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Morthoron · 08-01-2015, 05:44 PM

For no apparent reason, other than I have been left alone this evening to putter around and not do someone else's bidding, I have compiled an "unofficial" flower/plant/tree naming convention for Hobbits. I was amazed at the number involved, so don't blame me if I missed a few. Once again, Tolkien flummoxes me:

Amaranth Brandybuck
Angelica Baggins
Asphodel (Brandybuck) Burrows
Bell (Goodchild) Gamgee - Bell could be short for Bellflower, as she had daughters Daisy and Marigold (Cotton)
Belladonna (Took) Baggins
Camellia Sackville
Celandine Brandybuck
Cotton family
Daisy (Baggins) Boffin - also Daisy Gamgee and Daisy Gardner
Eglantine (Banks) Took
Elanor "the Fair" (Gardner) Fairbairn
Estella (Bolger) Brandybuck - see "amaryllis estella", Estella is Old French for "star"
Goldilocks (Gardner) Took - Goldilocks is another name for Buttercup
Lalia (Clayhanger) Took - a "Laelia" is a form of orchid
Laura (Grubb) Baggins - Laura is the feminine form of the Latin "Laurus" meaning Laurel
Lily (Baggins) Goodbody - and Lily (Brown) Cotton
Lobelia (Bracegirdle) Sackville-Baggins
Malva "Headstrong" Brandybuck
Marigold (Gamgee) Cotton
May (Gamgee) - in a literary sense "May" can mean "one's bloom or prime", also Mayflower
Melilot Brandybuck
Mentha Brandybuck
Mimosa (Bunce) Baggins
Mirabella (Took) Brandybuck
Mugwort family
Myrtle Burrows
Pansy (Baggins) Bolger
Peony (Baggins) Burrows
Pervinca Took
Pimpernel Took
Poppy (Chubb-Baggins) Bolger
Primrose Gardner
Primula (Brandybuck) Baggins
Prisca (Baggins) Bolger
Rosa (Baggins) Took - "Rosa" is Italian/Latin for Rose
Rosamunda (Took) Bolger - Latin phrases rosa munda, meaning "pure rose", and rosa mundi, meaning "rose of the world"
Rose "Rosie" (Cotton) Gardner
Rowan Gammidge
Salvia (Brandybuck) Bolger

Other interesting hobbit names I found while looking up others:

Named after gems or minerals
Adamanta (Chubb) Took - adamant, adamantine
Esmeralda (Took) Brandybuck - "Esmerelda" means emerald
Diamond "of Long Cleeve" Took
Pearl Took
Ruby (Bolger) Baggins and Ruby Gardner

Named after insects
Belba (Baggins) Bolger - Belba is a mite of the arachnid family
Berylla (Boffin) Baggins - Berylla is a sort of butterfly
Maggot family
Grubb family - "grub" a type of worm

08-01-2015, 05:44 PM	#8
Morthoron Curmudgeonly Wordwraith Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ensconced in curmudgeonly pursuits Posts: 2,518	For no apparent reason, other than I have been left alone this evening to putter around and not do someone else's bidding, I have compiled an "unofficial" flower/plant/tree naming convention for Hobbits. I was amazed at the number involved, so don't blame me if I missed a few. Once again, Tolkien flummoxes me: Amaranth Brandybuck Angelica Baggins Asphodel (Brandybuck) Burrows Bell (Goodchild) Gamgee - Bell could be short for Bellflower, as she had daughters Daisy and Marigold (Cotton) Belladonna (Took) Baggins Camellia Sackville Celandine Brandybuck Cotton family Daisy (Baggins) Boffin - also Daisy Gamgee and Daisy Gardner Eglantine (Banks) Took Elanor "the Fair" (Gardner) Fairbairn Estella (Bolger) Brandybuck - see "amaryllis estella", Estella is Old French for "star" Goldilocks (Gardner) Took - Goldilocks is another name for Buttercup Lalia (Clayhanger) Took - a "Laelia" is a form of orchid Laura (Grubb) Baggins - Laura is the feminine form of the Latin "Laurus" meaning Laurel Lily (Baggins) Goodbody - and Lily (Brown) Cotton Lobelia (Bracegirdle) Sackville-Baggins Malva "Headstrong" Brandybuck Marigold (Gamgee) Cotton May (Gamgee) - in a literary sense "May" can mean "one's bloom or prime", also Mayflower Melilot Brandybuck Mentha Brandybuck Mimosa (Bunce) Baggins Mirabella (Took) Brandybuck Mugwort family Myrtle Burrows Pansy (Baggins) Bolger Peony (Baggins) Burrows Pervinca Took Pimpernel Took Poppy (Chubb-Baggins) Bolger Primrose Gardner Primula (Brandybuck) Baggins Prisca (Baggins) Bolger Rosa (Baggins) Took - "Rosa" is Italian/Latin for Rose Rosamunda (Took) Bolger - Latin phrases rosa munda, meaning "pure rose", and rosa mundi, meaning "rose of the world" Rose "Rosie" (Cotton) Gardner Rowan Gammidge Salvia (Brandybuck) Bolger Other interesting hobbit names I found while looking up others: Named after gems or minerals Adamanta (Chubb) Took - adamant, adamantine Esmeralda (Took) Brandybuck - "Esmerelda" means emerald Diamond "of Long Cleeve" Took Pearl Took Ruby (Bolger) Baggins and Ruby Gardner Named after insects Belba (Baggins) Bolger - Belba is a mite of the arachnid family Berylla (Boffin) Baggins - Berylla is a sort of butterfly Maggot family Grubb family - "grub" a type of worm __________________ And your little sister's immaculate virginity wings away on the bony shoulders of a young horse named George who stole surreptitiously into her geography revision. Last edited by Morthoron; 08-01-2015 at 06:01 PM.