nimp (“pale, white”) + loth (“a head of small flowers”)
Sindarin
nimloth
proper name. White Blossom, Pale Blossom
Nimloth
noun. white flower
Noldorin
nimloth
proper name. Pale Blossom
nimlothel
feminine name. Nimlothel
Quenya
ninquelótë
proper name. White Blossom
A name for Telperion (S/38). It is a compound of ninquë “white” and lótë “flower” (SA/min, loth).
Conceptual Development: The name ᴹQ. Ninquelóte also appeared in Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s (LR/209) and Lord of the Rings drafts (SD/58).
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Qenya
ninqelóte
proper name. Pale Blossom
Another name for Silpion appearing in Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s (LR/209, SD/58), a compound of ninqe “white” and lóte “flower”. This name appeared in the texts as Ninquelóte (with a qu), but this entry uses Ninqelóte (with a q) for this entry to be more consistent with the spelling conventions of this period. At this stage the name was unglossed, but probably had the same meaning as its Noldorin cognate N. Nimloth “Pale Blossom”.
The white tree of Númenor (LotR/971, S/59), translated “White Blossom” (SI/Nimloth) or “Pale Blossom” (MR/155). It was also the name of the mother of Elwing, wife of Dior (S/234). This name is a combination of nim “white” and loth “flower” (SA/nim, loth).
Conceptual Development: In Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s, N. Nimloth “Pale Blossom” appeared as a Noldorin name for Silpion (LR/210), and in The Etymologies had essentially the same derivation as given above (Ety/LOT(H)).