Eldamo : Early Quenya : Wendelin

ᴱQ. Wendelin f.

⚠️ᴱQ. Wendelin, f.

Qenya name for the mother of Tinúviel (later S. Melian) in the earliest Lost Tales (LT1/115), an elaboration of wen(di) “maid”, as suggested by Christopher Tolkien (LT1A/Wendelin).

Conceptual Development: This name initially appeared in the alternate form Tindriel of unclear meaning (LT1/106, 131).

See S. Melian for further discussion.

References ✧ GL/45; LRI; LT1/131; LT1A/Wendelin; LT1I; LT2/48, 50, 244; LT2I/Gwendeling, Wendelin; SMI

Variations

Wendelin ✧ GL/45; LRI/Wendelin; LT1/131; LT1A/Wendelin; LT1I/Wendelin; LT2/48; LT2/50; LT2/244; LT2I/Gwendeling; LT2I/Wendelin; SMI/Wendelin
Werelin ✧ GL/45

Changes

ᴱQ. Wendelin >> S. Melian ✧ LT1I/Wendelin; LT2I/Wendelin; SMI/Wendelin
ᴱQ. Wendelin >> G. Gwendeling ✧ LT2/244; LT2I/Gwendeling

Elements

wen(di)

“maid, girl, maiden”

✧ LT1A/Wendelin (wen)

Cognates

G. Gwedheling ✧ GL/45 (Gwedhiling); LT1A/Wendelin (Gwedhiling); LT2/49 (Gwendeling); LT2/50

ᴱQ. Tindriel f.

See ᴱQ. Wendelin for discussion.

References ✧ LT1/131; LT1I/Wendelin; LT2/50, 244; LT2I; PE14/15

Variations

Tindriel ✧ LT2/244; LT1/131 (Tindriel); LT1I/Wendelin (Tindriel); LT2/50 (Tindriel); LT2I/Tindriel (Tindriel)
Tindariel ✧ PE14/15

Changes

Tindriel >> Wendelin ✧ LT1/131; LT1I/Wendelin; LT2/50; LT2/244
ᴱQ. Tindriel >> G. Melian ✧ LT2I/Tindriel