Anyone thinking of elvish names for their beanies? Any Tolkien fans?

[Mithriltari]

Hello ladies,

I am a great Tolkien fan so is my DH and we are working on a list of elvish names (names in elvish, ie quenya or sindarin) to choose from for our little Elfling (at the mo 20 weeks PG).

Anyone thinking along the same lines? It is very unusual but after seing the lot of unusual (and beautiful) names in use nowadays, I thought, why not.

Anyone? My nick name is an example. It means "queen of the Grey Flame".

Mithriltari n Little Elfling

Some of them are indeed unusual and beautiful in their own way, but one thing that make me wary is that their provenance is so obvious.

Of course you don't mind people knowing you're a Tolkein lover, but when your child is 30 will they appreciate having a name that tells the world 'my parents were Tolkein lovers'?

Just a thought.

Tinfang Warble ? (from The Book Of Lost Tales)

Sorry, couldn't resist . Even Tolkein didn't have a 100% hit rate on names.

If you're going to do it, make it one of the obscure ones, so that the name doesn't scream "Tolkein" to the casual observer (it sounds like that's what you've got in mind, anyway). My best friend at school had Arwen as a middle name and hated it with a passion. As a general rule Tolkein names are more attractive than the majority of "made-up" names out there, so if that kind of unusual name is your style then I think the further reaches of Tolkein are a good starting point.

Not planning to do it myself, though (although DH does keep suggesting (in jest, I hope...) Tinfang Warble for #2, which is why it sprang to mind)

But by and large people who don't like Tolkein won't realise, and people who do will approve.

I know an Elfine, which is not quite the same - really suits her though.

You could always go for something celtic, have a look at some online irish or welsh name sites and you will definately find something to the right effect and with a proper meaning. Be careful with the pronunciation though but sure an MNer will be able to help with that.

How about Elanor? The name that Frodo chooses for Sam's daughter at the end, after the flower that growns in lothlorien and looks like a little star.

Hey Hopecat, Elanor is very nice, BUt I was thinking of obscure LOTR names or simply Silmarillion names. BUt I do know the male ones are a bit strange phonetically, but since they are so full of meaning, it might go down well. I dont like my name myself but dont make a big fuss about it. Is just a flower name (yikes). The reason I want to use Tolkien-invented names is not so that people know I am a fan, but because they have very deep, beautiful meanings and are unusual and unique. To solve the anonimity problem, I have decided to learn elvish in a crash course and make the name myself. In that way it will be unique. Besides, quenya is based in one of my fav languages: finnish, and some input of my own mother-tongue:spanish.
Have a nice (if very hot) day ladies and bumps,

Mithriltari