Place-name Translation Check

Ambarkas #4083

I'm creating some Sindarin place-names and was hoping for some constructive criticism!

Lothian - "Land of Flowers" from loth (flower) and -ian(d) (land)

Ardhon-en-Aran - "Province of the King" from ardhon (province), en (poss. art. of the), and aran (king).

Ferindor - "Beech-wood" from ferin (pl. beech(es)) and -dor (land).

Caralló - "Redwash" from caran (red) and (flood/wash). Construct based around Gwathló and Onodló. *Caran-lô: nl > ll.

Annessand - "Langbrush" lit. 'Land of Long Grasses' from anda > an (long), ness (meadow/long grass), and -and (land).

Nan Giliath - "Starmeads" from nan (meadow/field) and giliath (pl. star(s)).

Sildor - "Glintwood" lit. 'white-shining land' from sil- (to shine) and -dor.

Ael-em-Melethronnath - "Lake of the Lovers" from ael (lake) and melethron + coll. pl. suffix ath (lovers).

Emyn Chell - "Hills of Frost" from emyn (pl. hill(s)) and hell (frost).

Celebrínor #4084

Well met Ambarkas!

  • Lothian - "Land of Flowers" (seems right to me.) LO-thi-an
  • Ardhon-en-Aran - (would read to me as the World of the king) suggest either gardhon or gardh. Can also be written as Gardhon/Gardh i·Aran GAR-dhon/GARDH I·A-ran.
  • Ferindor - (From Eldamo: In Tolkien’s later writings, he typically said S. brethil was a type of silver-birch. I would assume the ordinary Sindarin word for “beech” was instead neldor (LotR/469; RC/384), but would keep †fêr as an archaic word for “beech”.) Suggest Neldorian nel-DO-ri-an or Brethildor bre-THIL-dor
  • Caralló - (unsure on keeping the -ó- might need others opinions on that one, but seems to follow the other examples.) car-AL-ló
  • Annessand - (ness seems to mean more headland/meadow; long grass. but this seems to be well constructed.) an-NES-sand
  • Nan Giliath - (nan(d) is vale, valley) like Nan Dungortheb “Valley of Dreadful Death”. So I would read that as “Valley of Stars”. NAN GIL-li-ath
  • Ael-em-Melethronnath - I would do this one as Ael i·melethyr unless you wanted male lovers? then Melethryn. Also use in since it is plural. AEL I·ME-le-thyr and me-LETH-ryn
  • Sildor - (Looks good) SIL-dor
  • Emyn Hell - (Would be Emyn Nich, the word hell means “naked, *stripped”). E-myn HELL