Sindarin 

Handir

noun. intelligent one

hand (“intelligent”) + dîr (“man, adult male”)

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

handir

masculine name. Handir

The 5th chieftain of the Haladin (S/195), his name is a combination of [N.] hand “intelligent” and dîr “man” (Ety/KHAN).

Conceptual Development: This name appeared as N. Handir in Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s (SM/129, LR/139), and in The Etymologies it appeared with the derivation given above.

Elements

WordGloss
hand“seat”
dîr“man, man, [N.] adult male; agental suffix”
Sindarin [SI/Handir; UTI/Handir; WJI/Handir] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Noldorin 

handir

masculine name. Handir

Elements

WordGloss
hann“intelligent”
dîr“man, adult male; agental suffix”
Noldorin [Ety/KHAN; LRI/Handir; SMI/Handir] Group: Eldamo. Published by