Names for Girls and Boys - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

wilwarin538 · 07-28-2005, 04:12 PM

Nessa ad Vana are really nice, and you put them together to get Vanessa, which isn't obviously a ME tipe name. Plus the elven word for Beauty is Vanessë.

Plus Vanessa is my name.

Its Greek though so I don't know if it would go with a Ukrainian or Russian last name.

For a boy I like Aman alot.

Nimrodel_9 · 07-28-2005, 05:05 PM

Definitely Lorien for a girl.

Amanaduial the archer · 07-29-2005, 10:26 AM

Lorien would be nice, yes - but can you imagine the number of times when someone would mishear and spell it 'Lauren'?

Many of the female names sound and look Welsh, or maybe Irish - Rían and Rómenna, for example, sound Celtic and Arwen, along with names like Bronwen, is actually a Welsh name. So if you like the sound of 'Tolkien-based' names, you could always consider lists of Welsh or Irish/Scottish traditional names (Welsh here and Irish here).

Oh, and just an endnote - I'm rather fond of Elentari. It sounds lovely and I love the meaning - imagine being called 'Queen of the Stars'...

Fordim Hedgethistle · 07-29-2005, 10:35 AM

As it happens, I went to school with a girl named Lorien, and -- yes -- her parents had named her in reference to Middle-Earth.

For my money, I think a good name for boy would be Teleporn...

Hilde Bracegirdle · 07-29-2005, 10:37 AM

I'd much prefer Trotter or even Celeborn!

Kitanna · 07-29-2005, 10:57 AM

I think Nenya, Narya, and Vilya are all pretty names.
I'm also a fan of the name Figwit. Of course if I ever have a son I'm going to name him Pippin

solarisa · 07-30-2005, 02:13 PM

scuse me i didnt know you were the AUNT but anyway...galadriel is too well known; how bout annael for a girl??

07-28-2005, 04:12 PM	#1
wilwarin538 Fluttering Enchantment Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 2,508	Nessa ad Vana are really nice, and you put them together to get Vanessa, which isn't obviously a ME tipe name. Plus the elven word for Beauty is Vanessë. Plus Vanessa is my name. Its Greek though so I don't know if it would go with a Ukrainian or Russian last name. For a boy I like Aman alot. __________________ Comme une étoile amarante Comme un papillon de nuit C'est la lumière qui m'attire La flamme qui m'éblouit Fenris Muffin

07-28-2005, 05:05 PM	#2
Nimrodel_9 Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Utah Posts: 734	Definitely Lorien for a girl. __________________ .:A friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart:.

07-29-2005, 10:26 AM	#3
Amanaduial the archer Shadow of Starlight Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: dancing among the ledgerlines... Posts: 2,347	Lorien would be nice, yes - but can you imagine the number of times when someone would mishear and spell it 'Lauren'? Many of the female names sound and look Welsh, or maybe Irish - Rían and Rómenna, for example, sound Celtic and Arwen, along with names like Bronwen, is actually a Welsh name. So if you like the sound of 'Tolkien-based' names, you could always consider lists of Welsh or Irish/Scottish traditional names (Welsh here and Irish here). Oh, and just an endnote - I'm rather fond of Elentari. It sounds lovely and I love the meaning - imagine being called 'Queen of the Stars'... __________________ I am what I was, a harmless little devil

07-29-2005, 10:35 AM	#4
Fordim Hedgethistle Gibbering Gibbet Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Beyond cloud nine Posts: 1,844	As it happens, I went to school with a girl named Lorien, and -- yes -- her parents had named her in reference to Middle-Earth. For my money, I think a good name for boy would be Teleporn... __________________ Scribbling scrabbling.

07-29-2005, 10:57 AM	#6
Kitanna Child of the West Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Watching President Fillmore ride a unicorn Posts: 2,132	I think Nenya, Narya, and Vilya are all pretty names. I'm also a fan of the name Figwit. Of course if I ever have a son I'm going to name him Pippin __________________ "Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry." - Mark Twain

07-29-2005, 10:37 AM	#5
Hilde Bracegirdle Relic of Wandering Days Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: You'll See Perpetual Change. Posts: 1,480	I'd much prefer Trotter or even Celeborn!

07-30-2005, 02:13 PM	#7
solarisa Animated Skeleton Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: minnesota Posts: 42	scuse me i didnt know you were the AUNT but anyway...galadriel is too well known; how bout annael for a girl?? __________________ ~Spirit of sunlight...i am free~