Aragorn was a Dunadan, and these men are the last remnant of the Numernorians of old. He is the rightfull heir if Isildur and therefore he becomes King of Gondor.
His many names he got from the elves had to do with the deeds which he did, and most of all with the deeds his ancestors did. As far as I know he got all of his 'nicknames' from the elves except three:
- Thé Dunadan by Bilbo
- Strider by Barliman Butterbur
- Wingfoot by Eomer
also he is called Longshanks by Bill Ferny but I don't reckon it among his names. He has many other names and titles which is told in full by Faramir - The steward and the King - RotK - LotR :
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'...Aragorn son of Arathorn, chieftain of the Dunedain of Arnor, Captain of the Host of the West, bearer of the Star of the North, wielder of the Sword Reforged, victorious in battle, whose hands bring healing, the Elfstone, Elessar of the line of Valandil, Isildur's son, Elendil's son of Numenor...
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These are all his titles, but not all his names. Thorongil and Estel are two of them which are missing, maybe someone else can put some more in this thread.
I see the Elrond-question has been answered fully. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]