Why do all elvish names have to sound the same? The only non-LOTR ones I can consistently remember are Glorfindel (Gondolin guy), Thingol (Husband of Melian), Feanor, and Celegorm (he did something bad, that's all I remember).
When using Sindarin (the most common tounge amongst Elves) when there is the letter C involved it should be prounounced as the english word Kitchen and that goes for every word, like Celeborn, Cirth and words of that nature, Always hard!
The Silmarillion has an Elvish dictionary at the end. Masculine names sometimes end in -ion (son) but often as a second name identifying the elf's parentage. Another masculine ending is -we (needs the two dots above the e). Female names often end with -iel (daughter) or -wen (maiden).
Fin means hair, so you get Fingolfin, Finarfin, Fingon, Finrod. Apparently, Noldor princes are obsessed with their hair!
There's an elvish name generator online that mixes them up a bit. The serviceable names can be a bit few and far between but you'll find some you like. I needed some "original" sounding names for gaming and writing and it helped.
Yeah. I've seen people use elvish names with C as S; the funniest I've seen was Cirth Ungol - it was said Sirth Ungol. :)
When using Sindarin (the most common tounge amongst Elves) when there is the letter C involved it should be prounounced as the english word Kitchen and that goes for every word, like Celeborn, Cirth and words of that nature, Always hard!
No, no, pretty simple they are.
Celeborn, Celebrimbor
Fingolfin, Finarfin, Feanor,
Maglor, Maedhros, Finwe, Ingwe, Elwe, Galadriel, Glorfindel, Gil-Galad, Elrond, Oropher, Thranduil, Legolas, Earendil, Luthien e.t.c.
Tinuviel Nightingale
The Silmarillion has an Elvish dictionary at the end. Masculine names sometimes end in -ion (son) but often as a second name identifying the elf's parentage. Another masculine ending is -we (needs the two dots above the e). Female names often end with -iel (daughter) or -wen (maiden).
Fin means hair, so you get Fingolfin, Finarfin, Fingon, Finrod. Apparently, Noldor princes are obsessed with their hair!
LOL
There's an elvish name generator online that mixes them up a bit. The serviceable names can be a bit few and far between but you'll find some you like. I needed some "original" sounding names for gaming and writing and it helped.
Elvish can be difficult at first, wiki how has a guide to speaking elvish. It even teaches you about the difference between sindarin and quenya.