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[feanor]

a guide to fëanorian names

it can be really hard to navigate the silm fandom and read certain fanfics when u don’t know who’s who (i know, i’ve been there. and probably some of those fanfics are ones i’ve written). so without further ado:

1. fëanor

names he has: fëanor, fëanáro, curufinwë

what do they mean?

fëanor: fëanáro but make it sindarin

fëanáro: spirit of fire!

curufinwë: skilled finwë

notes: fëanáro is his mother name, so given by míriel therindë. curufinwë is his father name, so given by finwë. less commonly in some fics, he might be nicknamed náro.

2. nerdanel

names she has: nerdanel, istarnië

what do they mean?

nerdanel: idk jirt never said

istarnië: the wise

notes: technically istarnië is the rejected original version of her name, although i’ve seen some refer to her by it. nerdanel is definitely recognisable name. also: nerdanel if ur out there marry me please

3. maedhros

names he has: maedhros, maitimo, nelyafinwë, nelyo, russandol

what do they mean?

maedhros: sindarised mix of maitimo and russandol

maitimo: well-formed (read: hot)

nelyafinwë: third finwë (read: fuck you fingolfin)

nelyo: shortened version of nelyafinwë

russandol: russet-top, redhead

notes: maitimo is his mother name and nelyafinwë his father name. you’ll often find nelyo in fics where the sons of fëanor are casually conversing with each other or in valinor-set fics. russandol is usually used in fic by fingon and that name makes up half the term russingon, if you were wondering where the hell the silm fandom got that particular ship name. maedhros also has the most names among the songs of fëanor. or anyone tbh.

4. maglor

names he has: maglor, makalaurë, kanafinwë, káno

what do they mean?

maglor: name interpreted as a sindar version of makalaurë

makalaurë: gold-cleaver

kanafinwë: strong-voiced finwë

káno: shortened version of kanafinwë, but also means commander!

notes: makalaurë is his mother name, kanafinwë his father name. like nelyo, you’ll often find káno where the sons of fëanor are speaking casually or in valinor-set fics. the sons of fingolfin also have ‘káno’ as parts of their quenya names, though, so watch out for that! (its not very common to see anyone call all of them by the same name tho)

5. celegorm

names he has: celegorm, tyelkormo, turkafinwë, tyelko/turko

what do they mean?

celegorm: sindar variant of tyelkormo

tyelkormo: hasty-riser

turkafinwë: strong finwë

tyelko/turko: shortened versions of tyelkormo and turkafinwë

notes: tyelkormo is the mother name and turkafinwë the father name. tyelko and turko are in the same boat as nelyo and kano. technically turko is the proper nickname but a lot of people prefer tyelko (myself included) because it sounds less like ‘turkey’ or otherwise.

6. caranthir

names he has: caranthir, carnistir, morifinwë, moryo

what do they mean?

caranthir: sindarised version of carnistir

carnistir: red-faced

morifinwë: dark finwë

moryo: shortened version of morifinwë

notes: carnistir is the mother name, morifinwë the father name. moryo is the nickname (see: nelyo)

7. curufin

names he has: curufin, atarinkë, curufinwë, curvo

what do they mean?

curufin: curufinwë but make it short & sindarised

atarinkë: little father

curufinwë: skilled finwë

curvo: short form of curufinwë

notes: in short? dad junior. i’m sure at this point you can tell which parent gave him which name. for inquiries about curvo, see moryo.

8. celebrimbor

names he has: celebrimbor, tyelperinquar

what do they mean?

celebrimbor: sindarised version of tyelperinquar

tyelperinquar: silverfist

tyelpë: shortened version of tyelperinquar

notes: we’re not actually sure if tyelperinquar is his mother name or his father name. i like to think that it’s his mother name and that his father name is curufinwë, just to keep the name in the family u know? but to each their own. tolkien gateway says it’s his father-name but i don’t buy it. (and if someone wants to tell me it’s true, well, i don’t care.)

9. amrod

names he has: amrod, ambarussa, umbarto, ambarto, pityafinwë, pityo

what do they mean?

amrod: sindarisation of ambarto

ambarussa: top-russet (because he has red hair)

umbarto: the fated

ambarto: upwards-exalted

pityafinwë: small finwë

pityo: shortened version if pityafinwë

notes: in the legendarium, nerdanel gives both twins the name ambarussa. fëanor is like ‘babe they should have different names’ so she names amrod umbarto. fëanor is Freaked Out by the meaning of umbarto and changes it to ambarto. i dont believe in this part of the silm and therefore these names because this is the version where amrod dies at losgar, but some people use it. for pityo, see: curvo. ambarussa and pityafinwë are, you guessed it, mother and father names.

10. amras

names he has: amras, ambarussa, telufinwë, telvo

what do they mean?

amras: sindarin version of ambarussa

ambarussa: russet-top

telufinwë: last finwë

telvo: shortened form of telufinwë

notes: for telvo, see pityo. ambarussa and telufinwë are mother names and father names, respectively.

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