(i Viniel), pl. Mínil (i Mínil), coll. pl. Miniellath. (WJ:383; the literal meaning of Míniel is ”First Elf”.)
Sindarin
banwen
vána
miniel
vanya
banwen
vána
miniel
vanya
(i Viniel), pl. Mínil (i Mínil), coll. pl. Miniellath. (WJ:383; the literal meaning of Míniel is ”First Elf”.)
banwen
feminine name. Vana
Noldorin name of Vana appearing in The Etymologies from the 1930s as derivative of the Old Noldorin form ON. Bana-wende (Ety/BAN). Her name might be considered a combination of bein “beautiful” and the lenited form of gwenn “maiden”.
Conceptual Development: In the Gnomish Lexicon from the 1910s, her name was G. Gwann or Gwannuin along with a number of variations (GL/18, 31, 44, 47).
Derivations
- On. Bana-wende ✧ Ety/BAN
Elements
Word Gloss bein “fair, beautiful” gwenn “maiden” Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources On. Bana-wende > Banwend > Banwen [banawende] > [banawend] > [banwend] > [banwenn] > [banwen] ✧ Ety/BAN
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vana
feminine name. Vana
Cognates
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶bánā > Vana [banā] > [βanā] > [βana] > [vana] ✧ Ety/BAN
tuilir
feminine name. Vána
Cognates
- Eq. Tuivána ✧ LT1A/Tuilérë
Variations
- Tuivon ✧ GL/71 (
Tuivon)
vána
feminine name. Vána
Cognates
- G. Gwannuin ✧ GL/18; GL/44; LT1A/Vána; PE14/014
Derivations
- ᴱ√VANA “*beauty” ✧ LT1A/Vána; QL/099
Element in
- Eq. Vanasan “Wednesday”
- Eq. Tuivána ✧ LT1A/Tuivána; QL/099
- Eq. Vána-Laisi ✧ LT1A/Vána
Variations
- Vana ✧ GL/18; GL/44
- vanwi ✧ GL/44
- Vâna ✧ GL/71; QL/040; QL/096; QL/099
- Vāna ✧ PE14/014; QL/052
(na Vanwen)