Son of Borlas in Tolkien’s aborted sequel to The Lord of the Rings: The New Shadow (PM/416). The meaning of his name is unclear, but it may contain lach “flame” (as suggested by David Salo, GS/344).
Conceptual Development: In drafts of the story he was first named Berthil >> Bergil (PM/421, note #15).
Son of the Gondorian soldier Beregond and a young boy of Minas Tirith during the War of the Ring (LotR/769). The meaning of his name is unclear.
Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, this character was first appeared as Ramloth >> Gwinhir before Tolkien settled on N. Bergil (WR/293 note #24).