What does your screenname mean?

[Elven Hunter]

well, I think it pretty obvious what my name means. I chose it because if this was ME, I would like to be an elf warrior. I also like hunters when playing video games. I guess thats why.

[Elianna]

means 'star-gift'. Star part is 'eli', gift part is 'anna'. Guess that makes it Quenya...

I actually got the idea from a Star Trek DS9 episode when they were trying to convince Kira that her name was Iliana and that she was Cardasian. This was the only name I've heard that made me think "That's a really pretty name", and I realized that with only a little tweeking, it would be Elvish.

I also like reading name books, and found out that it's a real name in Hebrew meaning "My Lord has answered me." Cool huh?

[Lhunardawen]

I actually thought your name, Elven Hunter, means something else...

<-- Maiden of the region of Lhun...and couldn't be more appropriate because I claim to be friends with Gil-galad. I even claim that he was the one who gave me the name. Thanks, Barrowdowns name generator.

[StarJewel]

My name, in Quenya, would be "Ellimire". Sadly, both my first and second choices at the time, Miriel or StarMaiden, were already taken. Still, I like StarJewel.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Nilpaurion has the elements paur, fist, and -ion, son.
I don't know what Nil means. Although I think it came from -(n)dil, lover of, devoted to.

As for Felagund, well, I needed a surname. Finrod is great - no, wait. He's the greatest. And he has no son. So I pop up.

Amarië, it's me! Your son!

I don't have a son.

Great. Thanks a lot, mom.

[Fingolfin II]

<---- My name means 'Finwë, wise Finwë', according to the Shibboleth. The 'II' is because when I joined this forum, I knew that someone would already have taken the name 'Fingolfin'. And I was right .

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Feanor of the Peredhil means straight up "Fiery Spirit of the Half-Elven." Fiery spirit in honor of my fiesty attitude and love of fire, half-Elven because of my love of Nature and desire for pointy ears.

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[Elven Hunter]

Originally Posted by Lhunardawen

I actually thought your name, Elven Hunter, means something else...

hmm.. what would that be? If there was another meaning for my name maybe its for targeting elves too.. maybe, close friends of mine who have split personalities saying that they're elves. when they turn around.. Haha! watch out for my arrows

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Indeed, Elven Hunter. Although I realized soon after I saw your name that you were an Elf who likes to hunt, I can't force my imagination away from a very well trained human who creeps around Lothlorien killing Elves. Kind of disturbing, I know...

[Lalwendë]

<--- Means 'laughing maiden' or 'merry maiden'. I chose it because I like a fair bit of mirth and merriment! Instead of using my real life hobbit-style name, I was going to choose something clever based around my name but it was taking far too long to think of anything so I chose this instead, then I could get on with posting! I do wonder if there is an equivalent name for 'impatient maiden'.

[Evisse the Blue]

I like reading about other people's names! But mine is nowhere near that interesting. Evisse means ... absolutely nothing. *gasp* It's a completely made up name of a fictional character from a story one of my friends made up a while ago in response to a challenge. I liked the sound of it so I borrowed it. And the Blue part is a tribute to my dog who's called Blue. I decided to add a colour because the original Evisse from the story was a witch.
I've wanted so many times to change my name since then, having found smarter, prettier and more Tolkien - related names, but alas, it is not possible...

[The Perky Ent]

Oh, I've got a really thought out explanation for this! The , comes from the english word the, meaning the definite article used before singular or plural nouns and noun phrases that denote particular, specified persons of things. Perky, comes from the adjective meaning Having a buoyant or self-confident air. And finally, Ent, comes from the word Ent, meaning a large, life-like tree. When you connect them all, you get The Perky Ent: A self-confident large, life-like tree that is used before singualr or plural nouns!


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Ok, seriously now. I chose The Perky Ent, as it is a good name. Not everything in life has meaning. I'm not actually an ent (though I don't admit it often), there is no heroic story of me traveling the seven seas in search of a perfect name. It just happened. Actually, my predicessor was The Hasty Ent, but, when introduced to the magic of sugar, The Perky Ent took over. And I wouldn't have it any other way

[Elven Hunter]

Originally Posted by Feanor of the Peredhil

... I can't force my imagination away from a very well trained human who creeps around Lothlorien killing Elves. Kind of disturbing, I know...

You're right. Actually, when I was deciding on my name, my first choice was Elf Hunter. And that was its meaning, but I thought it would be scary for other people so I changed it to Elven Hunter being on the good side of the elves.

[Lachwen]

Lachwen. I was so proud of this...

Lach (or, technically, lhach) means "leaping flame" in Sindarin. "Wen, of course, is "maiden." So Lachwen, the Maiden of Leaping Flame.

I made up this name partially because I love fire, partially because of my own firey temper, but in reality it was a surname for a character in a fanfic I never finished. She was sort of an Elven version of Éowyn, you know, a hardcore warrior-maiden who travelled with the Rangers. In my story, Elrohir gave her the name after seeing her first fight against Orcs, when she seriously poned them.

In a startling coincidence, the character's given name was Esgalost, "The Hidden Fortress," which was just what I got from the name generator. But I can help you with your name, Esgallhugwen!

OK, the element you don't understand is not hug but lhug (notice the double L in your name?). Lhûg is the Sindarin form of Quenya (h)lókë, which means "snake, serpent." The derivative lok-, "bend, loop", is found in Urulóki, the Quenya name for Dragons. So your name means something like "Hidden Serpent Maiden."

Wow, I've read The Silmarillion a few too many times...

[Esgallhugwen]

Of course! *wacks self on head* I do now recall that I have looked up lhug before but for some reason I chose to pay little attention to it, perhaps because I was uncertain on something that I now cannot recall. Oh well 'tis not important now that Lachwen has so courteously jogged my slumbering memory.

Hmm how to put it:

The Maiden of Hiding Serpents (or Dragons perhaps)?

Any suggestions? I'm feeling awefully dumb

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Laitoste: Cool site. I found out that Louis - my name - means Alcarothar. 'tis nice, but I'll stick to Elenrod.

Firefoot: A 12" flame? Scary!

Kransha: On the Where'd ya get that nick?? thread you said "Kransha" came from A HSNARK or some creature. Now, this? I'm confused.

Encaitare: It's accented on /cait/. Hope that helps!

[Morsul the Dark]

Andrew means Veon...could be better...could be worse...Morsul is sti;ll my main name!

[Kransha]

Originally Posted by Nilpaurion Felagund[b

Kransha[/b]: On the Where'd ya get that nick?? thread you said "Kransha" came from A HSNARK or some creature. Now, this? I'm confused.

[rant]Yes, that's true, but that would be my younger brother's definition of the name. You see (I probably should've told all you people by now, but I never felt it necessary), when 'Kransha' first came around here, it was more or less that aforementioned younger brother, who is very Tolkien wise, but I believe (secretly) that he really expected this site to be a little...to put it bluntly...stupider. He got tired of it fast, and I discovered. Needless to say, I would probably change my SN if I could, since this isn't mine per se. I decided I might try my hand at really getting into the 'Kransha' thing. It's not a bad name, though (suits me, I suppose). I've been subtle getting rid of some of 'his' posts, that didn't go with the new management. The kid sounds just like me, really, so it's impossible (sometimes) to tell his posts apart from mine. I could point them out to you... [/rant]

BTW, even though this is irrelevant, it is about my SN, so it seems on topic...or is that just a dark facade! We'll never know...or will we?....No...

[Vanya]

My name should tell you that Vanyar are my favorite elves; Vanya is smart girl who made smart choice - to stay in Valinor

My screen name bears absolutly no resmblence to my character, beliefs or tendancies (that's the official story and I'm sticking to it).

Shia'tan, islamic name for Satan, well the name just seemed to fit in with the conceit of the Barrow Downs, where dark and evil things dwell to lure the unsuspecting to thier doom!

It is also the name of a minor character in the short stories of Robert Jordan.

[Lhunardawen]

Originally Posted by Elven Hunter

hmm.. what would that be? If there was another meaning for my name maybe its for targeting elves too.. maybe, close friends of mine who have split personalities saying that they're elves. when they turn around.. Haha! watch out for my arrows

I do hope that's no one I know, Elven Hunter.

HerenIstarion, how did you know that?

[elronds_daughter]

boy, i think mine's pretty obvious. *mutters* stupid adolescent ideas..... *snaps back to reality* anyway, i guess i was facinated with Arwen at the time i came up with that. or maybe i was just un-creative. either way, i wish i could change it. *sigh* oh, well. i probably wouldn't come up with anything brilliant. but you've gotta admit, "elronds_daughter" provides for quite a bit of creativity.

cheers!

Elrond's (other) daughter

[Neferchoirwen]

Roughly, my name means "The maiden by the birch."

I hardly remember which parts are Sindarin and which were Quenya. "Nef" means beside (I think), "Fer" or "Choir" would be one of the words meaning "birch," and "Wen" is the tell-tale maiden.

I got it from the name generator. whopee!

[Iris Alantiel]

"Iris", besides being my favourite flower, is also the Greek goddess of rainbows, and I've always loved rainbows, since they are a symbol of hope and full of pretty colours besides. As for "Alantiel", I patched that together while listening to my FotR movie soundtrack, based on words I picked up from the Elvish in the Enya songs. Roughly translated, it means "fallen star". Some people think that sounds depressing, but I think it's all in how you look at it - I prefer to think of it as reflecting a star that has come down from the heavens to contribute its light to the earthly realm, rather than a star that has descended from its starting place and come to lower things. In any case, "Iris Alantiel" is from my pen name, myself being an aspiring writer.

[RadomRadagast]

i am radom and i just read the part about radagast hence my name

[Zebedee]

my 2nd middle name

[elronds_daughter]

You have two middle names, Zebedee? That is very cool. Love your sig, by the way. Dilbert rules!

I very nearly went with Teleporno for sheer amusement value

yike, Avie. but funny too.

[yavanna II]

<--- Giver of Gifts.
Actually I never give gifts, I only receive em, but I like Yavanna, both the name & the meaning. II coz my fave teacher's name is Yavanna, not so sure if she' s TOlkienist.
I don't like kementari, it sounds like cementery.

[Gothbogg the Ripper]

I believe my name came from an Orcish variation of my actual name on the name generator, I'm not 100% sure that it's correct but I gave it a go anyway.

[The Saucepan Man]

I've posted this somewhere else, but what the heck ...

When I first joined, I had just read the Faraway Tree books (by Endi Blyton) to my daughter. Since they had been my favourite books as a child until I read The Hobbit, I assumed the name (and occasionally the personality) of my favourite character from them.

[Nimrodel_9]

My name and sig (most of it anyway) refers to (as I`m sure you know) Nimrodel, the Elven maiden of old.

[HerenIstarion]

Originally Posted by rutslegolas

Really my screen name dosent mean anything ,its just my name initials "rut",and legolas,can I change it??

see How would I go about getting a name change?

[Essex]

I am very lazy. I use the same screen name on whatever forum I'm on. It's the county of my birth and I've lived there for all my years.

Yes, it is the land of Essex Boy and Essex Girl. Oh, and to add I'm married to a Tracey....and she used to be a secretary.....and she's blonde....and she used to drink malibu and pineapple....(she's moved onto southern comfort now, but luckily she doesn't like my Jim Beam) But at least she's never owned a pair of stilletos, and I can't remember her dancing round a handbag whenever I was with her at Hollywood's nightclub.

(apologies to the 99.99% of forum members who haven't got a clue what I'm going on about, but that's normal anyway...)

PS The only tenuous link to Essex I can garner for Lord of the Rings is that one of our towns has roads named after the characters and places of lotr. ie rivendell, gandalf way etc.

its my elven name!

[rutslegolas]

Cool Avtaar Ireth Sirfalas where did you get it from?

I just read the forum you gave me HerenIstarion,and it says I can't change it .

[Amanaduial the archer]

Amanaduial means something odd like 'blessed maiden of the night': I looked it up some time ago but the translation didn't really make much sense... Aman, the shortened, more often used version, is 'blessed place' - the location found in the Silmarillion. But alright, I admit it: Amanaduial was the name I got when I typed my full name into the name generator. Shameful, isn't it? And when I type my full name in now, it is a completely different name that comes up.

To be fair though, Amanaduial the Archer was also the character I used in my very first RPG, a freestyle game called 'Rivendell', and Aman remain quite special to me. She was the start of a whole new era which now has me addicted and which has led to upwards of twenty games on a few different forums (the foremost, of course, being Barrowdowns). So, y'know, I suppose it works out as a worthy name - even if it was created in a moment of fangirl-madness

[ohtatyaro]

'blessed maiden of the night' sounds good, I mean, even romantic

[Thinlómien]

About Thinlómien:
thin = grey
lóm = echo
-ien = a feminine ending
I got my name from the barrow-downs name generator and it's so beautiful, that I use it...

And my real name, Hanni, is taken from the Finnish Orthodox calendar in the day I should have been born. The name Hanni comes from the greek name Athanasia, a feminine of Athanasios, which means "immortal". Athanasia was a saint.

[ohtatyaro]

It all sums up neatly:

Elvish name plus the real name meaning ends up in 'immortal grey echo'. Sounds good, I mean, really good

[Imrahil]

Imrahil for the Prince of Dol Amroth who fought at the Pelennor and marched with the host of Aragorn II Elessar. Personally, I loved the part in ROTK when Imrahil tells the heralds to change the call "The Lords of Gondor are come! Let all leave this land or yield them up!" from "The Lords of Gondor" to " The King Elessar."