Minastan

tower-maker

Minastan masc.name, noun *"Tower-maker" (Appendix A)

minastan

masculine name. ?Smith of the Tower

The second son of Minardil, whose son Tarondor laer became the 27th king of Gondor after the previous king and his heirs perished in the great plague (LotR/1038, 1048). The meaning of his name is unclear, but it might be a compound of a shortened form minas of minassë “tower” and the suffixal form -tan of tamo “smith”.

Elements

Word	Gloss
minassë	“fort, city (with a citadel and central watch tower)”
tamo	“smith, builder”