Ilkorin/Doriathrin Names

Many of the names in the Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s are actually Ilkorin or Doriathrin, some so designated in the main text and others indicated in The Etymologies.

Adurant loc. ⇐ ado + rant

Argador loc. “[Land] Outside the Fence” ⇐ argad + dôr

Ariador loc. “Land Outside”

Aros loc. ⇐ arn + *-os

Ascar loc. ⇐ ascar

Balthor pn. “Vala-king” ⇐ ᴹ√BAL + tôr

Beleg m. “Strong” ⇐ bel

Belthronding pn. ⇐ bel + thrôn + ding

Brilthor loc. “Glittering Torrent” ⇐ bril + ᴹ√THOR(ON)

Brithombar loc. “*Brithon-home” ⇐ Brithon + *bar

Brithon loc. “Pebbly” ⇐ brithon

Celon loc. ⇐ celon

Dairon m. ⇐ dair + *-on

Denithor m. “Saviour of the Dani”

**Dilion loc.

Dimbar loc. “*Sad Home” ⇐ dem + *bar

Dior m. “Successor”

Dol Dúghol loc. ⇐ *dol + durgul?

Dolmed loc. “Wet Head” ⇐ *dol + mêd

Dorthonion loc. “Land of Pines” ⇐ dôr + thôn (genitive plural)

Duilwen loc. ⇐ duil + gwene

Êd f. “Rest”

Eglador loc. “Land of the Elves” ⇐ Egla + dôr

Eglamar loc. “Elvenhome” ⇐ Egla + *bar

Eglor loc. “Elf-river” ⇐ Egla + ?

Eglorest loc. ⇐ Eglor + rest

Elbereth m. “*Valor Star” ⇐ el + bereth

Elboron m. “*Steadfast Star” ⇐ el + boron

Elrond m. “Vault of Heaven” ⇐ el + rond

Elvrûn m. ⇐ el + ᴹ√BOR(ON)

Ermabuin m. “One-handed” ⇐ *er + mâb + *-en

Esgalduin loc. “River under Veil” ⇐ esgal + duin

Esgaroth loc. “Reedlake” ⇐ esgar² + ?

Garthurian loc. “Fenced Realm, Hidden Realm” ⇐ garth + thúren

Goldamir pn. “Silmaril, *(lit.) Noldo-jewel” ⇐ (n)gold (genitive) + *mîr

Grûm m.

Hirilorn loc. “*Tree of the Lady” ⇐ *hiril + orn

Legolin loc. ⇐ legol + ?

Lindon loc. “Musical Land” ⇐ S. lind¹ + ?

Lómendor loc. ⇐ lómen + dôr

Lóminorthin loc. “Echoing Mountains” ⇐ lómen + orth (plural)

Lúthien f. “Enchantress” ⇐ luth + *-ien

Mablosgen m. “Empty-handed” ⇐ mâb + *losgen

Mablost m. “Empty-handed” ⇐ mâb + *lost

Mabluin m. “Pale-hand” ⇐ mâb + lûn

Mablung m. “Heavy-hand” ⇐ mâb + lung

Melian f.

Menegroth loc. “Thousand Caves” ⇐ #meneg + rôth

mir(nang)eluið pn. ⇐ *mîr + ? + ?

Nan-Dairon loc. “*Valley of Dairon” ⇐ nand + Dairon

Nan Dungorthin loc. “Vale of Black Horror” ⇐ nand + dunn + ngorthin

Nauglamír pn. “Necklace of the Dwarves” ⇐ naugol (genitive) + *mîr

Neldoreth loc. ⇐ neldor + ?

Nivrim loc. “West-march” ⇐ nivon + rîm

Nivrost loc. “West Vale, West-dales” ⇐ nivon + rost

Orgof m.

Radhrim loc. “East-march” ⇐ radhon + rîm

Radhrost loc. “East Vale” ⇐ radhon + rost

Region loc. “*Hollin” ⇐ #reg (genitive plural)

Regornion loc. “Hollin” ⇐ regorn (genitive plural)

Taiglin loc. “Deep-pool” ⇐ taig + line

Thalos loc. “Torrent” ⇐ thalos

Thind m. ⇐ thind

Thingol m. “*Grey-wise” ⇐ thind + (n)gôl

Thorntor m. “King of Eagles” ⇐ thorn + tôr

Thuringwethil f. “(Woman of) Secret Shadow” ⇐ thúren + gwath + *-il

Tor Thingol pn. “King Thingol” ⇐ tôr + Thingol

Torthurnion m. “King of Eagles” ⇐ tôr + thorn (genitive plural)

Tor Tinduma pn. “King of Twilight” ⇐ tôr + tindum (genitive)

Uduvon loc.

Umboth Muilin loc. “Twilight Meres, Veiled Pool” ⇐ umboth + muilin

Urthin Gwethion loc. “*Mountains of Shadow” ⇐ orth (plural) + gwath (genitive plural)