Naming your kids after LOTR characters - Page 17

Mithrea · 12-28-2002, 04:23 PM

I have a friend whose mother was reading The Fellowship while she was pregnant. Her name is Bree

Aralorn · 12-29-2002, 02:54 PM

I would name my children anything elvish, oh, sry, I forgot, I already did. Aragorn is an awsome name(and that's not just because he's my father that I say that) All the female names are awsome too. My kids will grow up eating, breathing, and sleeping Middle Earth

Diaxion · 01-02-2003, 03:53 AM

No, the cool names are too hard to spell.

Eowyn Telcontar · 01-03-2003, 02:33 PM

hopefully if im still a fan, aragorn, and eowyn

Firhithiel Greenleaf · 01-03-2003, 08:25 PM

I agree that Éowyn is a very pretty name, but I always liked Arwen. Actually, I probably wouldn't name my kids after Lord of the Rings characters for 2 reasons.

1- You might (not saying this would actually happen) get in trouble. I mean, have you ever thought about it before? In all fanfiction, you have to put a disclaimer. Are you supposed to let your kids go around all day holding "I belong to J.R.R. Tolkien signs??
2- There is a website I like that you can put in regular names and they'll change them to Elven, Dwarven, Orkish, and Red Book of Westmarch names. ((The Elven ones are the best.)) It's barrowdowns.com. I think some of the names there are prettier than the actual names in the book. Hehe.

But seriously, there are a few names in the book that aren't really that pretty (and some characters that are even less pretty). I like Frodo and everything, but what kind of name is that, anyway?! It makes him sound like a frog. If you changed the d to a g, like his dad's name is Drogo. If you merged their names, it would be Frog-o. LOL!!

Anyway, some of their names are normal names. I think J.R.R. Tolkien used some names that are regular and changed them. Like Aragorn -- it could be some twisted form of "Adam" or some such like that. You never know... he's not alive so nobody can ask him, can they?!?! --F. G.

diannah · 01-04-2003, 08:38 AM

If you know anything about the Middle Ages you would see that a lot of the names that Tolkien used were very rennesaince (I know I spelled that incorrectly but I'm in a hurry) and therefore anyone can use them.

Lady of Rohan · 01-07-2003, 10:26 PM

some of the names that tolkien used are pretty strange. i wouldnt mind naming my kids after lotr characters but i wouldn't name them something like frodo or legolas (no offence to them but it would sound sort of weird in every day life).

Legolaslvr! · 01-10-2003, 08:30 PM

Thad be pretty funny if someone nmed there kid Smeagol or Glorfindel but I'd mabe considre naming my child Arwen or Eowyn
But I'd probably not name any characters after any boys in LOTR!!!!!!

The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began
Now far ahead the road has gone
And I will follow it if I can.

(The Fellowship)

Elvedans · 01-11-2003, 04:19 PM

The only Tolkien name I think I'd use is Lorien. Apart from that I would consider welsh names: Gwyneth for a girl and Ewan for a boy. I think welsh names are really beautiful, sort of Elvish-style.

Legolaslvr! · 01-12-2003, 09:37 PM

I never thought of naming my kid of a place it Lotr though it would be interesting to have a girl named Lorien or Moria.

Maybe even have her middle name Mirkwood or Rivendell.

Elvedans · 01-15-2003, 06:19 PM

Wow what a great idea! Thnx Legolaslvr, I'm now going to call my kids Moria, Mordor, Mirkwood and Meduseld!

Shadowfax · 01-16-2003, 11:44 PM

I think Laliath (Turin's siter who died) is a beautiful name and I would consider naming a daughter that. I would also maybe name a daughter Morwen, or have Luthien as a middle name.

Elvedans · 01-17-2003, 05:00 PM

Laliath.. hmmm.. I haven't heard that before but it IS kinda pretty. Yeah I would consider that coz it isn't really all that obviously tolkien.

Elf Girl · 01-17-2003, 06:15 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Elvedans
Wow what a great idea! Thnx Legolaslvr, I'm now going to call my kids Moria, Mordor, Mirkwood and Meduseld!

Meduseld and Mirkwood, okay. But Moria? Mordor? Would you want to be called either one of those?

ElfFriend · 01-18-2003, 03:47 PM

I have a cousin named Gandalf and a cousin named Eowyn...If I had a daughter I'd nam her Galadriel or Celebrian(Elrond's wife)

Elf Girl · 01-18-2003, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ElfFriend
I have a cousin named Gandalf and a cousin named Eowyn...

Cool! Do they go by nicknames? Do they like their names? *is bursting with questions*

greyhavener · 01-19-2003, 05:33 PM

I have a cousin named Durin. I think that's a cool name.
I think Arwen and Elanor are beautiful girl's names.
I also like Theoden and Elrond for boys.
Theoden could be shortened to Ted or Theo.
Elrond could be shortened to Ron.
They would still be Tolkien names, but the kid wouldn't have to get into it if he didn't want to.

Gamigar · 03-17-2003, 05:31 PM

Yah, LotR names for middle names seems more acceptable.
Though the girls names would sound more normal.

For example: it would be more likely to meet a girl named Galadriel or Eowen than a guy named Aragorn or Frodo.{though it still isn't very likely}

**crickhollow** · 03-17-2003, 08:17 PM

I know someone whose middle name is Lorien. I'd name my daughter Dale. Not exclusively LotR, but I like it, nonetheless.

Gwaimir Windgem · 03-17-2003, 08:21 PM

I saw on an episode of Family Feud once where there was a family in which there were two daughters named Arwen and Lorien.

01-02-2003, 03:53 AM	#323
Diaxion Elven Warrior Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 112	No, the cool names are too hard to spell. __________________ good day

01-03-2003, 02:33 PM	#324
Eowyn Telcontar Hobbit Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Rivendell Posts: 24	hopefully if im still a fan, aragorn, and eowyn __________________ "Taters? What is taters precious? What is taters?" Smeagol/Gollum "PO-TAY-TOES!" Sam

01-03-2003, 08:25 PM	#325
Firhithiel Greenleaf Hobbit Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Mirkwood with my beloved!! Posts: 24	I agree that Éowyn is a very pretty name, but I always liked Arwen. Actually, I probably wouldn't name my kids after Lord of the Rings characters for 2 reasons. 1- You might (not saying this would actually happen) get in trouble. I mean, have you ever thought about it before? In all fanfiction, you have to put a disclaimer. Are you supposed to let your kids go around all day holding "I belong to J.R.R. Tolkien signs?? 2- There is a website I like that you can put in regular names and they'll change them to Elven, Dwarven, Orkish, and Red Book of Westmarch names. ((The Elven ones are the best.)) It's barrowdowns.com. I think some of the names there are prettier than the actual names in the book. Hehe. But seriously, there are a few names in the book that aren't really that pretty (and some characters that are even less pretty). I like Frodo and everything, but what kind of name is that, anyway?! It makes him sound like a frog. If you changed the d to a g, like his dad's name is Drogo. If you merged their names, it would be Frog-o. LOL!! Anyway, some of their names are normal names. I think J.R.R. Tolkien used some names that are regular and changed them. Like Aragorn -- it could be some twisted form of "Adam" or some such like that. You never know... he's not alive so nobody can ask him, can they?!?! --F. G. __________________ ~~In Moria, after Frodo gets hit by the "orc-chieftain", The Fellowship of the Ring~~ Aragorn picked up Frodo where he lay by the wall and made for the stair, pushing Merry and Pippin in front of him. The others followed; but Gimli had to be dragged away by Legolas: in spite of the peril he lingered by Balin's tomb with his head bowed. Boromir hauled the eastern door to, grinding upon its hinges: it had great iron rings on either side, but could not be fastened. "I am all right," gasped Frodo. "I can walk. Put me down!" Aragorn nearly dropped him in his amazement. "I thought you were dead!" he cried. ~~While Frodo, Sam, and Gollum are climbing the Stairs of Cirith Ungol, in The Two Towers~~ And so Gollum found them hours later, when he returned, crawling and creeping down the path out of the gloom ahead. Sam sat propped against the stone, his head dropping sideways and his breathing heavy. In his lap lay Frodo's head, drowned deep in sleep; upon his white forehead lay one of Sam's brown hands, and the other lay softly upon his master's breast. Peace was in both their faces. If that isn't a suggestion that they're in love, I don't know what is!!!

01-11-2003, 04:19 PM	#329
Elvedans Diamond Of The Night Sky Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Old London Town (Well somewhere near there) Posts: 366	The only Tolkien name I think I'd use is Lorien. Apart from that I would consider welsh names: Gwyneth for a girl and Ewan for a boy. I think welsh names are really beautiful, sort of Elvish-style. __________________ I see a little silhouetto of a man. Scaramouche scaramouche will you do the fandango? Thunderbolts and Lightning, very very frightening me!

01-12-2003, 09:37 PM	#330
Legolaslvr! Super Smilie Freak Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: In the entmoot army, trying to get rid of black and blue! Posts: 350	I never thought of naming my kid of a place it Lotr though it would be interesting to have a girl named Lorien or Moria. Maybe even have her middle name Mirkwood or Rivendell. __________________ MO The fat hobbit hobbit knows!

12-28-2002, 04:23 PM	#321
Mithrea Hobbit Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: West Virginia Posts: 16	I have a friend whose mother was reading The Fellowship while she was pregnant. Her name is Bree

12-29-2002, 02:54 PM	#322
Aralorn Sapling Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Minas Tirith Posts: 2	I would name my children anything elvish, oh, sry, I forgot, I already did. Aragorn is an awsome name(and that's not just because he's my father that I say that) All the female names are awsome too. My kids will grow up eating, breathing, and sleeping Middle Earth

01-04-2003, 08:38 AM	#326
diannah Hobbit Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: bethel, ME Posts: 43	If you know anything about the Middle Ages you would see that a lot of the names that Tolkien used were very rennesaince (I know I spelled that incorrectly but I'm in a hurry) and therefore anyone can use them.

01-07-2003, 10:26 PM	#327
Lady of Rohan Doughy Elf Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 1,006	some of the names that tolkien used are pretty strange. i wouldnt mind naming my kids after lotr characters but i wouldn't name them something like frodo or legolas (no offence to them but it would sound sort of weird in every day life).

01-10-2003, 08:30 PM	#328
Legolaslvr! Super Smilie Freak Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: In the entmoot army, trying to get rid of black and blue! Posts: 350	Thad be pretty funny if someone nmed there kid Smeagol or Glorfindel but I'd mabe considre naming my child Arwen or Eowyn But I'd probably not name any characters after any boys in LOTR!!!!!! The Road goes ever on and on Down from the door where it began Now far ahead the road has gone And I will follow it if I can. (The Fellowship)

01-15-2003, 06:19 PM	#331
Elvedans Diamond Of The Night Sky Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Old London Town (Well somewhere near there) Posts: 366	Wow what a great idea! Thnx Legolaslvr, I'm now going to call my kids Moria, Mordor, Mirkwood and Meduseld! __________________ I see a little silhouetto of a man. Scaramouche scaramouche will you do the fandango? Thunderbolts and Lightning, very very frightening me!

01-16-2003, 11:44 PM	#332
Shadowfax The Fleet-Footed Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: British Columbia Posts: 913	I think Laliath (Turin's siter who died) is a beautiful name and I would consider naming a daughter that. I would also maybe name a daughter Morwen, or have Luthien as a middle name. __________________ Jesus saved me "To remain ignorant of things that happened before you were born is to remain a child" (Cicero, 106-43 B.C.) "Art is a lie which makes us realize the truth" (Picasso)

01-17-2003, 05:00 PM	#333
Elvedans Diamond Of The Night Sky Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Old London Town (Well somewhere near there) Posts: 366	Laliath.. hmmm.. I haven't heard that before but it IS kinda pretty. Yeah I would consider that coz it isn't really all that obviously tolkien. __________________ I see a little silhouetto of a man. Scaramouche scaramouche will you do the fandango? Thunderbolts and Lightning, very very frightening me!

01-18-2003, 03:47 PM	#335
ElfFriend Sapling Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Viggo's bedroom...opps! Posts: 6	I have a cousin named Gandalf and a cousin named Eowyn...If I had a daughter I'd nam her Galadriel or Celebrian(Elrond's wife)

01-19-2003, 05:33 PM	#337
greyhavener Sapling Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2	I have a cousin named Durin. I think that's a cool name. I think Arwen and Elanor are beautiful girl's names. I also like Theoden and Elrond for boys. Theoden could be shortened to Ted or Theo. Elrond could be shortened to Ron. They would still be Tolkien names, but the kid wouldn't have to get into it if he didn't want to.

03-17-2003, 05:31 PM	#338
Gamigar Elven Warrior Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: somewhere between here and there Posts: 116	Yah, LotR names for middle names seems more acceptable. Though the girls names would sound more normal. For example: it would be more likely to meet a girl named Galadriel or Eowen than a guy named Aragorn or Frodo.{though it still isn't very likely}

03-17-2003, 08:17 PM	#339
crickhollow The Buckleberry Fairy/Captain Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington State again (I miss Texas). Posts: 1,345	I know someone whose middle name is Lorien. I'd name my daughter Dale. Not exclusively LotR, but I like it, nonetheless. __________________ A day will come at last when I Shall take the hidden paths that run West of the Moon, East of the Sun.

03-17-2003, 08:21 PM	#340
Gwaimir Windgem Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA Posts: 10,820	I saw on an episode of Family Feud once where there was a family in which there were two daughters named Arwen and Lorien. __________________ Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis. Nulla talem silva profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulce clavo, dulce pondus sustinens. 'With a melon?' - Eric Idle

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