Húrin

noun. strong heart

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

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).

Element in

• S. Húrinien “Children of Húrin”
• S. Hurinionath “Descendants of Húrin”
• S. i chîn Húrin “*the children of Húrin” ✧ VT50/18
• S. i·Veleglind i eithro en estar i·Chîn Húrin “*the Great Song that is also called the Children of Húrin” ✧ VT50/12
• S. Narn i Chîn Húrin “Tale of the Children of Húrin” ✧ MR/373; S/198; UT/057
• S. Glaer nia Chîn Húrin “Tale of the Children of Húrin” ✧ WJ/160
• S. Sarch nia Chîn Húrin “Grave of the Children of Húrin” ✧ UT/140
• S. Túrin ion Húrin Túramarth “*Túrin son of Húrin, Túramarth” ✧ VT50/18

Elements

Word	Gloss
hûr	“readiness for action, vigour, fiery spirit”
ind	“some particular purpose or intention of an individual; heart, some particular purpose or intention of an individual; heart [metaphorical], [N.] inner thought, meaning”