húrin

masculine name. Húrin

A great man from the House of Hador and the father of Túrin (S/148), also the founder of the house of stewards (LotR/1052), and the 5th and 14th ruling stewards of Gondor (LotR/1039). This name is a combination of [N.] hûr “vigour” and ind “heart” (Ety/ID, KHOR).

Conceptual Development: In the earliest Lost Tales, the father of Túrin was first named G. Úrin (LT2/70), revised to ᴱN. Húrin in the Lays of Beleriand from the 1920s (LB/21). The name N. Húrin appeared in The Etymologies from the 1930s, which is the source of the derivation given above (Ety/ID, KHOR).

Húrin

noun. strong heart

hûr (“vigour, fiery spirit”) + ind (“inner thought, mind, heart”)

húrinien

proper name. Children of Húrin

Another name for the tale Narn i Chîn Húrin appearing in an introduction to the tale of Túrin that was not included in the published version of The Silmarillion (WJ/311). The initial element is clearly Húrin, but the meaning of the final element is unclear.

Conceptual Development: This name also appeared in Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s, where it was preceded by the definite article and underwent nasal-mutation, as N. iChúrinien (LR/317).