Quenya 

atandil

masculine name. Friend of Men

A name given to Finrod for his friendship with the Edain (MR/306). It is a compound of Atan “Man” and the suffix -(n)dil “friend”.

Cognates

  • S. Edennil “Friend of Men” ✧ MR/306; MR/349

Elements

WordGloss
Atan“Man, (lit.) the Second (People)”
-(n)dil“-friend, -lover; devotion, disinterested love”
Quenya [MR/306; MR/349; MRI/Atandil; VT41/14] Group: Eldamo. Published by

firindil

masculine name. Friend of Men

A variant form of Atandil (VT41/14). It is probably a compound of Fírima “Mortal Man” and the suffix -(n)dil “friend”.

Elements

WordGloss
Fírima“Mortal, (lit.) One Apt to Die”
-(n)dil“-friend, -lover; devotion, disinterested love”

Sindarin 

edennil

masculine name. Friend of Men

A name given to S. Finrod for his friendship with the Edain (MR/306). It is a compound of the plural of Adan “Man” and the suffix -dil “friend”.

Cognates

  • Q. Atandil “Friend of Men” ✧ MR/306; MR/349

Elements

WordGloss
Adan“Man (as a species)”
-dil“friend, lover”
Sindarin [MR/305; MR/306; MR/349; MRI/Edennil] Group: Eldamo. Published by