Eönwë masc. name, a Maia, herald of Manwë; a name evidently adopted and adapted from Valarin (WJ:417). In some sources the same character is called Fionwë, which would seem to be an Elvish form.
Quenya
Fionwë
fionwë
Eönwë
eönwë
Noldorin
fionwe
masculine name. Fionwe
Noldorin name for ᴹQ. Fionwe, a direct loan from Quenya, because the true Noldorin equivalent Fionw [fionu] was not used (Ety/WEG).
Conceptual Development: In the Gnomish Lexicon from the 1910s, his name was G. Fionweg (GL/18, 35, 56), along with variants Fionaur/Fionor (GL/18).
Cognates
- ᴹQ. Fionwe ✧ Ety/WEG
Elements
Word Gloss -we “masculine suffix”
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Qenya
fionwe
masculine name. Fionwe
Changes
Fionwë→ Eönwë ✧ MR/146- Fionwë → Eönwë ✧ MRI/Eönwë
- Fionwë → Eönwë ✧ PMI/Eönwë
- Fionwë → Eönwë ✧ PMI/Fionwë
- Fionwë → Eönwë ✧ WJI/Eönwë
Cognates
- N. Fionwe ✧ Ety/WEG
Elements
Word Gloss fion “?hawk or haste, hawk, haste” -we “abstract suffix” Variations
- Fionwë ✧ LRI/Fionwë; MR/146 (
Fionwë); MRI/Eönwë; MRI/Fionwë; PMI/Eönwë; PMI/Fionwë; SDI2/Fionwë; SMI/Fionwë; TII/Fionwë; WJI/Eönwë; WJI/Fionwë
Early Quenya
fionwe
masculine name. Fionwe
Changes
- Fionwë → Eönwë ✧ LT1/063
Cognates
- G. Fionweg ✧ GL/20; GL/18; LT1A/Fionwë; PE14/013
Elements
Word Gloss -we Variations
- Fionwë ✧ LT1/063; LT1A/Fionwë; LT1I/Fionwë; LT2I/Fionwë
- Fionwë-Úrion ✧ LT1I/Fionwë
- Fion(we) ✧ PME/038; QL/038
Fionwë masc. name; a Maia; also called Eönwë, q.v. (PHI, (WEG) )