I should have mentioned this (silly me) but I do know that Legolas means literally, "Greenleaf". That was the reason I wondered if Tolkien actually used that as a "surname". I couldn't recall a spot in the book, I just knew that the movie credits and people here on the Downs use both names. It seemed odd to me that Tolkien would repeat his name twice like that.
But since that post, an inspiration has struck me! *sarcasm*
Why not look in the index?
Tolkien uses it only twice.
Quote:
Legolas Greenleaf long under tree
In joy thou hast lived. Beware of the Sea!
If thou hearest the cry of the gull on the shore,
Thy heart shall then rest in the forest no more.
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Quote:
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"Stay, Legolas Greenleaf!" said Gandalf. "Do not go back into the wood, not yet! Now is not your time."
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Both of these are warnings...so it strikes me like a parent using a child's full name. "Legolas Greenleaf, you listen to me and listen good!" [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]