmo on October 02, 2008, 10:48:49 AM
I've always liked Galadriel.  I mentioned that to my wife before we had kids, she didn't go for it.  Just as well we don't have any girls.

But my first boy is called Sam, and he loves Sam from the movies.  And the cards ...  We sometimes call him Samwise.
Title: Re: Lotr Names
Post by: SomeRandomDude on October 05, 2008, 07:32:46 AM
I would name child the name Elrohir or Halberad. Maybe Boromir, Though my wife would kill me. No, I don't have one......yet.

I sure hope not!

No. Anyone who would name their kid after a LotR character is obsessed way too much.\

I love all the Anglo-Saxon/Anglo-Saxon derived (AKA Rohirric) names right off the bat: Theoden, Theodred, Eothain, Eomer, Eowyn, Unferth, Hama, Grimbold, Gamling.... Heck, I even like the ones that aren't supposed to be people: Guthwine....

On a related note, Gandalf, Dain, Durin... a lot of Tolkien-names aren't actually originally Tolkien, so you could attempt to argue that you're naming the kid after some ancient mythical hero, not a LotR character.

Actually... 

[AD runs off to find a copy of The Poetic Edda, then starts thumbing through the index]

Hey, Dain.  :lol:
Dís is one of the non-original ones. It means something along the lines of "Angel" or "(Female) Guardian Spirit." Plural is Dísir, since it's not originally supposed to be a name, but whatever. It's actually not a bad name, IMHO. :P

Nerd...
Title: Re: Lotr Names
Post by: Gil-Estel on October 06, 2008, 02:35:05 AM
seconded
Title: Re: Lotr Names
Post by: AgentDrake on October 06, 2008, 08:15:17 AM
I love all the Anglo-Saxon/Anglo-Saxon derived (AKA Rohirric) names right off the bat: Theoden, Theodred, Eothain, Eomer, Eowyn, Unferth, Hama, Grimbold, Gamling.... Heck, I even like the ones that aren't supposed to be people: Guthwine....

On a related note, Gandalf, Dain, Durin... a lot of Tolkien-names aren't actually originally Tolkien, so you could attempt to argue that you're naming the kid after some ancient mythical hero, not a LotR character.

Actually... 

[AD runs off to find a copy of The Poetic Edda, then starts thumbing through the index]

Hey, Dain.  :lol:
Dís is one of the non-original ones. It means something along the lines of "Angel" or "(Female) Guardian Spirit." Plural is Dísir, since it's not originally supposed to be a name, but whatever. It's actually not a bad name, IMHO. :P

Nerd...
seconded

Hey, just for the record, I really did have to find my copy of the Edda and check the index to find that out. :P