38how To Make Names (2)sindarin Lessons

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.

Doriathren Sindarin Namelists. Names for the Elves living under the protection of Thingol and Melian in Doriath. Woodelven Sindarin Namelists. Names for the Elves of Southern Beleriand and later on, for the Woodelves as well. Gondorian Sindarin Namelists. 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. 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.

Personality

Names that describe one’s temperament.

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

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Names for the wielders of weapons.

Lineage

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