Quenya 

elessar

masculine name. Elfstone

A name of Aragorn (LotR/375), a compound of elen “star” and sar “stone”. The final -n of elen was assimilated to the s, which also happened in the name Elestirnë. The name was glossed “Elfstone”, no doubt due to the association of the words elen “star” and Elda “Elf”. A similar confusion is seen in the name Elendil “Elf-friend” (properly “Star-lover”).

Conceptual Development: As a name for Aragon, this name first appeared in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s as ᴹQ. Eldamir with the variant Qendemir (TI/276). It was soon changed to ᴹQ. Elessar (TI/294) and kept that form thereafter. Tolkien also considered using Elessar for the name of the last king of Gondor, before changing that name to Eärnur (WR/153).

Cognates

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Elements

WordGloss
elen“star”
sar“stone (small)”
Quenya [LotR/0375; LotRI/Aragorn II; LotRI/Elessar; LotRI/Elfstone; PE22/158; PMI/Elessar; UTI/Elessar; VT49/27; VT49/28; WJI/Elessar] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Sindarin 

edhelharn

masculine name. Elfstone

Sindarin translation of Q. Elessar (SD/128), a compound of Edhel “Elf” and the lenited form harn of sarn “stone”.

Cognates

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Elements

WordGloss
Edhel“Elf”
sarn“(small) stone, pebble; stony (place), (small) stone, pebble; stony (place); [N.] stone as a material”
Sindarin [AotM/062; SD/128] Group: Eldamo. Published by

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Qenya 

eldamir

masculine name. Elfstone

A precursor to Q. Elessar, a compound of Elda “Elf” and míre “jewel” (LR/276), with an early variant Qendemir using Qende “Elf” instead (LR/276).

Changes

  • EldamirElessar ✧ TI/294

Elements

WordGloss
Elda“Elf”
míre“jewel, precious thing, treasure”

Variations

  • Eledon ✧ TII/Eldamir
  • Qendemir ✧ TII/Eldamir
Qenya [TI/276; TI/294; TI/366; TII/Eldamir] Group: Eldamo. Published by

elessar

masculine name. Elfstone

Element in

Elements

WordGloss
elen“star”
sar“stone (small)”
Qenya [PE22/125; SDI1/Elessar; TI/294; TI/392; TII/Elessar; WR/153; WRI/Elessar] Group: Eldamo. Published by