This is the dialect of Sindarin spoken in Doriath, and later kept alive among Galadriel’s friends in Lothlórien. This dialect has the greatest prestige in Middle-earth.
Villains
Names for the Villainous characters.
Personality
Names that describe one’s temperament.
Emotions
Names having to do with one’s emotions.
Physical Attributes
Anything that the 5 senses can tell us about a person, appearance, voice, scent, taste, or touch.
Abilities
Names dealing with things that one can do.
Occupation
Names based on job titles.
Celestial
Names describing the heavens.
Spiritual
Names dealing with Good and Evil, and perhaps one’s fate.
Weather
Names based on weather.
Flora
Names based on plants.
Fauna
Names based on animals.
Places
Names for people, referencing places.
Elements
Names based on the elements, minerals, or resources of nature.
Colors
Names based on words for colors.
Numbers
Names based on the order in which the children are born.
Weapons
Names for the wielders of weapons.
Lineage
Names about one’s lineage or ethnicity.
Miscellaneous
Names that don’t really fit into any category.
Suffix List
Feminine Suffixes
- -eth: ‘Female’ It simply makes a word a feminine name.
- -el: ‘Female’ It simply makes a word a feminine name.
- -il: ‘Female’ It simply makes a word a feminine name.
- -ril: ‘Female Doer’ It makes a noun or verb into a feminine name.
- -ien: ‘Female, She of…’ It can be combined with adjectives and nouns. It makes whatever is attached to it a feminine name. In Sindarin it tends to be a Father Name suffix as well.
- -iel: ‘Daughter, Daughter of…’ It can be combined with adjectives, nouns, and other suffixes. It’s the more commonly used suffix in Elven father names.
- -riel: ‘Daughter of ___ Doer’
- -rien: ‘Daughter of ___ Doer’
- sell: ‘Maiden, Girl, or Daughter.’ It’s used in names given when she is still a child. It can be used with nouns or adjectives, making a compound.
- gwend: ‘Virgin Maiden’ used in names given when she is not yet married. It can be used with nouns or adjectives, making a compound.
- ndîs: ‘Woman, Bride, Female Doer,’ used on verbs to indicate a female agent of the action, and can be used with adjectives or nouns to make a compound word.
- ndess: ‘Woman,’ used in the names given to a woman when she has reached adulthood. It can be used with nouns or adjectives, making a compound.
Masculine Name Suffixes
- -on: ‘Masculine’ It can be combined with adjectives and nouns. It makes whatever is attached to it a masculine name.
- -ron: ‘Male Doer’ It makes a noun or verb into a masculine name.
- -ion: ‘Son, Son of…’ It can be combined with adjectives, nouns, and other suffixes. It’s the more commonly used suffix in Elven father names.
- -rion: ‘Son of ___ Doer’
- ndîr: ‘Man/Male Doer,’ used in names given when he is an adult, or on verbs to indicate a male agent of the action. When used with nouns or adjectives, it makes a compound.
Gender-Neutral Name Suffixes
- -or: ‘Doer’ It can be used on anyone’s name.
- pen: ‘Person, One’ it can be used in anyone’s name, though it is rather impersonal. When used with a noun or adjective, it makes a compound.
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