What is the reason for your nickname ?

[gamegie]

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Why did you choose your nicknames as they are?

Personally I chose gamegie as the French spelling for my favorite little hobbit SAM.

What about you?

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[burrahobbit]

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Re: What is the reason for your nickname ?

I needed a Tolkien related name for Barliman's at theonering.net. I knew almost imediately that it would be one of Bilbo's nicknames from The Hobbit. First I was looking at the names he gave to Smaug, but on a whim I flipped back through the book and came across 'burrahobbit' and I've used it ever since for anything Tolkien related.

There is a similar topic in The Barrow-downs called &quot;Where'd you get that nick?&quot;

What's a burrahobbit got to do with my pocket, anyways?</p>Edited by: <A HREF=http://www.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_profile&u=00000062>burrahobbit</A> at: 11/4/00 9:13:34 am

[Balin999]

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my first ezboard account's name was Sauron999 but i couldnt find the password for it. then i chose balin because he is one of my favourite characters i cant explain why . and the 999 is an invert 666.

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[Eldarion Telchontar]

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Nickname

Well... I chose Eldarion because: no man knows or what kind of person he was except for that Aragorn was giving the rule to him w/o any doubt. But the main point was that no one I knew used that nickname.

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[Feanor]

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Re: Nickname

I chose this nickname just because I love the name and character Feanor. Not much more than that can be said. Also, like Eldarion, I chose this because no one else had taken it (probably because there's such little respect for Feanor).

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[Grey Fool]

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Re: Nickname

&quot;Grey Fool&quot;:
A wizard <img src=rolleyes.gif ALT=":rolleyes"> of mixed repute;
Neither good nor bad and foolish with it;
Fatally underestimated bringer of news and blues;
Suits me well I reckon and it's easy to remember.

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[Eldarion Telchontar]

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poor feanor

I respect Feanor. But - he just messed all the things up. Poor him. <img src=devil.gif ALT=":evil">

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[gamegie]

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Re: poor feanor

Good going, come on the others, what is the meaning behind your nicknames?

Charming Humble Hobbit</p>

[red]

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The red!

Ok, I'll give this a go the second time around. <img src=wink.gif ALT=";)">

I have lovely long fiery-red tresses. Quite unlike the whips of a balrog.

-réd

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"With that they parted, and it was then the time of sunset; and when after a while they turned and looked back, they saw the King of the West sitting upon his horse with his knights about him; and the falling Sun shone upon them and made all their harness to gleam like red gold, and the white mantle of Aragorn was turned to a flame. Then Aragorn took the green stone and held it up, and there came a green fire from his hand."</p>

-Many Partings, The Return of the King</p></blockquote></p>

[Sharkû]

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Re: The red!

Some reasons why I took this alias I have:
- it's orcish, and I like orcs
- it means &quot;Old Man&quot;, and age is something I respect greatly
- &quot;Old Man&quot; is somehow ironic for my person
- &quot;Old Man&quot; has an air of wisdom, and still decrepitude, infirmity, so to say
- it sounds nicely grim
- it refers to Saruman, one of the most interesting characters, and also a rebel
- it is a clear Tolkien reference, but not as obvious as others

Put &quot;in nuce&quot;, it is a nóme de guerre, a war-mask like a dwarf's; not a shiny-happy one. Not that I feel like at war here, but when I put on a mask it needn't be one which smiles and covers a face which is also smiling. <img src=smile.gif ALT=":)">
Besides, it might be taken as politically questionable if I followed red's example and called myself &quot;brown&quot;....

<h6> Be still, O wand'rer! / Dost thou not hear the sad song of night? / How the wind does beckon thee to rest for a while / and to lend him thine ear? / What woeful tale does it tell tonight? / What tragedy of old? </h6></p>

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Because. . .

Well I chose this because I like Rosie Cotton even though she has a very small part. But the nick I use most as_eowyn I chose because Eowyn is my favorite woman in the books. I guess that's because I can relate to her she's stuck at home with the weak and the old and so am I.

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[Elendil]

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Nicknames

I was looking for a nick that had something to do with stars. When I looked it up, I found Elendil. I really like it because it had two meanings: &quot;Lover of stars&quot; and &quot;Elf-friend&quot;. Both meanings were appropriate, so it was an easy choice.

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[Hannah Burrows]

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My nickname

What can i say i like hobbits so i attached a last name that didn't really relate to any of the other characters to my first. I like it it's also a sentance. Hannah burrows.

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[Mithadan]

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Re: My nickname

Mine is a rendering in elvish of a real life nickname, Mith - Adan.

--Mithadan--
"The Silmarils with living light
were kindled clear, and waxing bright
shone like stars that in the North
above the reek of earth leap forth." </p>

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Re: My nickname

Greetings. Interesting names you all have.

I chose mine because I am the Mouth of Sauron, but alas, there is already someone else impersonating me on ezboard.

http://www.geocities.com/mouth_of_sauron/ http://www.geocities.com/mouth_of_sauron/MoSsig.JPG </a> </img>
I am the Lieutenant of <a href=http://pub28.ezboard.com/blugburz>Lugburz</a>, a member of the <a href=http://www.tolkienboards.cjb.net/>Tolkien EZBoard Network</a>. </p>

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my nickname

I choose Lorien as a nickname because I love Lothlorien and elves, and also because of its meaning: I dream very often, even when I am awake...

On the other hand, I wouldn´t like to take a character´s name as a nickname.A personal mania.So I choose Lorien de Loth.There are Loriens and Lothloriens, but until now I have never met another Lorien de Loth.

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[Voronwe]

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Re: my nickname

Voronwe has a fairly obscure part in the Silmarillion, being mentioned but once or twice. However, he does play a much more important role in Unfinished Tales. I'm a great UT fan, hence the choice of nick. Also, the idea of being a mariner kinda strikes a chord with me for some reason.


-Voronwë
"voyaging the Dark behind the world, a glimmering and fugitive star."</p>

[gamegie]

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nicknames.....

Frankly and looking back at things, I wish I had chosen another nickname in the lines of either Bombadil or Fangorn, or maybe something darker succ as King of Angmar but I am sure they were taken..

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Nickname

OOPS WRONG

I will now be also known as King of Angmar.

Yours sincerely

gamegie




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[coprophage7]

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My name

As mentioned elsewhere a long, long time ago, my name is a mix of the title of my favorite X-Files episode (&quot;War of the Coprophages&quot;) and how many books will be in the Harry Potter series (7). LOTR fits in because gandalf is part of my e-mail address.

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Nickname

Mine is Elvish for Maiden of flowers =)

It was a choice between that and Finwen

Lothwen

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[Orald]

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Nickname

mine is also a rendering in an elvish language. i am not going to say what it means, because if you are a true tolkien fan you should know. i needed an original name for forum so i chose this.

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[burrahobbit]

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Re: Nickname

Is your name supposed to mean 'black hole' or just 'dark star'?

What's a burrahobbit got to do with my pocket, anyways?</p>

[The Barrow-Wight]

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Re: Nickname

I'd translate it as 'star-friend'... or 'friend of the stars'.

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Re: Nickname

Mine has nothing to do with Tolkien. Back when I needed a ezboard name I was feeling uncreative and just ripped off the title of the first song from Gorefest's False album.<img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/ emoticons/laugh.gif ALT=":lol">

You're on crack or something, Deceased are brilliant.</p>

[Morgul]

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the nickname

I always had a special place for the Nine. Their presence is known before they arrive in the form of a choking fear. I had noticed somewhere that the Black Captain was also known as Morgul, so for me it was an obviuos choice..

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[Nazgoth]

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Re: the nickname

I was looking at some black speech words.

Nazg means ring and 'goth' means lord. As in Morgoth. and Nazgul. Gul=Wraith.

I don't know if combining them is right but if Tolkien can do it with Nazgul then I can do it with Nazgoth. Ring Lord.

Lord of the site http://ring-lord.tripod.comRing Lord </a></p>Edited by: <A HREF=http://www.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_profile&u=00000279>Nazgoth</A> at: 11/20/00 1:48:51 pm

[The Barrow-Wight]

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Re: the nickname

Nice to see the Ring Lord is still around. Welcome back to Middle-Earth, Nazgoth.

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[Nazgoth]

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Re: the nickname

Good to be back. Been busy.

Lord of the site http://ring-lord.tripod.comRing Lord </a></p>

[The X Phial]

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Re: the nickname

Ah, I love resurrecting old threads! My name is a play on words, a combination of The X Files and the Phial of Galadriel.

-*-The X Phial-*- "Yet more fair is the living land of Lorien, and the Lady Galadriel is above all the jewels that lie beneath the earth!"</p>

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Re: the nickname

Gilthalion is an elvish name that was my attempt made in ancient times, before many of you were born, to translate my Christian name &quot;Robert.&quot;

Robert = &quot;shining fame&quot;

Way back about 20 years ago, there were no internet references handy, nor much else! I chose &quot;thalion&quot; for strong/brave/stalwart and &quot;gil&quot; for star. That was as close as I could come.

&quot;Thaliongil&quot; for Brave/Strong Star didn't sound right.

&quot;Gilthalion&quot; sounded better to my ears, and that was that.

Oddly enough, I am more like a hobbit than an elf, but I still liked the way it sounded, so when I discovered these Tolkien Discussion Boards, I started using the name anyway!

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[Samwise of the shire]

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Re:the nickname

I chose Samwise because he's my favorite charecter-doh <img src=roll.gif ALT=":rollin"> eyes-it might not be original but,something comes when I think of Sam.I mean I emmidiatly think of loyal,obedient,and trustworthy,but he's not like the other hobbits,he's the only poor charecter in the fotr,but he does'nt worry about it,and I think that is waaaaay cool B)
Sam


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[Aldaron]

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Re: Re:the nickname

When I joined this board I was reading the Silmarillion. And particularly about Aldaron which translates as 'one who loves trees.' And that's quite true. I own a cabin at the foot of Mount Rainier in the state of Washington. It's surrounded by fir trees.

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[mwcfrodo]

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Re: Re:the nickname

Alas, no scholarly Tolkien derivation for my nickname. It's just a combination of my favorite character and the initials of my college (Mary Washington College) where my friends and I spent far more time delving into Middle Earth than was good for our grade point averages!!

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[Telchar]

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Nick

I've allways had a thing for dwarves and their crafts, proberly because my own hands can do nothing of much practical use. Dwarves are truehearted and sturdy folk, and Telchar was I deem the most reputated smith of the all. I allways (from I was little) had the thourght that Anduril was &quot;just&quot; a broken sword repaired by elves of Imladris. In my mind much inferior to the original Narsil made by Telchar

Cheers

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Re: Nick

I wished mine had some meaning too it. Unfortunately, it doesnt. I punched the keyboard, because I couldn't think of anything <img src=tongue.gif ALT=":b">

I then realised later, as red pointed out to me <img src=wink.gif ALT=";)"> that enep bears an uncanny resemblance to inept, which I failed to notice in my keyboard-punching folly <img src=biggrin.gif ALT=":D">

- enep</p>

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Re: Nick

Always trying to help, inept. <img src=wink.gif ALT=";)"> tee hee

-réd

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"He was as noble and as fair in face as an elf-lord, as strong as a warrior, as wise as a wizard, as venerable as a king of dwarves, and as kind as summer."</p>

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Re: Nick

just havta say, cool board, tho the long names are a bit hard to get used to, but oh well<img src=wink.gif ALT=";)">
I'm a Star Wars maniac and fully trained Sith. Labris is what my real family name means in greek, so i thought it's cool. Ana's my real name, and you can get from where i got 'the Sith' part from<img src=smile.gif ALT=":)">

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My surname is Dagelur

Hello Dear Fellows! <img src=wink.gif ALT=";)">

I am a newcomer here and I am happy to see such fair folk in the virtual (but real) Middle Earth.

After beginning to read the LotR, i felt the need to choose a nickname...but not to take any name already existing in the story. I wanted to choose my own nickname, sounding &quot;Middle-Earth&quot;...and I chose DAGELUR, which is a partial anagram of my name and my Girlfriend's name in French.
This nickname was not chosen at random, for each set of 3 letters makes up another word or the beginning of an other word.

Then, in DAGELUR you can see:

DAG for DAGGER
AGE for AGE!
ELU (=ELECTED in French)
LUR for LURKING! (That's just for fun, I don't wish to embody any evil creature!)


I wish you all a good journey across Middle Earth and hope to meet you on, or outside the East Road.

Your Dagelur


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[amyrlis]

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Re: What is the reason for your nickname ?

Amyrlis (pronounced ah-meer-lis, with accent on meer) Dornathan. I made it up by adding some letters to my first &amp; middle names. I kind of wish that I would have picked something with true Tolkien meaning. All of yours are great! I've also been toying with changing it to the name of the Vanyar elf who Finrod loved yet left behind in Aman - I just noticed her name in the Sil - Amarie. Oh to be the only love of Finrod Felagund!

-amyrlis <Br>These are indeed strange days. Dreams and legends spring to life out of the grass. -Eomer</p>

[Mithrandir]

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Re: My surname is Dagelur

Welcome to the board, Ana and Dagelur!! Keep posting <img src=cool.gif ALT="8)">

Oh yes, my name is of course one of the many names for the greatest wizard, Gandalf.

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[enep]

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Re: My surname is Dagelur

Help? I'm shattered <img src=biggrin.gif ALT=":D"> <img src=roll.gif ALT=":rollin">

Welcome guys! Post often! <img src=tongue.gif ALT=":b">

- enep</p>

[Amandil]

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Whats in a name?

I chose Amandil as I am hopelessly addicted to the Silmarillion in its various forms. &quot;Lover of Aman&quot; seemed appropriate for one stuck in the Elder Days.

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[Iulbahar]

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Re: Whats in a name?

My name comes from an old Rebetika song, probably brought to Greece by refugees from Asia Minor. Nothing to do with LOTR, but its one of my favourite songs and I thought the name sounded LOTRish.
Incidentally, Coprophage7, do you know what YOUR name means in Greek?

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Re: Whats in a name?

I'll come here more often, I just need time to finish LOTR and get on with it<img src=wink.gif ALT=";)">

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[enep]

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Re: Whats in a name?

hmm, maybe I can read it for you <img src=smokin.gif ALT=":smokin">

- enep</p>

[hegemonmatt]

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Re: What is in a name?

I picked my name because it is an ancient Greek name for a ruler, and the matt part because it is my name. The reason I picked this name because it relates to my website, www.geocities.com/hegemonmatt/locke.html, go there!

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[enep]

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Re: What is in a name?

Welcome, Matt! Post often! <img src=wink.gif ALT=";)">

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[hegemonmatt]

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Re: What is in a name?

Thank you and shall definetly try. And please do visit my site.


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[Glorifindel]

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Re: What is in a name?

I chose this name because Glorfindel stri=uck me as a strong, bold brave character the first time he makes his appearence, and it sounds cool.

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[Halbarad]

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Re: What is the reason for your nickname ?

I chose Halbarad &quot;dour handed Ranger of the North&quot; because he was (from what I can tell) the lieutenant of Aragorn, which means he must have been held in high regard by Aragorn. He died protecting the standard of the high king and thus deserves to be remembered.


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[Earendilyon]

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Re: What is the reason for your nickname ?

I stumbled on this name in Lost Tales 2, and it got stuck in my mind, even though it is at least a year ago I read it. I think it is appropriate to my character.

"For I am a Bear of Very Little Brain, and long words Bother me." </p>

[the Lorien wanderer]

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Re: What is the reason for your nickname ?

Hmmm.....I really wanted to be Galadriel but of course that was taken. <img src=frown.gif ALT=":("> Anyway, then I decided I wanted to be a wanderer with a special fodness for Lothlorien. And the Lorien wanderer (yeah, yeah TLW to those of you who shirk from long names <img src=wink.gif ALT=";)"> <img src=wink.gif ALT=";)"> ) was born.

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[the Lorien wanderer]

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Re: What is the reason for your nickname ?

Hmmm.....I really wanted to be Galadriel but of course that was taken. <img src=frown.gif ALT=":("> Anyway, then I decided I wanted to be a wanderer with a special fondness for Lothlorien. And the Lorien wanderer (yeah, yeah TLW to those of you who shirk from long names <img src=wink.gif ALT=";)"> <img src=wink.gif ALT=";)"> ) was born.

Humour is emotional chaos remembered in moments of tranquility.</p>

[Commodore 7]

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Re: What is the reason for your nickname ?

The reason for my nickname?......I think that it was just some obscure reference or combination of obscure references
that came to me about 3-4 years ago. There is also a Middle Earth reference to it. Commodore is a naval rank, and
the one Middle Earth culture that is best known for their
navy....Just check the last part of my sig. (Although they're more like a pirate fleet).

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[Commodore 7]

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Re: What is the reason for your nickname ?

Signature...where are you??!!!!!!!

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[Glorfindel]

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Re: What is the reason for your nickname ?

I think someone took my name...
:-(



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[Inziladun]

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Re: What is the reason for your nickname ?

Actually,looks like you took the name he wanted. He had to add an extra &quot;i&quot;. I basically chose Inziladûn because Númenor is my chief ME interest,and I always admired him.

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[Ana Labris the Sith]

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Re: What is the reason for your nickname ?

Well, ppl here seem to like Greek names<img src=wink.gif ALT=";)">

Aim the Labris!!!</p>

[Estel de la Tarda]

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Re: What is the reason for your nickname ?

Hello. I know many of you won't know what my name means. It is in Catalan and I will let you try to figure it out.

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[Estel de la Tarda]

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Re: What is the reason for your nickname ?

I have just realized I haven't mentioned the fact that I have just arrived here and that I will nned help on my way, I will need a guide.

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Re: What is the reason for your nickname ?

Welcome, Estel.

Your name sounds very similar to the Spanish for Evenstar... am I right?

I chose Elanor because I wanted a female name, I like hobbits, and I have golden hair. And of course, I would love to have Sam as a dad...





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[Estel de la Tarda]

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Re: What is the reason for your nickname ?

You are absolutely right. i also chose this name because I wanted a female name and because her hair really reminds me of a very special person in my life. About Hobbits I must admit that I have always been most fond of the Elven kind but no one better than a hobbit to have lots of fun.

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[Halbarad]

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Re: What is in a name?

Glorfindel was the one who prophesied that the Witch king of Angmar would not be slain by a mortal man. :-) He was also the one who appeared as a shining light whn Frodo crossed the ford near Imladris. Good choice elf lord

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[GandaIf The White]

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Re: What is in a name?

<blockquote>Quote:<hr> &quot;They have nine, but we have The One.&quot; <hr></blockquote>

I dont know if that is excactly right, but it was said by Aragorn about Gandalf. I think that anyone would be happy to have the name of Gandalf on them <img src=smile.gif ALT=":)">



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[Earendilyon]

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Re: What is in a name?

Hey Gandalf! Are you the same as the one at http://www.minastirith.comMinas Tirith</a>?

"For I am a Bear of Very Little Brain, and long words Bother me." </p>

[GandaIf The White]

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Re: What is the reason for your nickname ?

No, I am not <img src=smile.gif ALT=":)"> I never knew there were so many active LOTR Communities. If I had known earlier, you would have seen much more of me.

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[Maglor68]

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New to the Barrow Downs

Hello all. Relatively new to the on-line Tolkien crowd. Chose Maglor because of all of the open-ended character lines in Tolkien's works, I find Maglor's to be the saddest and most intriguing.

When thinking about who is the greatest elven resident of Middle Earth, it is natural to drift to Galadriel, Cirdan and especially Elrond. But remember that Maglor, alone of Feanor's children, still wanders the lands in forlorn exile. In theory, with the passing of Galadriel to Aman, he would likely be Middle Earth's mightiest resident.

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[red]

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Tales from Tol Eressea

I can't help but point out to you, Maglor, our finest collection of fan fiction by the renowned Mithadan called Tales from Tol Eressea. I think you will find it intriguing, considering your most recent post here. Enjoy!! Here is a link directly to it.

http://www.barrowdowns.com/FanFicEressea.asp Tales from Tol Eressea</a> -Part I of 3 (so far) <img src=wink.gif ALT=";)">

-réd, Mith's biggest fan <img src=cool.gif ALT="8)">

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"He was as noble and as fair in face as an elf-lord, as strong as a warrior, as wise as a wizard, as venerable as a king of dwarves, and as kind as summer."</p>

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[KayQy]

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Re: What is the reason for your nickname ?

My nickname is just my all-purpose computer and internet nickname (if you see a kayqy around, it's probably me!<img src=smile.gif ALT=":)"> ) I got it while randomly typing keys and then adjusting until I liked it, back in middle school. Kay happens to be part of my middle name, and Qy (rhymes with sky), well, I like the letter Q. I also like it's uniqueness. I thought about a LotR nickname (like maybe Estel), but I'd rather be consistent.

I do not know that we can have a heaven here on earth, but I am sure we need not have a hell here either. --Rich Mullins</p>

[Eldar14]

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Nickname

I chose eldar because that is the Quenya word for elves, who I personally want to be, and who are the greatest creatures ever. <img src=smile.gif ALT=":)">

I chose the fourteen at the end because that was the lucky number that Bilbo was in <u>The Hobbit: or There and Back Again</u>.

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[Glornan]

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Re: What is the reason for your nickname ?

Well, originally, I my nickname was Quam, but a while ago I changed it to glornan, to fit more with the Tolkien Atmosphere <img src=smile.gif ALT=":)"> It's a country (in me), guess what it means and which country it is<img src=smile.gif ALT=":)">

Glornan, Feeling sigless</p>

[Theodred21]

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Re: What is the reason for your nickname ?

I chose Theodred because it sounds pretty cool, also because Theodred sounded like a really great fighter, and it was a pity that he was slain during the battles of the Fords of Isen.

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[Theodred21]

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Re: What is the reason for your nickname ?

I also added tghe 21 because it is my lucky number.

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[NoriBeard]

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Re: What is the reason for your nickname ?

I play Nori in an AOL RPG thingie (AOL is very evil, if you did not know), and NoriDwarf was taken as a screen name. So the next thing that popped into my head was &quot;NoriBeard&quot;. He's been a great character to play as, especially because Tolkien gave little to no information about him, and I was free to develop him into whatever I wanted.

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[Anriel]

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Re: What is the reason for your nickname ?

Well, I'm new here, and my nickname isn't Tolkien orientated, but I love it just the same.
For my GCSE English coursework, I wrote a story, well, actually a short novel (Never been very good at keeping to word limits!). Anyway, it was a fantasy story, where the herorine was based on myself. Hey, I can dream! When I joined my first Tolkien message board, I didn't want to take a Tolkien name, as most of them seemed to have been used, so I used Anriel. My first few hundred posts were in a role play i started, and the name still reminds me of all the friends I made through that and the good time we had.
In my story, Anriel meant &quot;Child of the Stars&quot;, and her/my surname, Mendereth, meant Guardian.

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[Beregond]

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Re: What is the reason for your nickname ?

I chose Beregond because I always liked the part where Pippin is in Minas Tirith, and besides, all the others were taken <img src=smile.gif ALT=":)">

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[Evenspire]

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Nick Names

I looked at the possible names that applied to me for hobbit and elven names. My hobbit name came up as Robbin Banks of Woody End. That was cute, but I tried the elven names and they came up like Eventheltheith, or something to that effect. So I merged 2 and came up with Evenspire. It means nothing whatsoever in elvish, but I brake it into Ev-enspire

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[SteadfastSam]

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Re: Nick Names

I love Sam in the books because he is steadfast. Also Tuor was taken darn it! <img src=smile.gif ALT=":)">

"Good Morning!" said the dragon. "You seem surprised."
"Good Morning! said Farmer Giles. "I am that!"
Farmer Giles of Ham </p>

[Theodred21]

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Re: Nick Names

Funny, I wanted Tuor too, it was taken when I got my I.D. too <img src=frown.gif ALT=":(">

...he heard Theodred's great voice cry "To me, Eorlingas!"</p>

[SteadfastSam]

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Re: Nick Names

<img src=laugh.gif ALT=":lol"> I have never even seen Tuor anyway! Arg.

"Good Morning!" said the dragon. "You seem surprised."
"Good Morning! said Farmer Giles. "I am that!"
Farmer Giles of Ham </p>

[Theodred21]

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Re: Nick Names

That is frustrating isn't it <img src=frown.gif ALT=":(">

...he heard Theodred's great voice cry "To me, Eorlingas!"</p>

[merry linger]

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Re: What is the reason for your nickname ?

merry linger is a hobbitised version of my email and band name maralinga. maralinga is an aboriginal name of a place in the south australian desert where the british tested nuclear weapons above ground (mushroom clouds and all) during the 1950's.

He planted himself squarely in front of Faramir, his hands on his hips, and a look on his face as if he was addressing a young hobbit who had offered him what he called 'sauce' when questioned about visits to the orchard.</p>

[Astroduriel]

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Re: What is the reason for your nickname ?

I needed good Elven name, and I found that name-generator. So I tried it, and Astroduriel sounded good to me. So I toke it. Simply.

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[CubanHobbit]

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Re: What is the reason for your nickname ?

well mine is real simple, I'm cuban and I'm short, like a hobbit. How clever.

<the only Cuban Hobbit></p>

[EZ Board Nomad]

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Re: What is the reason for your nickname ?

*Scratches head*
Gee... No idea where mine came from <img src=wink.gif ALT=";)">

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[draggonklaw]

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Re: What is the reason for your nickname ?

It is hard to find a good name that hasn't been used before, isn't it! It sure is fun trying though. My email name for yahoo is quite original...
sludgemuffin@yahoo. my next choice was going to be fuzznugget! Hows that for strange originalism?

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[SteadfastSam]

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Re: What is the reason for your nickname ?

<img src=laugh.gif ALT=":lol"> mine is SteadfastSam for everything...email, boards, etc.

"I will, Lord." said Tuor.</p>

[AngelAmidala]

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Re: What is the reason for your nickname ?

*waves*

I might as well make my first post a good one...explaining my nickname. <img src=smile.gif ALT=":)">

Angel comes from 2 places....
Angels in Heaven and my favorite They Might Be Giants song...She's an Angel.

Amidala....my favorite character from Star Wars Episode 1.



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[SteadfastSam]

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Re: What is the reason for your nickname ?

How very Tolkienish! <img src=laugh.gif ALT=":lol"> <img src=laugh.gif ALT=":lol">

"I will, Lord." said Tuor.</p>

[LoveOfGenevieve]

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Re: What is the reason for your nickname ?

Mine is for the love I have for Genevieve and that I am the love of Genevieve.

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[AngelAmidala]

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Re: What is the reason for your nickname ?

I know it's not very Tolkienish...but I have this name on 7 other ezboards...and I didn't want to make up a new one for here. <img src=smile.gif ALT=":)">

But the last time I tried to make up all sorts of different names for different places...I forgot which names went to which boards...it was just confusing. So I like to stick to one name for everything. <img src=smile.gif ALT=":)">

-AngelAmidala

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[SteadfastSam]

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Re: What is the reason for your nickname ?

Good plan. I have no problem with it.

"I will, Lord." said Tuor.</p>

[zifnab]

My nic isnt very tolkienish either, but its a God's Avatars name in another fantasy world. I fell in love with the charactor and it seems to fit me somehow. Plus I knew nobody else would pic it!

[ February 25, 2003: Message edited by: zifnab ]

[Carannillion]

Actually, this one is to Durelen. I was reading this one from the start, before I realized it was so old.

I am no expert in Quenya, but with a little help from the Quenya dictionary (made by the Grey Company, and downloadable at Tel'Mithrim - Language Resources (http://www.grey-company.org/Language/)
I translated 'Durelen' as 'Believer of Stars' or 'Faith in Stars'. Possibly also 'Believe what You See', or 'Seeing is Believing'. Something like that.

BTW, my nickname is from the elven name generator here at the downs. It doesn't have any coherent meaning, as far as I know.

[Lush]

Oooh. An interesting thread-revived apparently.
The origins of "Lush" are both sordid and silly, so let me just say that I have been using it as a pen-name for a few years (my writing style is lush-in the different sense of the word), and thought it would be appropriate here. For the record, my name does not neccessarily imply that I am a heavy drinker-but since I am a Russian, I inspire more vodka jokes than I would like to admit (the drink of choice in Russia is actually beer-and excellent beer it is, for those of your who are tourists). smilies/wink.gif

[Samwise]

My name is for Samwise, who's my "favorite little Hobbit", too.
Also, as I explained in another post, the friend who turned me on to the Trilogy and I used to "play" roles in school--she was Merry, and I was SAM. smilies/wink.gif
"Oh, please, Mister Gandalf! Don't turn me into anything unnatural!"
Sam Gamgee smilies/eek.gif

[Elrian]

Originally posted by zifnab:
<STRONG>My nic isnt very tolkienish either, but its a God's Avatars name in another fantasy world. I fell in love with the charactor and it seems to fit me somehow. Plus I knew nobody else would pic it!</STRONG>
Tis Weiss-Hickmanish! smilies/wink.gif

I got mine by combining parts of 2 names from the books.

[Eowyn of Ithilien]

Eowyn is more like me than either Arwen or Galadriel...other than her blonde hair, of course-that's why I chose this name
oh and Ithilien instead of Rohan because in Rohan she was unhappy

[Sindalómiel]

Sindalómiel is my name (Erin), according to this site's Elf name generator. I know technically you're supposed to use your full name, but Sindalómiel was prettier so I chose that.

[Enkanowen]

I put my name into the elven name generator and this is what I got. I thought it was a most beautiful name so I chose it smilies/smile.gif

[Gayahithwen]

I just put my name in the generator and got this.. it's fun.. I got a whole bunch of others as well, trying with all my middlenames, and such, but Gayahithwen is just my first and my last name(?).. So I usually uses it as my elven name.. Otherwise, when not being on any Tolkien related page, my screen name is claro, because it's a wordplay with my name, and yes, I know a little bit of spanish ^_~

[Dwarin Thunderhammer]

I have long been a Dwarf advocate. Mostly because I identify with the species as a whole. So "Dwarin" is fairly original I thought it up myself. "Thunderhammer" came partly from the generators.

[Nevfan]

Its a short verion of my Elvish name(*Nevfânwen*), who are my favorite characters especially Legolas. I love it and alot of people call me that...so naturally I chose it.

[Lindolirian]

well when i first read the books i hardly new anythin about the world... but lindolir sounded elvish to me (even tho i now know its not) so i chose it but i couldn;t find the password to lindolir so i changed it to Lindolirian i still go by Lindolir in the chat room

[Telgaladiel]

Evening! So I just joined... thought this might be an appropriate place to start *grins*

Well, for my name... I've spent the past few days playing with the name generators *ahem* and many differing versions of my name, and Telgaladiel was my favorite, and since my favorite characters/culture/race are the Elves... why not?

[Pippin]

hm, I tend to inadvertantly cause trouble wherever I go, but in general I'm a loyal and friendly person. Also if anyone seems to have noticed I show a few girly tendancies, the reason is I AM a girl! :roll heh, fooled you!

so, that's THAT smilies/tongue.gif

[Alkanoonion]

I was after an original name so I used this sites name generator.
smilies/smile.gif

[Samwise]

Hello, Dagelur!
Welcome!

"Eavesdropping!", cried the wizard. "To punish you properly for listening, you shall go away with Frodo."
"Me Sir!", cried Sam. "Me go and see Elves and all! Hooray! "

[Samwise]

Wow! I'm noticing lots of new folks on the board! smilies/eek.gif Welcome, everybody, then! smilies/smile.gif
"If I hear not allowed much oftener I'm going to get angry."
Sam Gamgee

[Nazgûl Queen]

<center><font color="red">I also am new...

I was thinking of being Eldawen, an elven name I made for myself meaning "Star Maiden"...

But instead i decided to be a Nazgul since they're cool and i have a good sig for the name... and as the only female Nazgul I know I am the Nazgul Queen! smilies/evil.gif

[ January 11, 2002: Message edited by: Nazgûl Queen ]

[Rose Cotton]

I chose Rose Cotton because I love Samwise like she did. I also thought noone else would think of useing this name. Apparently I was wrong. Member #148 has the same name. Exept I checked the book and I spelled Rose correctly!SO HA! smilies/tongue.gif Anyway I think Sam is so cooooooooooooooooool! smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/biggrin.gif

[Samwise]

Goodness, a lot of new folks have posted since I was here last! Welcome, everyone, as I fear there are too many names for my feeble little Hobbit brain to remember (I still wonder how I could keep track of the names of my 13 kids....) smilies/frown.gif
"Elves and Dragons!
Cabbages and potatoes are better for you."
Gaffer Gamgee

[Samwise]

Goodness, Miss Rosie! If I really were Sam Gamgee, I know I'd either be blushing or would have fainted after that!
(Sam's a dear, isn't he?)
LOTR Moment (Bilbo's Party)
Sam sitting moping
Frodo: "Go, Sam, ask Rosie! "
He gives Sam a shove. smilies/biggrin.gif

[Samwise]

I've noticed that there are a lot of versions of "myself" here, too. But I am the ONLY Samwise. smilies/smile.gif
LOTR Moment (IV) (Minas Tirith?)
Orcs are everywhere
Sam whacks one with a pot
gets..."the hang of this!" smilies/smile.gif

Copyright 2002 S. Uffelman

[Enedhil]

mine's is just the (basic/root) Elven translation of my name


mind you, my name is unsual enough to use anyway!...have had people say to me 'is *that* your real name?'

[Snowflake]

I sign my paintings and the like with a snowflake.........

(Ironically, I hate snow.)

[Lush]

Originally posted by Samwise:
<STRONG>(I still wonder how I could keep track of the names of my 13 kids....) smilies/frown.gif
</STRONG>

13 kids? Now that's what I call productive (in a good way)!

[Lush]

Yes indeed (looking at the family tree right now), I like Samwise Gamgee, but I would never marry him.

[silme-ranaa]

i've always been fascinated by the moon and silver is my fav color.
My nickname means silver moon in elvish.

[Samwise]

Re: "13 kids..."
Sam, that is. Me, I'm kidless. Sorry, I tend to get into character probably more often than I should. smilies/smile.gif
Oh, please, Mister Gandalf! Don't turn me into anything unnatural!"
Sam Gamgee

[EDORAS]

MY NICKNAME.

I CHOSE MY NICK NAME BECAUSE I WANTED ONE MAYBE NOONE HAD THOUGHT OF SINCE MOST PEOPLE OPT FOR CHARECTER NAMES RATHER THAN PLACES. I ALSO LIKE THE SOUND OF EDORAS.

[Lush]

Oh Samwise, I knew you weren't talking about yourself, but I had completely forgotten that Sam had 13 kids! Productive indeed.

[GANDALF@]

I picked mine because I think Gandalf is the best character in the books, but thats just my opinion. gandalf rules smilies/biggrin.gif

[Vitesse]

Vitesse means speed in French, but it's also the name of one of my favorite cars - the Triumph Vitesse, which was basically a little Triumph Herald economy car with a six-cylinder engine shoehorned in. Anyway I used to really like it, around the time I started posting on message boards. I still do, but nowadays I'm mostly taken to Italian machinery - I own a Fiat 128 and until recently, an immaculate Fiat 131 Mirafiori TC sedan (sold it less than two weeks ago). Those cars are virtually extinct in the USA and getting pretty rare in most other places too - thanks to typical Italian rust and quality issues and not being sports cars.

If there were such a thing, I'd be the all-knowing treebeard of old obscure cars.

But that's how I came to the name Vitesse.

[Hama]

Hama features in my favourite chapter: the turning point of the book as far as I'm concerned, where the wiles of Saruman and Wormtongue are defeated by Gandalf, Theoden is awakened and Rohan is roused for battle. Also for the excellent converstaion between Gandalf, Aragorn and Hama where they just quote proverbs at each other continuously:

A staff may be more than a prop for a wizard, but in times of doubt a man of honour trusts to his own judgement.

and so on. Hama's a bit of a dunce as a bouncer, but he has his heart in the right place.

[Zippo]

Lets take a wild guess why my names is what it is! Maybe because i smoke? NO! Maybe Because i am a pyro....COUUUULLLLLDDD BEEEE! smilies/wink.gif

[Samwise]

Welcome, all you newcomers, as I fear there's no way I could remember all of your names......:confused

"If I hear not allowed much oftener I'm going to get angry."
Sam Gamgee

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Here's my reason for the nickname - I didn't want to take over a person's name from the book - I'd rather be a first-rate me than a second-class somebody else. I feel very human, so that means no elf, dwarf or hobbit name. The last name came first - I'm a walker and the Elvish translation of Strider seems elegant without being highflying. When I read the story of Arwen and Aragorn in the appendix, I found his Elvish name "Estel", which means hope - that appealed to me and only needed some feminizing to be perfect. Wow - that was almost as serious and complicated as choosing names for my kids!! Anyway, here I am!

[Arwen]

beacause, i want to be an elf, live in Rivendell and go on holidays in Lorien

[Dûrkriswen]

Dûrkriswen: It's my Elven name. smilies/smile.gif

[Elvenglass]

My nickname comes from this passage "A ship then new they built for him, of mithril and of elven-glass and shining prow no shaven oar nor sail she boar on silver mast, the simiril as lantern light and banner bright with living flame to gleam thereon by Elbereth herself was set, who hither came, and wings immortal made for him, and laid on him undying doom, to sail the shoreless skies and come behind the sun and light of moon." This is a song of Bilbo's from the fellowship of the Ring. I liked the word Elvenglass so I chose it! smilies/smile.gif

[Samwise]

Wow...I like it, Elvenglass, I like it. smilies/biggrin.gif
LOTR Moment (III) (Second Breakfast)
Pippin stops to cook
Aragorn says there's no time
Apple hits a head.

Copyright 2002 S. Uffelman

[Dragonsk8ter87]

My nickname is Telfan the Elf because I got it from this site using the "What is your elven name?" I like elves and wish to live in Rivendell some day.

[ January 16, 2002: Message edited by: Telfan the Elf ]

[Maltagaerion]

Hrmm..I thought I posted in ehre before but it seems I didn't.

Maltagaerion is my elvish name smilies/smile.gif (the other names the name generators threw out didn't sound anywhere as neat)

[Samwise]

the other names the name generators threw out didn't sound anywhere as neat
I don't know what the other names were, but I think the one you picked sounds pretty neat, too.

[pippa]

I chose mine because I am passionate about Celtic names and Meánoíche is a corruption of the name I use on other BBSes transalated into Gaelic. That in turn comes from a Leonard Cohen song.

[Enedhil]

I'm fansinated by Celtic names too and my [what you would call real] name is Seonad. gaelic for Janet. Enedhil is the elven translation, but my nickname in elven is Mortathraiel!
Does anyone else think that elven names and some hobbit names are distantly celtic-sounding? smilies/confused.gif

[Ghâshgûl]

My nickname is simply the Black Speech version of Feanor ( "fire spirit" ). I think if Feanor would have changed the side, he would have been an excellent servant of Melkor, as he was full of passion and hate. Perhaps he would have translated his name into Black Speech. Of course this is just hypotetical.

I have choosen a Black Speech name not because I am feeling eeeeeeeevil, but because I am currently thinking about how the Ring War was from the viewpoint of the "bad guys".

Ghâshgûl

[dernhelm]

I picked dernhelm which is the name Eowyn used when she disguised herself as a man and a Rider of Rohan. I chose it because there are not many girl names to pick from, and I wanted a nickname no one else had but that still was associated with a female character.

[Daisy Sandybanks]

I'm not sure if I already posted this, but ohwell... anyway I got my nickname off of the "what's your Hobbit name?" generator. There were others that I tried too, but I didn't like many of them, and pluse I absolutley love Hobbits, so,naturally I choose this one. Yup, thats it, nothing special to my nickname. smilies/smile.gif

[Maltagaerion]

Samwise said:

I don't know what the other names were, but I think the one you picked sounds pretty neat, too.

Well the other names were...

Orc - Akhrárz the Testy (Look out, hes 'testy')

Hobbit - Hildifons Underhill from the Far Downs (Too long!)

Dwarf - Parin Rockbringer (Not too bad)

Elf - Maltagaerion (Obviously the one I chose smilies/smile.gif)

[Aldaron]

When I first joined the board I was reading The Silmarillion and was taken with the character of Aldaron, who took care of trees.
That fit with my environmental nature.

[Nazgûl Queen]

<center><font color="red">Maltagaerion - i really like your orcish name.... hehehe...

I like the way all you smart people are doing translations to make names....
I especially like the name Ghashgul.... the black speech just sounds cool!

[Sindalómiel]

My names were:

Elf: Sindalómiel
Dwarf: Varin Lightningshield
Orc: Bagsnik the Cleaver
Hobbit: Hanna Boffin from Archet

[pippa]

Originally posted by Enedhil:
<STRONG>I'm fansinated by Celtic names too and my [what you would call real] name is Seonad. gaelic for Janet. Enedhil is the elven translation, but my nickname in elven is Mortathraiel!
Does anyone else think that elven names and some hobbit names are distantly celtic-sounding? smilies/confused.gif</STRONG>

Ooh I love your "real" name! I've never heared that one before.....mind if I use it for an RP character or in one of my stories at some point? smilies/smile.gif

Oh and yes definitely the elven names. they sound very Celtic. On one of my Celtic baby name sites I use I found a Welsh name very similar to Arwen actually. Which leads me to wonder. smilies/smile.gif

[Samwise]

Per Amyrlis:
Amyrlis (pronounced ah-meer-lis, with accent on meer) Dornathan.
I don't know, I like the sound of your name.
Gandalf: "Sam, do you know what Kingsfoil is?"
Sam: smilies/eek.gif "That's a weed! "
(Yeah, I know, that particular instance didn't happen that way in the book. Nevertheless, I thought it was kinda cute/funny that Gandalf asked Sam of all people, and of course, Sam's response....) smilies/smile.gif

[Fenrir]

I was feeling very unoriginal so I picked Fenrir, the name of Loki's wolf son in Norse myth.
I picked it because:
a)It starts with the same letter as my name in real life.
b)I like the sound of Norse names and have a slight interest in mythology.
c)I feel sorry for, and occasionally admire, the bad guys in stories.
d)Fenrir is the slayer of Odin, even if he does get torn apart by Vidar afterwards he's still one hell of a wolf.

[northernlight]

mine really doesn't have anything to do w/tolkien...it's just a nickname i picked up when i was getting into this message board stuff last spring...i couldn't think of anything but it was late at night and where we live (waaaay out in the middle of nowhere) you can see the northern lights sometimes in the sky. so i looked out my window and there they were and there was my nickname smilies/smile.gif i use it on all the messageboards i go on.

[Elvenglass]

The nothern lights are beautiful, so I think you picked a good nickname Northernlight! smilies/smile.gif

[Enedhil]

Originally posted by Lady Meánoiche:
<STRONG>

....mind if I use it for an RP character or in one of my stories at some point? smilies/smile.gif

</STRONG>

ohhhh, cool! I don't mind. smilies/smile.gif if you're wondering, it's pronouned 'shon-at' :S or 'shon'/'sean' instead of 'jan' (seonad/janet)...does that makes sense?? hope so smilies/biggrin.gif

[Samwise]

Welcome, Northernlight!
"Eavesdropping!", cried the wizard. "To punish you properly for listening, you shall go away with Frodo."
"Me Sir!", cried Sam. "Me go and see Elves and all! Hooray! "

[Nuinrog]

Nuinrog was a general of Morgoth in the 4th age when he was released from Mandos. He was the ruler of Duloth-Arvanthand, which was Melkor's fortress upon Middle-earth, as his main one was on Valinor in the north, where he waged war with the Valar until Turin Turambar slew him(Melkor). Nuinrog was a fallen Vala and Master of Shadows. I am not sure who Nuinrog slew and was slain by, but I know he was killed.

[Marileangorifurnimaluim]

I was in a flippant playful mood after reading "Dude, Where's My Ring?" on this site. Thought any LotR site that had the nerve to make fun of the series had my vote. My nick is a wink at the mouthfuls these languages can be. I wasn't thinking of ents, really.
smilies/wink.gif Maril

[bryniana]

my middle name is Bryn...so Bryniana is a natural extension. It is the only part of my heritage that my family really passed on to me, so I am kind of proud of it.

[Samwise]

Gilthalion
Hobbitus Emeritus
LOL! I like that!
"Well, I'm back."
Sam Gamgee

[Samwise]

Nuinrog, welcome!


LOTR Moment (IV) (Moria?)
Orcs are everywhere
Sam whacks one with a pot
gets..."the hang of this!" smilies/smile.gif

Copyright 2002 S. Uffelman

[Samwise]

Telfan the Elf, bryniana, welcome to the downs! Same to anyone I've missed, which I fear I probably have.... smilies/frown.gif
LOTR Moment (III) (Second Breakfast)
Pippin stops to cook
Aragorn says there's no time
Apple hits a head.

Copyright 2002 S. Uffelman

[River Jordan]

*River* was an elf name I went by 12-15 years ago in high school when I was really into ElfQuest, and it seemed like a natural one for use here! I am River, the Elf!

*River*

[Estelyn Telcontar]

River, I have to admit I'm disappointed - I thought your name was a cute pastoral pun because it goes with the last name! smilies/wink.gif

[Rosa Underhill]

It's my Hobbit name, simple. Felt I needed another name,(I have several already, most of which are longer versions of Razz). Actually, when I got it I accidentally spelled my first name wrong by one letter but when I spelled my name right, I didn't like it, so I kept the first one!

[Everard Bracegirdle]

My nick ...

Well, I used the name-generator here at Barrow-Downs, so I knew my hobbit-name between the others. I loved my elvish-name, but I use it only when I ride with my bike smilies/cool.gif ...
... but in everyday life I'm rather an honest simple hobbit than an unattainable elf smilies/smile.gif ...
... and this important name give me the chance to go deep inside the Tolkien world. In some manner, this nick choose me, not the contrary.

[Mayla Took]

My nick name is based on Pippin. He is one of my favorite characters. So, I created a name and a history for my character! Fun hu!

[Niphredil Baggins]

Should anyone be interested in my not-too-humble name choice: Niphredil Baggins is the daughter of Frodo Baggins in my fanfiction story...

[Mankáno]

Well, I wanted to use Fingon, but it was in use already and I didn't want to add numbers or stuff like that.

So, I just used the tool in the frontpage to generate my elf name and this come out smilies/smile.gif

[Ithilwen]

I chose Ithilwen (which means "moon-maiden" in Sindarin) because it seemed a reasonable transliteration of my real first name, Diana.

[Samwise]

Niphredil and Ithilwen, welcome to the 'Downs!
*Frodo and Sam walking across a feild*
*Sam stops*
*Frodo turns* "Sam, what's the matter? "
*Sam* "If I take another step, I'll be farther from home than I've ever been."

[tithenroval]

Tithen Roval is the closest I could get to Little Wing in Sindarin. Roval means great wing (of eagle), which really makes no sense with "little" in front of it, but I decided I would use it anyway.

[Ara'rial]

I found my name in a fanfiction for the anime I watched before. It was pretty and kind of reminded me of an elf name, so I used it.

[Samwise]

Tithen Roval and Ara'rial -- both good names 'cause they're original, I think! (unlike mine, but I have my reasons for using it smilies/wink.gif) smilies/smile.gif
Welcome to the 'Downs! smilies/smile.gif
"Eavesdropping!", cried the wizard. "To punish you properly for listening, you shall go away with Frodo."
"Me Sir!", cried Sam. "Me go and see Elves and all! Hooray! "

[Ara'rial]

Thank you kind sir. (sorry for spamming too)

[Lady Glory]

My name Lady Glory, came from a character
in a book a good friend of mine was writing.
He never got to finish his book. He was killed in a car accident. I think it would have been a very good book.

[Samwise]

Per Ara'rial:

Thank you kind sir. (sorry for spamming too)
You're quite welcome--though I don't see where you were spamming! smilies/smile.gif
*Frodo and Sam walking across a feild*
*Sam stops*
*Frodo turns* "Sam, what's the matter? "
*Sam* "If I take another step, I'll be farther from home than I've ever been."
(Yeah, probably just another movie moment, but I liked it.) smilies/biggrin.gif

[Tilion]

Well, my first post here so might as well post the meaning of my name.

My name is fairly obvious to those who have read the Silmarillion. Tilion is the one who guides the moon in its journey through the heavens. However, he sometimes draws off course because he is so drawn to the sun and its guide - sometimes the shadow of the moon will even block out the sun because he draws too near.

I liked the sound of the name and the character behind it - he carries a wondrous bow of silver and fought off the dark hosts of Morgoth when he assailed the moon and its light when it appeared.

[Callaedriel]

I wanted to create a new name for my yahoo ID. I came up with my name from the elf name generator, sort of. I didnt like the name the generator came up with my real name, so i mixed up names of my friends. and came with a name close to this one, but i didnt like the way it was pronounced, so i played a bit.
Now i just realized that i spelled my nickname wrong. It s supposed to be Callaedriel. smilies/frown.gif

[ArwenBaggins]

i dont really no why i chose ArwenBaggins. My brother decided on that name,but i wanted Morrambaiel,which means Dark River,in Elvish. We put the names in a cup and i (unluckily) drew ArwenBaggins. BUT FROM NOW ON, CALL ME MORRAMBAIEL (MORR) WHEN U EMAIL OR PRIVATE MESSAGE ME!!!!

-Thankz
Morr

[Samwise]

Calledriel and Tilion, welcome to the 'Downs!
"Eavesdropping Sir? I don't follow you, begging your pardon. There ain't no eaves at Bag End, and that's a fact."
Sam Gamgee

[Narya]

Gandalf is one of my favorite characters and I like the name Narya (name of his elven- ring) since I read it for the first time at the end of RotK.
(I also have roleplaying- characters named Narya.)

[Pips]

Pips, isn't it clear where I got that one. Pips is short for Pippin, who is my second favorite character, Frodo being my first, but it was kinda hard for me to think up some name for me to do with Frodo, since I'm female. But Pips seemed to work.

[Tarlondeion Of Gondolin]

I am called what i am called because thats what the name generator said i was called, but i want to change my name now to something to do with the men of Rohan but I can't without losing all my info stuff

[Aralaithiel]

I typed my full name into the Elven name generator, and it gave me "Aralaithiel". It is also the name of my main character in my fan fiction. She is the "other" daughter of Elrond. In my story, she is fond of music & horses. She is the grandaughter of Gil-Galad, and will ascend to the throne of the High Queen of the Noldor, only she will unite the Teleri, Nandoran, and Sindarin/Silvan elves into one realm. She will then change her name to Lintelonniel, which means "Queen of Horse & Harp" in Elvish, and she will wed Legolas, whom she met when he came to Lothlorien with the fellowship. Look for the first installment coming soon to the fan fiction section of the Barrow Downs.
Sorry for the shameless plug!!!! smilies/tongue.gif
Female warriors! Heed the call to join Galadriel's Guard!

[Mereth'iel]

Hi, I'm new. I chose Mereth'iel because it is a play on my mundane name in Elvish.

Be well,
Mereth'iel

[ February 09, 2002: Message edited by: Mereth'iel ]

[Samwise]

Wish I'd've thought of posting what I posted before, but....
to see the reason for my nickname (in full) go to the thread: "secrets" smilies/smile.gif

LOTR Moment (IV) (Moria)
Orcs are everywhere
Samwise whacks one with a pot
gets..."the hang of this!" smilies/smile.gif

Copyright 2002 S. Uffelman

[Daegwenn]

Daegwenn means Shadow Maiden...My favorite place that JRR Tolkien made was Lothlorien. *shrugs* The gray that they where is that of the shadows of their homelands.

[Samwise]

Hello, Daegwenn. What part of Canada are you from?
LOTR Moment (III) (Second Breakfast)
Pippin stops to cook
Aragorn says there's no time
Apple hits a head.

Copyright 2002 S. Uffelman

[Rayne]

no special meaning to my name, just a messed up version of rain, my favourite weather pattern.
though i feel a bit inferior to everyone elses names in this forum. wow!

[Aprylien]

Just an adaption of my real name, Apryle (pronounced "April"). Looked kind of elvish to me anyway, so I added the i and n.

I love some of the names on the board. Wish I was that creative.

[outcast125]

Edit, ok you can't see it, and I can't chane it, this is just my name, but my loggin is outcast125, my nick everywhere else but here now.

[ February 18, 2002: Message edited by: Claire Caswell ]

[Samwise]

Hello, Claire! Welcome, whatever you're calling yourself! smilies/smile.gif
Gandalf: "Sam, do you know what Kingsfoil is?"
Sam: smilies/eek.gif "That's a weed! "
(Yeah, I know, that particular instance didn't happen that way in the book. Nevertheless, I thought it was kinda cute/funny that Gandalf asked Sam of all people, and of course, Sam's response....) smilies/smile.gif

[Melime]

Well in English my name is Amanda, which translates to mean 'Loveable' in latin. Translate 'Loveable' into elven and BAM! You get Melime.

Therefor, my nick is Melime. smilies/smile.gif

[Vilya Elathelas of Rivendell]

Well, Vilya is the Ring of Air, which I like, and it's sapphire, which is not only my birthstone but my cat's name. And it resided in Rivendell, which has to be my FAVORITE place in all of middle-earth.

Elathelas is my 'elvish' name, or what the elves would call me if they saw me. Anyone who knows elvish can translate that.

HINT: the El- 'star' is as far as I got in transdlation, but I've got a pretty good idea of what the words 'athelas' means anyway. smilies/biggrin.gif

[Elven-Maiden]

My nickname is Elven-Maiden, cuz that's my dream smilies/smile.gif But my elven name is Nevlachiel, and if I'd known that beofre I'd signed up, I would've signed up with that smilies/frown.gif So you can call me whichever you like! smilies/smile.gif

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

I chose this name because it was given to me by the Hobbit name generator - I am flattered that I would be in two of the most powerful families in the Shire - my full name was Tigerlily Gamgee of the Tooks of Bywater. Pretty cool - I kept it cause I think it sounds good!

[Bruce MacCulloch]

I chose this name because it is my name.

[Raefindel]

WOW, BRUCE that's origional! Raefindel means red-haired elf, (because I'm a red-head, and because "too short to be an elf" didn't seem to work for me.) smilies/biggrin.gif

[Raefindel]

Hey, am I the only one here confusing Rose Cotton and Rosa Underhill? smilies/rolleyes.gif

[Aratrûthiel]

Hi!

Well, I can't say that my name is really original . . . I typed in my middle name to the name generator. But I liked it, so I decided to use it. smilies/smile.gif

Aralaithiel . . . it's funny that you have a story like that (not the story itself . . . but anyway) because there is a Collaborative Writing story over at Tolkien Movies that has a very similar charcter. Another daughter of Elrond.

O.K. I'm done now. I'm new, but I thought I'd jump in.

[Starbreeze]

My nick name comes form... I don't know where! As I probably explained in one of the other forums I am a part time fantasy writer which means that I am always looking for new "words" and "names". This one probably came from mis hearing "sneeze" although some names come to me in flashes of pure inspiration, this maybe one of them. However, I might have read it somewhere ages ago and it came back to me recently, so that I thought it was one of my creations. However it came about, I like it. I haven't used this in one of my books yet but I might, prehaps. smilies/biggrin.gif

[Suzanne]

My nickname speaks for itself smilies/smile.gif

[Rosa Underhill]

Raefindel- I don't think you're the only one. Someone else was getting us confused earlier. I just find it funny. smilies/biggrin.gif It's right up there with all the times people on other message boards think I'm a man (I guess "Razzek" does sound a little masculine).

but it was kinda hard for me to think up some name for me to do with Frodo, since I'm female

Actually, "Frodo", in the Hobbit-tongue, is the more feminine name. The letter "a", apperently, was seen as a more masculine ending for names in the Shire. (I found this all out in the translations notes in the appendices. Thank you, Mr. Tolkien!) So, Frodo's real name is "Froda"! And I'd be Roso, wouldn't I? *snicker* That just souinds funny. smilies/biggrin.gif

[Raefindel]

Yeah, Roso! The Itlaian Hobbit! smilies/biggrin.gif

[Balefalathiel]

Balefalathiel is my elf-name smilies/wink.gif smilies/smile.gif

[Samwise]

Hello and welcome, Suzanne ! Enjoy your stay!

LOTR Moment (II) (Moria)
Nine Walkers enter
Frodo's sword glows with blue light
door barred--Orcs coming!

Copyright 2002 S. Uffelman

[Pallando]

I have a thing for Maiar. One day, I found fanfiction.net and I wanted to review and write pieces on the site, I needed a name, and I stubbled across my copy of "Unfinished Tales". I took a look in the back and saw Pallando. I was curious of who he was so I looked at the pages his name appeared in. He was a Istari, the 4th or 5th, his color was blue, and he and his best friend Alatar traveled to the East with Saruman, but the two didn't return. So, a mysterious character, who's a Maiar AND a Wizard, color blue, and hasn't been heard of? I liked the idea. Anything could have happened to him. My guess is that he was put out of the picture by a spell (possably sleeping) and was buried so no one would find him. Blue's my favorite color and I grew to like the Ithryn Luin, so I picked that name.

[Daniel Telcontar]

My first name is obviously Daniel, which I like very much, but I also like Aragorn very much. And since someone had probably already taken every Aragorn related name, I combined his last name with my first name and got a unique combination.

[mystra]

my nickname- i dont know the origin. i got it off a friend. i think she might be a goddess. i have millions of others! mainly used in the chatroom. some are from my novel, some are just weird and made up. i have none with real origins- like a lotr character- cos they've all been used!!! smilies/biggrin.gif

[Daniel Telcontar]

In the computer role-playing games of the Forgotten Realms, Mystra is the goddess of magic.

[mystra]

thats the one! thank youuuuuuu! smilies/biggrin.gif

[The Fifth]

I am the Fifth because I am Ringwraith No.5, and yes, I do read the Secret Diaries too much. smilies/biggrin.gif

[Ithaeliel]

I am Ithaeliel because I made up that name in a very long fanfiction that I'm writing and I liked it better than "Mirwen" (the other female in the story)which is a bit too simple for me, seeing as everyone else who is an elf on the forum has these big, lavish nicknames smilies/eek.gif. So that's where I got my name. And I didn't even find a translation till a couple of months ago. It means The Laughing Lady of the Far Moon or something of the sort.

[Uialellethwen]

My nickname is just some Sindarin words... (Uial=twilight; elleth=elf maiden) My real nicknames, in real life, are much stranger... I have so many in real life. To many to list, but if you really want to know them, just private message me. smilies/wink.gif

[Lhunbelethiel]

Mine is just what the name generator came up with for my first name. I liked the sound of Lhunbelethiel, though so it worked. smilies/smile.gif

[*Varda*]

Two reasons for my nickname - Varda.

1) The elven name the generator gave me was Vardathangiel. Shorten this and you get Varda.
2) Varda Elentari - One of the Queens of the Valar, Queen of Stars. I love stars. I love Valinor.

End of story.

~~*Varda Elentari*~~

[Veritas]

I don't know why I took this one, it means truth in Latin. It was because I didn't knew something else and because I really hate lying.

But on chat I got another name, Laurefin, and that means golden hair in Quenya.

[Thinlaithion]

I love the elves in the books, my favorite race, and I daydream about being one. So, after awhile of playing with parts of my name and different variations, I came up with one I really loved. smilies/smile.gif

[Sorcress-Yume]

well my name is a sorcress name. the equivalent to GAndalf just a female. i didnt like "witch" to wicked of a word. but my other name is Ivie. and that is my elven name. i like it. so does Duri!! ^-^

[Samwise]

Sorcress-Yume, welcome! Wander around a while--a lot of interesting things to see! smilies/wink.gif
~Sam

"You'd better be hidden, Mr. Frodo," said Sam. "You get down in the waggon and cover up with blankets, and we'll send this rider to the rightabouts!"
He climbed out and went to the farmer's side. Black riders would have to ride over him to get to the wagon.

[Remmirath]

Hmm. The explanation behind my name is this: I wanted something original and Elvish, and Remmirath is the Elvish name for the stars today known as the Pleiades. (Also known as the Netted Stars)

[Feanaro]

I think my name is self explanatory. Feanor is my favorite character, and I decided upon the literal version of Feanaro (Spirit of Fire) because it applies well enough to myself. In brief, I love Feanor's contribution to history: the crafting of the Silmarils, which set up the rebellion of the Noldor and the major wars of the first age, as well as the Feanorian script. He is named the greatest of the Noldor in the Silmarillion. He dared to defy the Valar, and was such a gifted speaker that he convinced a vast amount of the Noldor to join him on his war of vengence. Such was his wrath that he fought against a multitude of balrogs until being smitten finally by their lord Gothmog. Although considered an evil character by some, Feanor is undoubtedly my favorite persona in the books. That should well enough explain why I chose this name. smilies/biggrin.gif

[Samwise]

Hullo an' welcome!
The First Parts of My First Attempt at and LOTR-Based Story (http://www.network54.com/Hide/Forum/187925)
"And after all, sir," added Sam, "you did ought to take the elves' advice. Gildor said you should take them as was willing, and you can't deny it. "

[The-Elf-Herself]

I chose my name because I like elves, and my "true" elvish name(see sig) is a bit wordy. I though this was catchier. smilies/smile.gif

[Auriel Haevasawen]

As everyone knows I'm rather boring. My name is my own 'Auriel' pronounced Ow-ree-ell but I've heard it said or-ree-ul (yeuk) and is welsh for gallery and latin for golden. Haevasawen was made on the name generator on the day I 'died'.

[Morima]

Hi!

My name is actually Morimá, not Morima smilies/smile.gif.

It is Quenya and mean 'Blackhand' (not 'blackhanded' as Treebeard says; that is 'morimaitë'). The Morimá caracter is actually a fair-haired calaquendi, very kind and very protective to her dearest sister Silima, and she's living by the sea outside Alqualondë in Valinor, where she has lived her entire life - which indeed is a considerable amount of time. Morimá loves gardening and botany, trees especially, she has a huge, beautiful garden where she has collected lots of rare trees. As you might have precieved, she is quite a nice and sympathetic caracter too, which most elves usually are smilies/smile.gif.

The reason for her name Morimá comes from a specific event; Morimá is really not her actual name. About the year 3010 (that's some nine years before the fall of Sauron), she went to Middle-Earth to visit the Noldor there; also in some botany-purpose, perhaps she found the mallorn-trees interesting. Anyhows, she didn't get further than Rivendell, after this something unknown-but-terrible happened to her, and she didn't get her memory back until a year later, back in Valinor, where she was told that the Wood Elves of Mirkwood had found her uncounscious in the southern parts of the woods, near Dol Guldur - where she was dressed up in black robes with the red eye painted on - and someone had also cut off her long rich hair... Creepy or what? Well, this is not it.

Back at home in the Blessed Realm, Morimá soon discovered that the mysterious year erased from her memory had left her some horrifying magical powers. When she touced someone with her bare hands, she seemed to inflict serious bad luck on them, in the manner that they (if they were lucky) got something hard in the head the next day, or (usually) got killed during the next week. And indeed, Valar and Maiar were able to see that her hands shone with a faint blue light at the moment she touched someone, and her magic was undoubtedly evil.

After disvocering this, Morimá started to wear thin black gloves, which she never removed with other people present. She stayed more and more by herself, since everybody seemed to fear her, which she of course understood perfectly. Everybody - but her sister Silima, a young and lively elf with unusual ravenblack hair - and there's a lot to say about her as well, mind you, but that's quite another story...

Anyways, that's the origin of the name and further the caracter Morimá. Actually, she came as a result of the Silima-story, which is a 50p-comic I'm doing. (The quotes in my sig is from this comic (called 'The Sick Story'), except the one with Martha smilies/smile.gif)

But luckily things end up good for Morimá in the end - ...But that's the happenings after the storyline of The Sick Story smilies/smile.gif

Phew this was quite a book, really. When I get started with this I just don't stop... smilies/tongue.gif

[Owain son of Urien]

Owain son of Urien is a character in The Mabinogion which is a collection of old Welsh legends and was a source of inspiration for JRR.

[Lothiriel Silmarien]

My name I got from the Encyclopedia of Arda. I wanted an Elvish name, but mostly everything was taken, so I just went through every letter looking at the names, and seeing which names I liked. I found Lothiriel and liked it, then added the Silmarien because I liked that too. Silmarian, I think it's really Tar-Silmarian....I forgot, but she was Numenorean, mostly everyone knows that (and especially if it was TAR-Silmarian) And wasn't Lothiriel the name of Eomer's wife? I don't know....kinda forgot..oh well!

[Sweatpea Knotwise]

Mine is from the name-generator. What a marvelous invention! I didn't get anything quite as cool as "Akhrarz The Testy" or "Varin Lightningshield". I chose the Hobbit name because I am more Hobbitish than Elvish or Dwarvish.

Is there a thread for all the wonderful names people have gotten from the generator?

[Samwise]

Hi there! Wow, I like your name!
Welcome to the 'Downs! Have fun and see you around!
~Samwise
"Oh, Mister Frodo, that's hard!" said Sam, shivering. "That's hard, trying to go without me and all. If I hadn't a guessed right, where would you be now? "
The Adventure of Primrose Gamgee (its beginnings) (http://www.network54.com/Hide/Forum/187925)
Some Poetry of Mine (http://network54.com/Hide/Forum/143598)
My Picture Page (http://hometown.aol.com/sst205/myhomepage/lotr.html)
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[Raefindel]

Remmirath, that is very interesting. I like how you chose your name. smilies/smile.gif

[Aosama, the Wandering Star]

Aosama, the Wandering Star is a character in a book I'm writing. Her name, comes from the words 'aos' and 'ama', literally 'least-loved', in a language I made up. "Wandering Star" is a nickname. She is a person of myth to the active members of the story. I like her, I don't know why. But it sounds cool, and vaguely Tolkien-ish.

[Faxon Spear]

Faxon Spear...just a name I thought up.

[Ithaeliel]

It's very creative. smilies/wink.gif

[stone of vision]

Stone of vision:
A friend of mine asked me one day which characters of the book i could identify myself.
I answered, none of them or all of them. They were too passionate to handle, so if i would be part of that fabulous world i choose to be anything else even a "thing" but a character, because what i'm a good at is witnessing and ponder the swing of life and its meaning.
But first of all i wanted to SEE and keep on having this world in my vision.
Stone of vision was quite approriate being a perpetuel stone which can see. I like thinking of me as a palantir and being Feanor's creation doesn't displease me either. He made me very well after all....

Ps Sil is my original nickname but people tend to confuse it with the Silmarillion...so SOV remains me

[The Green Ringwraith]

Green ish my favorite color and I am currently obsessed with Nazgul/Ringwraiths.

[ElfEarz]

oh my! alot of replies to this board smilies/smile.gif welll i chose my nickname becuz i love elves and i am obsessed with their ears. plus i have elf-like ears smilies/smile.gif

[Brionna]

Well, I am not nearly as cool as most of you guys! I don't know Elvish, let alone all the different dialecs I've been seeing!

I'm very hobbit-like, and I just made up "Brionna," thinking that it sounded appropriate for a hobbit maid. smilies/smile.gif

[Samwise]

Stacey: I like the name Brionna, and I don't know diddly about Elvish! smilies/wink.gif

Sam: I understand he sang some wonderful gospel songs...

Stacey: Sam, that's Elvis.... smilies/rolleyes.gif

Sam plainly was beginning to have doubts again about Strider; but while they were talking he returned, appearing suddenly out of the shadows. They started, and Sam drew his sword and stood over Frodo.

[Auriel Haevasawen]

Dull truth, it's my real name. (Not the Haevasawen obviously that's just generated) For my entire life I've used my middle name embarressed by the weird one nowadays I rather like it.

[Samwise]

Auriel is your real name? Ooh. I like it. Sigh. You have a name that's unique, unlike me, who went to school with like four other "Staceys"....(actually, they all spelled their names without the 'e', which to me looked like "Stac-ky"....) but I digress.
There are a lot of new folks here, lately, please tell us why your screennames are your names... smilies/wink.gif
Sam had a natural mistrust of the inhabitants of other parts of the Shire; and also he was not disposed to be quick friends with anyone who had beaten his master, however long ago.

[Davin]

I didn't think very hard when I chose mine. Davin is my real name...so I just used it.

[Demloth of Dol Amroth]

i have no clue as to what my name means-i made it up. a friend recently told me it meant sad/gloomy, which doesn't really make much sense. i'm thinking of changing it to The Fireblade-perhaps not the most original, and unfortunately not elvish, but it suits me.

[vanwalossien]

Well, Vanwalossien is quite simply my name.. I used the name generator here at the barrowdowns, and found out that my elvish name is Vanwalossien, so I use it whenever I create accounts anywhere... Easy to remember.

[HerenIstarion]

well, in ages past, when BD was running on Ezboard, I wanted to be Olorin, for I like him much, yet the nick was already in use. So, as I like other wizards also, even Curunir, and I busy myself sometimes inventing stories about blue wizards, the realm of good easterlings in the east established by those, with myself coming to Elrond as a messanger when the Ring is found and Sauron begins to assail our borders), Olorin painlessly became HerenIstarion as a union of wizards

ps, Mith, I always intended to, yet never did ask you - why are you Grey?

[ August 09, 2002: Message edited by: HerenIstarion ]

[Raefindel]

Demloth of Dol Amroth,
If you changed your screen-name you'd loose all your status.

[ August 09, 2002: Message edited by: Raefindel ]

[Aroaraniel]

In the name-genorator, my elvish name was Oroaraniel, and I didn't like the 'O' in the beginning so I changed the 'O' to an 'A' and ta-daa! Aroaraniel!

[Demloth of Dol Amroth]

ar, thanks raef. oh well-thats OK. demloth is a good one for here at least.

[Durialion]

The nick names are to help identify you. Thats what names are for. smilies/cool.gif null

[Adutalathion]

Mine is my elvish name

[Ladriel]

Shorten form of Galadriel, since the full name is most likely taken here.

[suicidal elf chick]

I chose my name to be suicidal elf chick because I like death, I like elves, and I'm a girl. And 'elf girl of death' didn't sound to good.

[Halbereth Diagona]

Ok, you probably won't believe this but I made up my nickname. Totally made up. I just typed it on the spur of the moment. I linked it to my own made up language, could be faery.
Halbereth: Well, Halber kind of sounds like Herald, which is an announcer. Eth is like a link, like and, so herald and
Diagona: Diagonal, simply because I am awkward, like diagonal things. I like to be the first to know things so my reasoning is Halbereth Diagona = Awkward Herald. That's my reasoning. Weird, but kind of logical when you think about it.
Then again, I put it into the name generator, and came out with Awful Brandybuck, which since I'm so like Merry is me to a tee!!