Q. Telperien f.

Q. Telperien, f.

Tar-Telperien was the 10th ruler of Númenor and the second ruling queen (LotR/1035, UT/220). The first element of her name is likely to be telpë “silver”. The second element is less clear: it could be a variant of the feminine suffix -ien¹, or some later iteration of ᴹ✶rīʒende “queen = crowned lady” (hat-tip to Vyacheslav Stepanov for the second suggestion).

References ✧ LotRI/Tar-Telperiën; UTI/Tar-Telperien

Elements

telpë “silver”
ᴹ✶rīʒende “queen, lit. ‘crowned’ or crowned-lady”