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Many place names and a number of names and terms are of Elvish origin. This brief list may be helpful in remembering a few of the more common elements and what they mean. |
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| Word or stem | Meaning | Examples |
| amon | Hill | Amon Hen, Amon Lhaw, Amon Sul |
| annon | Gate | Morannon, Sirannon |
| ar | Noble/Royal, Lord/Lady | Arwen, Arnor, Argonath |
| barad | Tower | Barad-Dur, Barad Eithel |
| car | Red | Carnen, Carchost |
| celeb | Silver | Celebdil, Celebrimbor, Celebrant |
| chost | Tooth | Carchost, Narchost |
| cirith | Mountain pass | Cirith Ungol, Cirith Gorgor, Cirith Ninniach |
| din | Silent | Amon Din, Rath Dinen, Dor-Dinen |
| dol | Headland or Hill-top | Dol Amroth, Dol Baran, Dol Guldur |
| dor | Land | Eriador, Gondor, Mordor, Dor-Lomin |
| duin | River | Anduin, Branduin, Celduin |
| dur | Dark | Durthang, Barad-Dur |
| el | Star | Elrond, Elendil, Elwing, Elros etc |
| emyn | Hills | Emyn Beraid, Emyn Muil |
| ephel | Fence | Ephel Duath, Ephel Brandir |
| ered | Mountain range | Ered Lithui, Ered Luin, Ered Nimrais |
| falas | Land by the sea | Falas, Anfalas, Belfalas |
| for | North | Forlond, Forodwaith, Fornost, Forostar |
| gul | Sorcery or magic | Dol Guldur, Minas Morgul, Imlad Morgul |
| har | South | Harad, Haradwaith, Harlond, Harondor |
| haudh | Hill, as in Burial Mound | Haudh-en-Arwen, Haudh-en-Ndengin |
| las | Green | Eryn Lasgalen, Legolas |
| lond | Harbour or Haven | Harlond, Forlond, Mithlond, Edhellond |
| minas | Tower | Minas Anor, Minas Ithil, Minas Tirith, Minas Morgul |
| mith | Grey | Mithrandir, Mithril, Ered Mithrin, Mithlond, Mithrim |
| mor | Black | Mordor, Morthond, Morgul, Morannon, Mormegil |
| nan | Valley | Nan Curunir, Nan Tathren, Nan Dungortheb |
| nar | Fire | Narsil, Narya, Narchost |
| nen | Water | Nenya, Lake Nenuial, Carnen |
| orn | Tree | Celeborn, Fangorn |
| ost | Fortress | Ost-in-Edhil, Angrenost, Fornost, Belegost |
| per | Half | Perianneth, Periain, Peredhil |
| ras | Horn, as in peak | Caradhras, Methedras, Mount Taras |
| rim | Host or People | Galadhrim, Golodhrim, Gondolindrim, Haradrim, Naugrim, Rohirrim |
| roh | Horse | Rohan, Rohirrim, Roheryn |
| rond | Domed cave etc | Aglarond, Hadhadrond, Nargothrond |
| ros | Spray or foam | Elros, Rauros, Cair Andros |
| sarn | (Ford with) small rocks / stones | Sarn Ford, Sarn Gebir, Sarn Athrad |
| tar | High | Mount Taras, Tar-Amandil |
| tol | Island | Tol Brandir, Tolfalas, Tol Sirion, Tol Galen, Tol Eressea |
| waith | People or peopled land; also "Wasteland" |
Haradwaith, Enedwaith, Forodwaith (Southern/Middle/Northern Wastes/People) |
| Some examples are from The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales | ||
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