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