A More challenging Name Game

[Tuor of Gondolin]

How about a Name Game with a more difficult rule?
1) Whoever starts a game round determines how that round is limited.
For example: if a round starts with Feanor, then only elf names can be used.
If with Bree, then only place names, if with Grisnakh, then only baddies, etc. The starter of the round could, if necessary, stipulate the limiting factor.
2) Other then that, the same rule, next name begins with the last letter
of the word before.
3) Last one to post a correct answer with no further correct
responses for say (three days? if that's a good limiting time, the exact time could be up for discussion) is deemed to have won that round and can start a new round.
4) Nicknames of characters are permitted (ex. Pippin and Peregrin can both be used).
5) Titles of characters are permitted (ex. both Galadriel and Lady of the Wood).

Well, if there's interest, how about starting with a real SB:

Lobelia

[The Saucepan Man]

OK, I'll bite. :)

Andwise

I'm assuming the topic is Hobbits' names generally, rather than just female Hobbits' names (as otherwise I'm stumped).

And, by the way, three days sounds good to me.

[symestreem]

Esmeralda.

[Tuor of Gondolin]

Yep. Hobbits. Good or bad, male or female, young or old, etc.......
(had to look up Andwise).
here's a thought. Should both the nickname and name of a hobbit be permitted (that is, Merry and Meriadoc)?

Elanor.
Daughter of the nassty, fat hobbit.

[The Perky Ent]

So, now I have to give a hobbit name, so how about the mother of Elanor: Rosie

[symestreem]

Estella.

[Tuor of Gondolin]

Angelica

(vanity, thy name is woman). :)

[The Perky Ent]

That is a hard one! But I've got one! Andy, Sam's uncle!

[symestreem]

Are repeats okay?

[Tuor of Gondolin]

By "repeats" if you mean the identical name, I don't think so. otherwise a round would never end. I know "Andy" is tough, but I may have an acceptable name.



But if challenged, it's open to removal.
How about "Young Tom Cotton"? In The scouring of the Shire he's mentioned as one of Farmer Cotton's children by that appelation.

Oh, and nicknames are okay. In the same round, for example, Merry and Meriadoc could be used.

By the by, an interesting category in the future could be women/girls.

[The Perky Ent]

Sorry about that! I'll try not to do it again. Anyways, how about Nob, one of the servants of Barliman Butterbur

[Tuor of Gondolin]

What's to be sorry about? A good question. :)

I'd love to say "Bingo", but JRRT (thankfully) changed that plot person.

Bilbo!

[The Saucepan Man]

Bilbo! :D

[The Saucepan Man]

Snap! ;)

Old Toby

[Tuor of Gondolin]

Uh Oh. Another "Y".

The saucepan man is tricksey. We musn't play the riddle game with him, precious.

Hmm. This will take some thought. Has TSM won the first round? Stay tuned!

[The Perky Ent]

Yes, Saucepan is quite clever, but I think I have a solution. I don't know if this works, so please tell me if it doesn't! Young Master, the title the Innkeeper gave to Frodo at first glace. If this doesn't work, please say so!

[Thorongil]

If it works, here is the next one:

Rorimac

[The Saucepan Man]

Hmm, since the category is Hobbit names, I am not sure that titles should be allowed.

However, a name previxed with "young" would be acceptable, provided that it is used within the text. Now, I'm sure that there must be a few of those ...

[Morsul the Dark]

how about Chubb (are last names ok?)

[The Perky Ent]

If Chubb works, then Bob, the other servant of Barliman Butterbur!

[Morsul the Dark]

Bandobras Took

[The Perky Ent]

Kalimac, Merry's westron name.

[Morsul the Dark]

nasty tricksy master! hmmm... Cotton then

[Firefoot]

How about Nibs, Farmer Cotton's son?

[Morsul the Dark]

Samwise Gamgee

[The Perky Ent]

Eglantine

[Morsul the Dark]

erling

[The Perky Ent]

Gorbadoc

[The Saucepan Man]

Actually, I was rather hoping for a proper Hobbit name to follow Old Toby.

Oh well ... Chica Chubb

[The Perky Ent]

Balbo!

[Morsul the Dark]

Olo

[The Perky Ent]

Otho! More O's!

[Morsul the Dark]

odo proudfoot

[The Perky Ent]

Good ole Ted Sandyman!

[Tuor of Gondolin]

Proudfoot? Shouldn't that be Proudfeet? :D


Nob! (the brains of the Prancing Pony franchise).

[Firefoot]

Nob was already mentioned... so about about Nick Cotton?

[Tuor of Gondolin]

Agh!!! You're right about Nob. I checked twice but missed it. :o


Nick

(brother of Rosie Cotton)

[The Perky Ent]

Wait, Tuor, isn't that what Firefoot already said, Nick Cotton? Hmm...K's. Without Kalimac, there really isn't anything else. There's Kuduk, the Westron name for Hobbits, but it doesn't specify a person! I think you're the stumper Firefoot!

[Tuor of Gondolin]

Okay. If interested, Firefoot can start a new round. Just be sure to specify the category.

The trick may be to make it somewhat specific but yet broad enough to be a game for a while. For example, I might have made the above category something like "hobbit nouns", although that sounds awful, to include place names, titles, and hobbit names.

[Firefoot]

Ok, the new category is Places not in Middle-earth.

Start with Numenor.

[The Perky Ent]

Hmm...ah! Rómenna, the royal haven of Numenor!

[Tuor of Gondolin]

Avathar

(Those suffering from Arachnaphobia best not go there).

[Thorongil]

Ring of Doom, Where the Valar sat in council.

[The Perky Ent]

Rock of the Music of Water Those suffering from claustrophobia should not go there ;)

[Tuor of Gondolin]

Rana

Noldor name for the moon.

[Firefoot]

Andúnië

[Tuor of Gondolin]

Evernight

(a.k.a The Shadowy Seas. Come to think of it, there are a lot of a.k.a.'s with Tolkien). :)

[Firefoot]

Taniquetil.

[The Perky Ent]

Lorien, the gardens of Irmo

[Tuor of Gondolin]

A bit of clarification needed. Is the last letter above "n" or "o"?

(Lorien or Irmo).

[The Perky Ent]

the last letter is n! I just to the appositive phrase to clarify to make sure it's right. Sorry for the confusion!

[Tuor of Gondolin]

Great. That's what I thought it probably was. So what about:

Night Of The Void

(Of course, "Night Of The Void" is as much the lack of being a place as a place, but it sure isn't in Middle-earth).

[The Perky Ent]

Dor Firn-i-Guinar, land of the dead that live ;)

[symestreem]

Are you counting Beleriand as Middle-earth?

[Encaitare]

Remirrath ("the netted stars," a constellation. Not really a place per se but not in ME either!)

[The Perky Ent]

Helcaraxë :D

[Morsul the Dark]

do I need that E or can i use a normal one? ezellhar

[The Perky Ent]

No, you don't need the ë! Rána, a name for the moon

[Morsul the Dark]

Atalante(double dot that e) Its another name for numenor so is it still valid since numenor has been said?

[Tuor of Gondolin]

Umm. This gets a bit tricky, may need The Saucepan Man to arbitrate.
1--- "Probably" Beleriand is part of Middle-earth, but it could be too complicated to negate the above guess, and Beleriand after the First Age (mostly) isn't.
2--- "Rana" was used before.
3--- I believe various names for something/someone should be allowed.

Perhaps a solution is not to allow more Beleriand references, to ignore double Rana use, and continue??????????

[Fingolfin II]

Enchanted Isles

[Evisse the Blue]

Swanhaven

[The Saucepan Man]

Perhaps a solution is not to allow more Beleriand references, to ignore double Rana use, and continue??????????Agreed.

Beleriand was part of Middle-earth before it sunk.

Please try to spot the double use of words, since the previous last letter should remain open. Otherwise it's unfair on the previous poster who might otherwise be able to claim victory.

And, yes, alternative names are allowed, since this gives the game more scope ...

... which allows me to post Narrow Ice, another name for the Helcaraxe. :cool:

[Firefoot]

Eldalondë

[Evisse the Blue]

Elenna

[Tuor of Gondolin]

Abyss

(bottom of the Timeless Halls)

[Firefoot]

Sorontil.

[Evisse the Blue]

Lonely Isle

[Morsul the Dark]

Ekkaia, the outer sea

[Evisse the Blue]

Aman

[Firefoot]

North Cape.

[wilwarin538]

Emerie

[Morsul the Dark]

eressea

[wilwarin538]

Andustar

[Tuor of Gondolin]

Roots of the Pillar

(5 long ridges extending from the base of the Meneltarma)

[The Perky Ent]

Right, well Tuor got it right, and it's been over 3 days, so Tuor gets to pose the next question, right?

[Tuor of Gondolin]

Okay.
The theme now is women/girls.

Queen Beruthiel

[The Perky Ent]

Luthien

[wilwarin538]

Nimrodel

[The Perky Ent]

Lady of the Shield-arm

[Firefoot]

Morwen.

[The Perky Ent]

Nimloth

[Firefoot]

Haleth.

[Tuor of Gondolin]

Hareth (mother of Hurin and Huor).

P.S. Any objection to Maia or Vala names?

[The Perky Ent]

I don't have any! Headstrong, Malva, the ancestor of all tooks

Please tell me if this doesn't work. I'm running out of women here!

[Firefoot]

So what is the last letter there? G, A, or S?

If that doesn't work, there is a hobbit named Hanna.

[The Perky Ent]

Let's use that then! Aredhel Ar-Feiniel

[Tuor of Gondolin]

Lady of the Wood

[The Perky Ent]

Dis


the only known female dwarf! so that eliminates dwarf possibilities ;)

[Tuor of Gondolin]

Very good about Dis. I was trying to remember the name of the one known female dwarf.

Silmarien.

[Fingolfin II]

Nellas.

[The Perky Ent]

Serindë

[Thorongil]

Erendis

[Evisse the Blue]

Sackville- Baggins, Lobelia

[Sleepy Ranger]

Arwen

[Fingolfin II]

Nienor.

[Firefoot]

Rosie.

[Tuor of Gondolin]

Elenwe

[NightKnight]

Earwen, the wife of Finarfin.

[Firefoot]

Niniel.

[wilwarin538]

Bilbo`s aunt Linda

[The Perky Ent]

Arien

The sun-maiden

[Tuor of Gondolin]

Nessa
(you don't want to tick off her mate) :mad:

[The Perky Ent]

Definitly not! Amarië Come to think of that, you probably wouldn't want to get on her kill list either ;)

[Evisse the Blue]

Elwing

[The Perky Ent]

Goldilocks

[Evisse the Blue]

can I say 'Star-spray, which is the translation of Elwing's name?

[The Perky Ent]

I guess so. If you can, then Yavanna

[Tuor of Gondolin]

Ar-Zimraphel

P.S. Unless there's a concensus that it would make matters too easy, both a character's name and title can be used in a round.
(ex. Galadriel and Lady of the Wood).

[Evisse the Blue]

P.S. Unless there's a concensus that it would make matters too easy, both a character's name and title can be used in a round.

Got it, thanks for clarifying.

Lalaith

[Firefoot]

Hild.

[Tuor of Gondolin]

Daisy Gamgee

(daughter of Hamfast Gamgee)

[Evisse the Blue]

Elanor

[Sleepy Ranger]

Rian

[The Perky Ent]

You got there first! Dang! Anyways, Nienna

[wilwarin538]

Angelica

[Firefoot]

Ancalimë.

[The Perky Ent]

Esmeralda

[Firefoot]

Aredhel.

[The Perky Ent]

Lady of the stars

[Firefoot]

Silmarien.

[Tuor of Gondolin]

Oops. Silmarien was already used, so last name so far is

Lady of the Stars

[The Perky Ent]

Um...I've already said Varda (Lady of the stars) You'll have to try again!

[Tuor of Gondolin]

I think the last correct response was
Lady of the Stars ?

[Firefoot]

I'm the one who screwed all this up... oops.

How about Salvia?

[The Perky Ent]

Aerin

[Tuor of Gondolin]

Nuneth

[The Perky Ent]

Her Ladyship

[wilwarin538]

I believe there is a hobbit named Prisca

[Tuor of Gondolin]

Amarie


(left behind in Valinor by Finrod Felagund)

[Sleepy Ranger]

Elanor

[NightKnight]

Both Amarie and Elanor have been used already. ;)

[Tuor of Gondolin]

In that case the last one is
Prisca
posted by Wilwarin 538
(Prisca Bolger)

so an "A" is needed within one day or it's Wilwarin 538's turn?

[Tuor of Gondolin]

Amaranth
(Had to do a search to make sure it's a female name.

Amaranth Brandybuck
Aunt of Frodo Baggins. Amaranth Brandybuck was born in 2904. She was the daughter of Gorbadoc Brandybuck and Mirabella Took Brandybuck. Amaranth had an older brother Rory who was the grandfather of Merry Brandybuck. She also had five younger siblings: Saradas, Dodinas, Asphodel, Dinodas, and Primula, mother of Frodo. Amaranth Brandybuck died in 2998.
Etymology:
An amaranth is an annual plant with showy purple or crimson flowers. It is also a poetic term for a flower that never fades.

Source:
Appendix C: Brandybuck genealogy, p. 382

(There is at least one unnamed "h", a hobbit.

[The Perky Ent]

Well Tuor, you are the winner! Please continue!

[Tuor of Gondolin]

All right. How about olvar only? I imagine it's debatable whether ents should be included???


To start:

Telperion

[Firefoot]

Niphredil.

I don't think Ents should be included. Part of the definition of Olvar is that they have roots in the earth, and being that Ents can move they don't really have roots in the earth.

[The Perky Ent]

Laurelin

[NightKnight]

Nimloth.

Would it be allowed to pick forests?

[Firefoot]

Hirilorn.

[Tuor of Gondolin]

While it's a grey area, I like the idea of putting names of forests in, unless there are objections.

Nan Elmoth

[NightKnight]

Halfling's Leaf, another name for pipe-weed.

[Firefoot]

Firien Wood.

[NightKnight]

Derndingle, where the entmoot was held.

[Tuor of Gondolin]

elanor

[NightKnight]

Region, a part of Doriath.

[Evisse the Blue]

Neldoreth

[NightKnight]

High Hay

[Firefoot]

Yavannamírë.

[Evisse the Blue]

Evermind

[Thorongil]

Druadan Forest

[Firefoot]

Taniquelassë.

[The Perky Ent]

Elms!

[Morsul the Dark]

silver trees

[The Perky Ent]

Seregon

[Firefoot]

Númellótê.

[The Perky Ent]

Eglantine

[Firefoot]

Entwood.

[Evisse the Blue]

Dwimordene

[The Perky Ent]

Elven-tree

[Tuor of Gondolin]

TPE wins.

[Evisse the Blue]

Hang on: I got one more: Eldest of Trees
as in:

I have found it! Lo! here is a scion of the Eldest of Trees! -- Aragorn in 'The Steward and the King'.

[The Perky Ent]

Sorry, but it's been three days! Good job though! That's one of my favorite parts in the book :D

Anyways, the next category is... Months!

Let's start with a good one!

Afterlithe

My birth month :D

[Firefoot]

Ethuil.

I think that's a month, anyway.

[The Perky Ent]

Actually, that's Sindarin for spring, so it doesn't count!

[Firefoot]

I don't think this topic will get very far; there just aren't enough months, and I can't find any that start with E.

[The Perky Ent]

Yeah, that's true. There are lots of months, but unfortunatly, they all end in E, which doesn't help. So, I think I need to extend the criteria. This will extend it slightly, but not a lot. Now, It's time and calanders, so ages, months, seasons, and special calender dates are now acceptable!

[Firefoot]

In that case I will restate it:

Ethuil.

[The Perky Ent]

Lasse-lanta

[Evisse the Blue]

Afteryule

[The Perky Ent]

Elder Days

[Firefoot]

Solmath.

[The Perky Ent]

Halimath

[Tuor of Gondolin]

Hevensday

[NightKnight]

Yavannie.

[Firefoot]

Echuir.

[NightKnight]

Rethe.

[Evisse the Blue]

Enderi

[NightKnight]

Iavas.

[Evisse the Blue]

Sulimë

[The Perky Ent]

And Evisse is the winner!

[Evisse the Blue]

New topic is Nicknames and aliases
Don't know if this will work for long, but let's give it a shot:
I'll start with :

Dernhelm

[rutslegolas]

I think its Eowyn

[Tuor of Gondolin]

Middle Peoples

(Men of the Twilight) i. e. Those of the Edain,
including the ancestors of the Rohirrim and Dale people, who
didn't go to Numenor.

[Primrose Bolger]

Slinker

*Sam's name for the more pathetic side of Gollum

[Firefoot]

Ring-maker - one of Saruman's self-proclaimed names.

[piosenniel]

Radagast

mannish name for the maia Aiwendil

[Firefoot]

Thorongil, the name Aragorn went by serving in Rohan and Gondor.

[Tuor of Gondolin]

Lomion

"Child of the Twilight". Quenya name of Maeglin.

[Evisse the Blue]

Neekerbreekers - Sam's nickname for those annyoing swamp insects.

[Fingolfin II]

Strider, Aragorn's alias in Bree.

[luthien-elvenprincess]

"Red Ring"--Narya

[Firefoot]

Gandalf, Olorin's name in ME.

[Tuor of Gondolin]

Forsaken People, The

(Telerin elves who stayed in Beleriand looking for Elwe).

[The Saucepan Man]

Elessar, the name Aragorn assumed as king.

By the way, as the topic is nicknames, I think that we should avoid names by which characters and things are most commonly referred (ie Gandalf, naming no names :p ).

[NightKnight]

Ran, an abbreviation of Ranugad (another name for Gaffer Gamgee).

[Tuor of Gondolin]

Nulukkizdin

(dwarvish name for Nargothrond)

[Firefoot]

Neithan - Name Turin took for himself.

[Tuor of Gondolin]

Namo

a.k.a. Mandos

[The Saucepan Man]

Oghor-hai, the name given by Orcs to the Druedain.

[Tuor of Gondolin]

Irmo

(Lorien---the Vala, not the forest)

[Tuor of Gondolin]

Umm. Gil-galad, the next word is supposd to start with the last letter of the word before. So I think the next word needs to begin with an "O".

[Gil-Galad]

woop my bad...

O huh...

Oathbreakers, the name given to the guys in the Pathes of the Dead

[Fingolfin II]

Sulimo, Manwe's surname.

[Firefoot]

Orald, one of Tom Bombadil's names.

[Tuor of Gondolin]

Dark Elves

(The Avari)

And thanks, Gil-Galad, for being so good-natured.
(I tend to be too touchy :o ).

[Evisse the Blue]

Stinker, Sam's other endearing nickname for Gollum

[luthien-elvenprincess]

Renewer, The. Another name for Aragorn

[Firefoot]

Ringwraiths, another name for the Nazgûl.

[rutslegolas]

Elessar Telcontar ,name with which Aragorn took over ruling Gondor

[Gil-Galad]

Ranugad, original form of Hamfast

[The Perky Ent]

Dark Lord

Dark Lord can be applied to both Morgoth and Sauron :D

[Firefoot]

Dunadan, (yet another) one of Aragorn's names.

[The Perky Ent]

Naugrim

The stunted people :D

[Tuor of Gondolin]

Men-i-Naugrim

"Way of the Dwarves"

(a name for the Old Forest Road)

[Firefoot]

Mumakil, for the oliphaunts.

[The Perky Ent]

lathspell, Grima's term for Gandalf :D

[Fingolfin II]

Labadal, Sador's nickname given by Turin.

[rutslegolas]

Gandalf "Stormcrow" name given by Theoden to Gandalf,

[Gil-Galad]

its "L" now ruts...

[NightKnight]

Lidless Eye, Sauron's scary name. ;)

[Firefoot]

Elbereth, Elves' name for Varda.

[Tuor of Gondolin]

Hadhodrond

(Sindarin name for khazad-dum)

[The Perky Ent]

Dwarvish, another name for Khuzdul!

[luthien-elvenprincess]

Haunted Mountain, another name for Dwimorberg

[Tuor of Gondolin]

Ninquelote

(a name of Telperion)

[The Saucepan Man]

A name given to Dior, meaning "Thingol's heir".

[The Perky Ent]

Take a wild guess what that means :D

[Tuor of Gondolin]

Kud-Dukan

Rohirric name for the "Little Folk" :D

[The Perky Ent]

Neithan, the alias of Turin

[Tuor of Gondolin]

Narquelie

Quenya name for the tenth month (in Sindarin Narbeleth)

[The Perky Ent]

Eregion, another name for Hollin

[Evisse the Blue]

Nine Walkers aka the Fellowship

[Fingolfin II]

Serinde, Miriel's surname.

[luthien-elvenprincess]

Elu, Sindarin for Elwe

[The Perky Ent]

Umbardacil, another name for King Telumehtar!

[luthien-elvenprincess]

Lords of the West , another name for Valar

[Fingolfin II]

Teleporno, Celeborn's unfortunate Sindarin name ;).

[NightKnight]

Orodruin, or Mount Doom.

[Evisse the Blue]

Necromancer, one of Sauron's names.

[luthien-elvenprincess]

Rothinzil, another name for Earendil's ship Vingilot

[The Perky Ent]

Last King of the Second Line, aka Theoden, as he was the last king of teh second line :D

[Gil-Galad]

Ah better one

Elder King
Manwë Súlimo, first among the Valar

[The Perky Ent]

Grond, another name for the Hammer of the Underworld! I predict this category will take a while to burn out!

[The Saucepan Man]

I predict this category will take a while to burn out!Yes, it's not really working is it, as the category (loosely interpreted, as it has been) basically allows people to name anything in Middle-earth which has more than one name ... which is practically everything in Middle-earth! :rolleyes:

So, to prevent this category going on for another 10 pages, I'm going to have to get tough and exclude any name which is a principle name or a translation of a principal name (given that neither really counts as a nickname or an alias).

Which means that Grond is out, as it was, after all the weapon's name. Sorry Perky. :(

Actually, the same goes for Elder King and Last King of the Second Line, which are both titles rather than nicknames or aliases, but let's carry on with 'G' anyway.

Please folks, think whether your answer really is a nickname or an alias before posting. And if it's not, think of something else or don't post.

[The Perky Ent]

Right! How about Green-Elves, another name for the Laiquendi?

[The Saucepan Man]

Grey, as in the nickname of Gandalf the Grey. :p

[The Perky Ent]

What about the Green-Elves?

[The Saucepan Man]

Darn, you beat me to it, Perky. :D

Yes, Green Elves falls squarely within the category.

Hmm ... Scattergold, as in Saradoc "Scattergold" Brandybuck.

[The Perky Ent]

Dwimordene, Rohan's name for Lorien!