falathar

masculine name. Falathar

A companion of Eärendil (S/248). The meaning of this name is unclear, but it appears to contain a variant of falas “shore” (SA/falas).

Conceptual Development: In Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s, his name was also N. Falathar (LR/324).

Elements

Word	Gloss
falas	“beach, shore, strand, surf(line)”
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Falathar

Falathar

Falathar contains Sindarin falas ("shore, line of surf"). The ending is not explained, but a relationship to thar- "across, over, beyond" is not inconceivable.