ilma

proper name. Starlight

This name first appeared in Silmarillion drafts from the early 1930s as ᴹQ. Silma >> Ilma >> Ilmen as a name for the “Place of Light”, home of the stars (SM/240-1). It reappeared in the mid-30s as a word for “Starlight” (LR/205), and also appeared in The Etymologies as a derivative of ᴹ√GIL, alongside (and perhaps an element of) Ilmen “region above air where stars are” (Ety/GIL).

ilmandur

masculine name. Ilmandur

Older(?) brother of Isildur and Anárion in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, this character was quickly rejected (TI/119). The name might be a compound of Ilma “Starlight” and the suffix -(n)dur “servant”, as suggested by Roman Rausch (EE/2.14).

ilmare

feminine name. Ilmare

ilmarin

place name. Ilmarin

ilmen-assa

place name. Chasm of Ilmen

In Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s, the gap beside the world through which the Sun and Moon traveled when they were not visible in the sky (SM/237, 240), also appearing in The Etymologies as compound of Ilmen and assa “hole” (Ety/GAS).

vista

place name. Air

Name for the region of Air in Silmarillion notes from the 1930s (SM/236). It is simply vista “air as substance” used as a name.