Etymologies aside, I think
Inglor (Q. Ingalaure) means *Gold of the Ingar or (long version) 'the one with golden hair like that of the Ingar'. The
Ingar being the folk of Ingwe, 'The Foremost' (Vinyar Tengwar 34)
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Edit: 'Gold of the Ingar' is based on texts in
Morgoth's Ring however, as distinct from a look at
Inglor at the time JRRT wrote the chapter where Gildor appears. On the name change, from the 'new' texts in
Parma Eldalamberon 17:
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'Certainly Finrod must become name of Felagund instead of Inglor, NOT of his father since 'Finrod' never left Valinor and could not have a 'Sindarized' name.' JRRT
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JRRT then notes that the names of Finwe's sons were Kurufinwe, Nolofinwe and (Sara-,) Arafinwe -- adding that the mother-name of Arafinwe was Ingalaure (because his hair was golden, even more golden than the Vanyar). It is further noted that as originally written the mother-names of Arafinwe were 'Laurin or Ingalaur' the latter changed to Ingwelaure -- altered to
Ingalaure. For an earlier reference to
Inglor in Etymologies see root
ID- *ídí 'heart, desire, wish' and etc.