1) Print out the lessons. This cannot be emphasized enough. Once you have a hard copy you will be able to look over the lesson when ever you have some spare time, as well as highlight the important points. 2) Do not try to memorize all of the Sindarin consonant mutations. Often students get bogged down about the 4th or 5th lesson.
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- These names will usually fit the more serious stories and/or religions best. The names can be compared to the religions of today, like Hinduism, Buddhism, Shinto and all the other major religions the world has and has had. These names will vary greatly and come in all sorts of styles, mainly to make sure most, if not all, styles are covered.
- Lesson 36 - Further suffixes Lesson 37 - How to make names (part 1) Lesson 38 - How to make names (part 2) Lesson 39 - Gondorian & Mirkwood Sindarin Lesson 40 - Doriathrin Sindarin Lesson 41 - Liquid and stop mutations Lesson 42 - Elision Lesson 43 - Sindarin alphabet.
- Sindarin is the elvish language used in Middle Earth during the 2nd and 3rd age. That is why Sindarin is mostly known as a daily tongue because it was the language used mostly by the elves in the time of the Lord of the Rings. I would equate Quenya to Sindarin like Latin is to English (or any of the romance languages) today.
- Tolkien's scripts. These scripts were invented by J. Tolkien and appear in his novels The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion.Tolkien's Tengwar script was originally designed to write the Elvish languages Quenya and Sindarin, but has been adapted to write quite a few other languages.
Sindarin Pronunciation Guide
Names based on animals.
- ûn Creature
- aew Small Bird
- aewen Of Birds
- alph Swan
- amlug Dragon
- aras Deer
- batha- To Trample
- blab- To Beat/Flap/Batter
- brog Bear
- cab- To Leap/Hop
- corch Crow
- craban Raven
- cugu Dove
- draug Wolf
- edhel Elf
- edhellen Elvish/Of the Elves
- ell Elf
- filig Little Bird
- graw Bear
- gwaun Goose
- gwe Creature/Being
- gwilwileth Butterfly
- hû Hound/Dog
- hadhod Dwarf
- hal Fish
- heledir Kingfisher
- lŷg Snake
- laba- To Hop
- lamhan Animal
- leweg Worm
- lhûg Snake
- lim3 Fish
- mŷl Gull
- maew Gull
- medli Bear/Honey-Eater
- medlin Bear-like
- mund Bull/Ox
- nar Rat
- naugla Dwarf
- Nawag Dwarf
- ngaramh Wolf
- ngaur Werewolf
- ngawad Howling
- noroth Giant
- onod Ent
- orch Orc
- periand Hobbit
- rŷn Chaser/Hound
- raw Lion
- roch Horse
- tamhor Woodpecker
- taw Woolen
- thoron Eagle
- torog Troll
- tuilind Swallow (the bird)
- ulund Monster
- ungol Spider
- urug Bogey/Orc
If you would like a custom made name, go to Translation Requests and fill out the questionnaire.
This dialect of Sindarin was spoken by the Gondorians. It is found in many name of the upper-classes, because it is associated with court-life.
Villains
Names for the Villainous characters.
Personality
Names that describe one’s temperament.
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Emotions
Names having to do with one’s emotions.
Physical Attributes
Anything that the 5 senses can tell us about a person, appearance, voice, scent, taste, or touch.
Abilities
Names dealing with things that one can do.
Occupation
Names based on job titles.
Celestial
Names describing the heavens.
Spiritual
Names dealing with Good and Evil, and perhaps one’s fate.
Weather
Names based on weather.
Flora
Names based on plants.
Fauna
Names based on animals.
Places
Names for people, referencing places.
Elements
Names based on the elements, minerals, or resources of nature.
Colors
Names based on words for colors.
Numbers
Names based on the order in which the children are born.
Weapons
Names for the wielders of weapons.
Lineage
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Names about one’s lineage or ethnicity.
Miscellaneous
Names that don’t really fit into any category.
Suffix List
Feminine Suffixes
- -eth: ‘Female’ It simply makes a word a feminine name.
- -el: ‘Female’ It simply makes a word a feminine name.
- -il: ‘Female’ It simply makes a word a feminine name.
- -ril: ‘Female Doer’ It makes a noun or verb into a feminine name.
- -ien: ‘Female, She of…’ It can be combined with adjectives and nouns. It makes whatever is attached to it a feminine name. In Sindarin it tends to be a Father Name suffix as well.
- -iel: ‘Daughter, Daughter of…’ It can be combined with adjectives, nouns, and other suffixes. It’s the more commonly used suffix in Elven father names.
- -riel: ‘Daughter of ___ Doer’
- -rien: ‘Daughter of ___ Doer’
- sell: ‘Maiden, Girl, or Daughter.’ It’s used in names given when she is still a child. It can be used with nouns or adjectives, making a compound.
- gwend: ‘Virgin Maiden’ used in names given when she is not yet married. It can be used with nouns or adjectives, making a compound.
- ndîs: ‘Woman, Bride, Female Doer,’ used on verbs to indicate a female agent of the action, and can be used with adjectives or nouns to make a compound word.
- ndess: ‘Woman,’ used in the names given to a woman when she has reached adulthood. It can be used with nouns or adjectives, making a compound.
Masculine Name Suffixes
- -on: ‘Masculine’ It can be combined with adjectives and nouns. It makes whatever is attached to it a masculine name.
- -ron: ‘Male Doer’ It makes a noun or verb into a masculine name.
- -ion: ‘Son, Son of…’ It can be combined with adjectives, nouns, and other suffixes. It’s the more commonly used suffix in Elven father names.
- -rion: ‘Son of ___ Doer’
- ndîr: ‘Man/Male Doer,’ used in names given when he is an adult, or on verbs to indicate a male agent of the action. When used with nouns or adjectives, it makes a compound.
Gender-Neutral Name Suffixes
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- -or: ‘Doer’ It can be used on anyone’s name.
- pen: ‘Person, One’ it can be used in anyone’s name, though it is rather impersonal. When used with a noun or adjective, it makes a compound.
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If you would like a custom made name, go to Translation Requests and fill out the questionnaire.