findobar

masculine name. Findobar

A son of Fingon in a genealogy associated with the early Annals of Beleriand (LR/403). The name also appears in The Etymologies as Findobar (Ety/MBAR) and Findabar (Ety/PHIN). The name appeared to be a compound of ON. phinde “skill” (also an element of his father’s name) and the suffixal form -bar of bár “home”.

Derivations

• ᴹ✶Phind-ambar ✧ Ety/PHIN

Elements

Word	Gloss
phinde	“skill”
bár	“home; earth”

Variations

• Findabar ✧ Ety/PHIN