Lord of.... Moria?

[Galin]

Originally Posted by Mister Underhill

But I think the Sil line must give way to the greater authority of the LotR. (...) "But Moria is an Elvish name, and given without love; for the Eldar, though they might at need, in their bitter wars with the Dark Power and his servants, contrive fortresses underground, were not dwellers in such places of choice."

I've no problem with this approach in general, but considering what The Lord of the Rings notes above...

(...) The inscription on the door might even be a winking nod to the bumpy origins of that friendship.

... this much still seems a bit problematic to my mind. It's still the door to a Dwarvish realm, and this explanation, while possible, doesn't seem all that compelling in my opinion.