faragon

masculine name. Faragon

Earliest name for Vorondil in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (WR/281). Roman Rausch suggested that this name might be a combination of fara- “hunt” and the suffix -gon “lord”, since he was known for hunting wild oxen (EE/3.26).

Changes

• Faragon → Orondil ✧ WR/288
• Faragon → Orondil ✧ WRI/Faragon

Elements

Word	Gloss
fara-	“to hunt”
-gon	“valour”