Aratan

noble adan

Aratan masc. name *"Noble Adan" (Silm)

aratan

masculine name. *Noble Man

Second son of Isildur (S/295), his name seems to be a compound of ar(a)- “noble” and Atan “man”.

Elements

Word	Gloss
ar(a)-	“noble, high”
Atan	“Man, (lit.) the Second (People)”