númendil

masculine name. *Friend of the West

17th lord of Andúnië, grandfather of Elendil (UT/223). His name is a compound of númen “west” and the suffix -(n)dil “-friend”.

Elements

Word	Gloss
númen	“west, direction or region of the sunset, occident, (lit.) going down”
-(n)dil	“-friend, -lover; devotion, disinterested love”