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Old 07-11-2005, 03:54 PM   #6
Neurion
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Originally Posted by the guy who be short
Neurion looks like Quenya to me. Neuro means follower or succesor. Neurion could mean "of the followers" (what the ending implies) but I'm not sure. I would render that "Neuroron." In any case, I am no expert at Quenya, but the name definitely looks more Quenyan than sindarin to my eyes.
Thanks for pointing that out.

(what was that old expression regarding one's face being red?)

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Originally Posted by VanimaEdhel
I feel embarrassed to say I had to look up what a "christian name" was...I looked up my first name in the Council of Elrond name database in any event. In Sindarin, the source I looked it up in gives three choices: Taulaes, Tólaes and Laesdaw. In Quenya, it gives the name Mámë. It also has has Rohirric, for which it says Lytelamb.
Not as embarrassed as I feel about confusing Quenya and Sindarin.

Oh well.
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