Sep 9, 2013
Quenya name of the day: Calmacil
shh it's still Sunday on the West Coast
Calmacil: sword of light
cal-, stem of cálë, light, used commonly in names (Calion, Ancalimë, Anducal, etc).
macil, sword
Calmacil is a masculine name used twice; it would be more frequent if we included Calimmacil, but that has a (slightly) different meaning. The two proper examples are:
Tar-Calmacil, son of Tar-Alcarin (himself son of Tar-Vanimeldë), known in Adûnaic as Ar-Belzagar. His name seems to be a reference to his conquest along the shores of Middle-earth.
Calmacil, son of Atanatar II, King of Gondor. Calmacil, though a younger son, eventually became king in turn. Both he and his brother largely delegated responsibility to his son Minalcar.