Adorn - adorn - to decorate; make more attractive, impressive; enhance Aglarond - Aglaia - Class. Myth. 1) one of the Graces 2) the mother of Acrisius and Proteus Amon Din - Amon - Egyptian Myth. Amen din - a loud, confused noise, uproar din - Islam. the religious observances of a Muslim, Pillars of Islam Amon Sul - Sul - a town/village in E Norway Angren - Angren - a town/village in Uzbekistan Aragorn - Aragon - 1) Louis (born 1891), French novelist, poet and journalist 2) a region in NE Spain, formerly kingdom, later a province Arago - a crater in the first quadrant of the face of the moon Argonath - Argonaut - Class. Myth. a member of the band that sailed to Colchis with Jason in the ship Argo in the search of the Golden Fleece Arnor - Arno - a river in Italy Arod - aro (Latin) - to plough, cultivate Barad-dur - dur (French) - cruel, cold, harsh barathrum (Latin) - abyss; the lower world Baranor - Baranov, Aleksandr Andreyevich - Russian fur trader in Alaska (1747-1819) Bombadil - bombus - (Latin) humming Bree - Bree - a town/village in N Belgium bree - Scot. and North Eng. broo, any clear palatable liquid, as broth juice or water Bruinen - a bruin - a bear; lit. the brown one, name of the bear in the fable of Reynard bruine (French) - drizzly rain Cair Andros - Andros (Latin) - Aegean island androne (Italian) - hallway, vestibule Andros - a Greek island Andros - an island in the Bahamas, in the N West Indies Carn Dum (a mountain) - carn = cairn - a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone etc. dum - (Latin) now, a moment Celeborn - celeber - (Latin) honoured, famous Celebrant - celebrant - 1) the officiating priest in the celebration of the Eucharist 2) a participant in a public religious rite 3) a participant in any celebration 4) one who praises or extols a person or thing Celos - celox (Latin) - swift celo - to hide, conceal Ciril - cirillico (Italian) - Cyrillic (alphabet) Denethor - dene - a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea Thor - Scand. Myth. the god of thunder, rain and farming Dol Amroth - dol - a unit for measuring the intensity of pain dol (French) - deceit, treachery Dor-en-Ernil - dor - 1) archaic. mockery, scorn 2) common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius Drogo - Drogobyc - a town/village in Ukraine Dunedain - Dunedin - a town in New Zealand; a town in Florida, USA Dunharrow - dun - dark, gloomy; grayish brown Edoras - edo (Latin) - 1) high, descended 2) to devour 3) to produce, give birth to, to put forth Edo - a former name of Tokyo Eldamar - eld - archaic. (old) age; antiquity Elda - a girl’s given name eld (Swedish) - fire, flames Elrond - Elroy - a boy’s given name Emyn Arnen - Arne - Class. Myth. 1) the mother of Aeolus and Boeotus 2) a princess who was changed into a magpie as a punishment for accepting a bribe Ent - ent- (German) - prefix for verbs meaning release, liberation, emancipation ente (Italian) - being, creature Erebor - erepo(Latin) - to climb, crawl over, creep out Erebos - Erebus - Class. myth. the darkness under the earth, imagined either as the abode of sinners after death or of all the dead Erech - Biblical name of Uruk Ered - erede (Italian) heir Ered Mithrin (mountain range) - mithridatism - the production of immunity against the action of a poison by taking the poison in gradually increased doses Mithras - Persian myth. the god of light and truth, later of the sun Eriador - Eria (German) - (Ailanthus) ailanthus, tree of heaven, tree of gods Fangorn - fango - clay or mud, esp. a clay obtained from certain hot springs in Battaglio, Italy, used as a hot application in the treatment of certain diseases to fang - to seize, grab Forlindon - Forli - a city in N Italy, SE Bologna Fornost - forno (Italy) - oven Frodo - frodo (Italian) - secret- Galadriel - gala - festive, showy Gandalf - Gand - French name of Ghent Ganda - Luganda Ganddal - a town in S Norway Glanduin - Glan - a river in E Germany Golasgil - Gola - a girl’s given name Gorgoroth - Gorgo (Latin) - mythical monster capable of turning men to stone, Medusa Gundabad - gunda = goonda - Anglo-Intian, a rogue or hoodlum Haldir - Haldi = Halti, a mountain in N Finland Hama - Hama - a city in W Syria, on the Orontes river hama (Latin) - water bucket Harad - Harad - a town/village in Saudi-Arabia Incanus (Gandalf) - incanus (Latin) - (totally) grey Khand - Khan - 1) the supreme ruler of the Tatar tribes 2) emperor of China, during the Middle Ages 3) a title of respect used in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and other countries of Asia Khanda - an Indian sword, having a broad, usually single-edged blade and a disklike pommel with a point Lamedon - lamed - the 12th letter of the Hebrew alphabet lame - 1) any of number of thin, overlapping plates composing a piece of plate armor, as a fauld, tasset, gauntlet etc. 2) disabled, weak Lame (German) - baubles (gold) Lebennin - Leben (German) - life Legolas - lego (Latin) - 1)to scan 2)to traverse, coast along, pass 3)to choose, select, pick, gather 4) to send, charge, commission 5)to appoint as deputy or lieutenant 6)to read, recite (Loth)lorien - Lorient - a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay (the gulf of) Lune - lune (French) - 1) moon lunen (German) - calm down, abate Meduseld - Medus (Latin) - Mede, Persian meduse (French) - medusa Meras - meracus (Latin) - pure, genuine Meras - a lake in N Sweden Mering - meringa (Italian) - meringue Min Rimmon - Min - a river in China Minas Morgul - mina (Spanish) - a mine mina (Latin) - Greek silver coin minae (Latin) - 1)threats 2)pinnacles Minas - a town in Uruguay morgue (French) - 1) mortuary 2) haughtiness, imperiousness Morannon - mora (Latin) - 1)delay, pause, sojourn, hindrance, space of time 2)division of the Spartan army mora (Italian) - 1) same as in Latin 2) blackberry Mordor - Mordovian Autonomous Republic - an autonomous republic in the Russian Federation in Europe mordeo (Latin) - to bite, grip; (cold) to nip; (words) to hurt morior (Latin) - to die, decay, fade Mord (German) - murder Moria - Moriah - a mountainous region in S Palestine, where Abraham prepared to sacrifice Isaac, Gen.22:3 Moria - a site usually identified with Zion, where Solomon built the Temple, II Chion.3:1 moria (Italian) - mortality Nan Curunir - Nan - a town/village in Thailand Nardol - Nardo - a town/village in S Italy Nimrodel - Nimrod (also Nemrod) the great-grandson of Noah; noted as a great hunter. Gen.10:8-10 Nin-in-Eilph - Nin - a town/village in Croatia Noldor - Nolde (German) - (Sherardia arvensis) Olorin (Gandalf) - olor, oloris; adj. olorinus(Latin) - a swan Orodruin - oro- - learned borrowing from Greek meaning `mountain´ oro (Latin) - to speak, beg, pray oro (Italian) - gold Palantir - pala (Latin) - (ring) bezel palam (Latin) - openly, publicly, well-known Peregrin - peregrine - foreign, alien, coming from abroad to peregrinate - to travel or journey, esp. on foot Pinnath Gelin - pinna (Latin) - 1)feather; wing 2)arrow 3)battlement gelind (German) - mild, soft Poros - Poros - a Greek island Rath Celerdain - rath - a Dravidian cave templein India rath(e) - Archaic. growing, blooming or ripening early in the year or season celer (Latin) - quick, swift celer (French) - to hide Rhun - Rhum - an island in NW Britain Rohan - roh (German) - raw, harsh, rough Sarn Gebir - Gebirge (German) - mountain range Saruman - Sarum use - the liturgy or modified form of the Roman rite used in Salisbury (Sarum) before the Reformation and lately revived in part by some English churches Sauron - sauro- - a learned borrowing from Greek meaning `lizard´ used in the formation of technical terms Saron - Class. myth. a king of Troezen who pursued a doe into the sea and was drowned Shelob - lob - Old English. spider Tharbad - Thar - a desert in N India Theoden - Theodore I - pope A.D. 624-649 Theodore II - pope A.D. 897 Theodosius I - emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire A.D. 379-395 Theodosius II - emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire A.D. 408-450 Took - Tooke - John Horne (1736-1812), English politician and philologist Umbar - Umba - a town/village in N Russia Uruk hai - Uruk - an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq, near the Euphrates: extensive archaeological excavations Hai (German) - a shark Wold - the Wolds - (lowlands?) in E Britain