Sindarin 

banwen

vána

(na Vanwen)

miniel

vanya

(i Viniel), pl. Mínil (i Mínil), coll. pl. Miniellath. (WJ:383; the literal meaning of Míniel is ”First Elf”.)

Noldorin 

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

Elements

WordGloss
bein“fair, beautiful”
gwenn“maiden”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
On. Bana-wende > Banwend > Banwen[banawende] > [banawend] > [banwend] > [banwenn] > [banwen]✧ Ety/BAN

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Qenya 

vana

feminine name. Vana

Cognates

  • On. Bana ✧ Ety/BAN
  • ᴹT. Bana ✧ Ety/BAN

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶Banā ✧ Ety/BAN
    • ᴹ√BAN “*beauty” ✧ Ety/BAN

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶bánā > Vana[banā] > [βanā] > [βana] > [vana]✧ Ety/BAN
Qenya [Ety/BAN; LRI/Vana; SMI/Vana] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Gnomish

tuilir

feminine name. Vána

Cognates

Variations

  • Tuivon ✧ GL/71 (Tuivon)
Gnomish [GL/71; LT1A/Tuilérë] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Quenya

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

Variations

  • Vana ✧ GL/18; GL/44
  • vanwi ✧ GL/44
  • Vâna ✧ GL/71; QL/040; QL/096; QL/099
  • Vāna ✧ PE14/014; QL/052
Early Quenya [GL/18; GL/44; GL/71; LT1A/Tuivána; LT1A/Vána; LT1I/Vána; LT2I/Vána; PE14/014; QL/040; QL/052; QL/096; QL/099] Group: Eldamo. Published by