Sindarin 

Elladan

noun. elf-man

ell (from CE *eldā- connected or concerned with the stars) + adan (“a man from one of the three houses of the Edain”)

Sindarin [Tolkiendil] Group: Tolkiendil Compound Sindarin Names. Published by

elladan

masculine name. Elf-man

Son of Elrond (LotR/227). This name is translated “Elf-man”, a combination of archaic Sindarin †Ell “elf” and Adan “man” (Let/281-2).

Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, this character was first named N. Elboron (WR/297). Earlier still, the name Ilk. Elboron used as a name for a son of Dior (LR/147).

Sindarin [Let/281; Let/282; LotRI/Elladan; PMI/Elboron; PMI/Elladan; SDI1/Elladan; WR/307; WRI/Elboron; WRI/Elladan] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ellon

noun. Elf-man

Cognates

  • Q. Elda “Elf, (lit.) one of the Star-folk” ✧ PE17/151

Derivations

  • S. Ell “Elf” ✧ PE17/141
    • eledā “star-folk, of the stars” ✧ PE17/141; WJ/360
    • EL “lo, behold; star, lo, behold; star, [ᴹ√] starry sky” ✧ Let/281
    • Q. Elda “Elf, (lit.) one of the Star-folk” ✧ PE17/141
    • eledā “star-folk, of the stars” ✧ Let/281; PE17/141; SA/êl; WJ/360; WJ/364; WJ/364
      • EL “lo, behold; star, lo, behold; star, [ᴹ√] starry sky” ✧ Let/281
    • elenā “connected with or concerning the stars” ✧ PE17/139; PE17/152
      • elen “star” ✧ PE17/139
      • EL “lo, behold; star, lo, behold; star, [ᴹ√] starry sky” ✧ Let/281; PE17/067; VT42/11; WJ/360
    • edelā “the fair” ✧ PE17/139; PE17/151
      • DEL “*fair” ✧ PE17/151
    • edelō “one who goes, traveller, migrant, marcher” ✧ PE17/152
      • DEL “walk, go, proceed, travel” ✧ WJ/360; WJ/363

Elements

WordGloss
Ell“Elf”

Variations

  • ellon ✧ PE17/141; PE17/141; PE17/151; PE17/152
Sindarin [PE17/141; PE17/142; PE17/151; PE17/152; WJ/363; WJ/364; WJ/377; WJI/Ellon] Group: Eldamo. Published by

adanedhel

masculine name. Elf-man

A name given to Túrin in Nargothrond for his noble, Elf-like nature, translated “Elf-man” (S/210). It is a compound of Adan “man” and Edhel “Elf” (SA/adan, edhel).

Elements

WordGloss
Adan“Man (as a species)”
Edhel“Elf”
Sindarin [S/210; SA/adan; SA/edhel; SI/Adanedhel; UTI/Adanedhel] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ellon

elf-man

ellon (pl. ellyn),

ellon

elf-man

ellon (pl. ellyn) (WJ:363-64, 377).