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This page is best suited for use in creating Quenya names from scratch using words in the list (which includes commonly-used elements in Elvish names). However, if you'd like to translate your own name, there are directions for that as well.
To create a Quenya name from scratch:
* Have in mind what you'd like the name to mean, or simply browse the list for words you like.
* Build a name using those words and the grammatical notes below.
To translate your name into Quenya:
* Look up the meaning of your name
* Search through this list for corresponding words to match that meaning and use them to make a name.
You can either create only one name, or translate your full name. Traditionally the Elves had two names (essi), given at birth by their parents. Some later acquired an epessë, or after-name, which is like a nickname based on their personality, skills, etc.
Grammatical notes:
* Distinguishing between masculine and feminine is not necessary, but doing so makes it more obvious if the name belongs to a male or female. Male names tend to end in consonants or in o, whereas female names often end in a or e. So if you're creating a male name from the word aista ("honour"), you might change the final letter to o to give it a more masculine feel, thus Aisto. Female names often have suffixes such as -iel, -ell, -el, or -wen (ex. Altáriel, Arwen.)
* Names (just like words) in Quenya may only end in a vowel, or in the consonants l, n, r, s, t.
* Usually you won't have to worry about the validity of consonant clusters when combining words unless a special rule is noted; see next note.
* Some of the words or word-parts on the list have special rules when used as parts of compounds. These are marked with a footnote mark (¹) and are explained at the bottom of the page.
* When one or more letters in a word are in parentheses (ex. ar(a)-), it may be left out in some compounds. If two letters separated by a slash are in parentheses, use either (such as in voronw(a/ë) = voronwa or voronwë). Unless a special rule is given, use whatever sounds best to you.
* A letter e at the end of a word or name often carries a diaresis (ex. ë). This is to show that the letter is not silent, because final e is never silent in Quenya. It's not necessary to add the diaresis, but it is present in most of Tolkien's Lord of the Rings-era Quenya. Other marks, such as accents, are necessary because they affect pronunciation.
For help in pronouncing Elvish names and words, se LOTR appendix...
Below is a list of English words and their Quenya counterparts. Since you may want to create a name that is a combination of two words (ex: Arwen > ar "royal" + wen "maiden") and many Elvish words have specific prefixes and suffixes for use in compounds, i've included them whenever possible; prefixes are noted by hyphens after (ex: ar-) and suffixes by hyphens before (ex: -dor). I'm working on expanding the list, and maybe adding a Sindarin version at some point.
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(N.) noun | (V.) verb | (PL.) plural
(FEM.) feminine | (MASC.) masculine |
* aid ~ resta
* all ~ ilúvë, ilya
* alone ~ er, eryë, eressë
* animal ~ celva
* april ~ ertuilë, víressë
* arisen ~ ortaina
* ash ~ litsë
* autumn ~ yálië
* awakening ~ cuivië
* bear ~ (N.) morco; (V.) col-
* bearer ~ colindo
* beauty ~ vanessë, vánë, vanya
* beautiful ~ anvanima (most beautiful)
* bee ~ nier, nion
* beloved ~ melda
* bird ~ aiwë
* bitter ~ sára
* black ~ morna
* blessed ~ manë, laitaina
* blessedness ~ almië
* blood ~ serkë
* blossom ~ (N.) lótë, (V.) tuima
* blue ~ luin
* bold ~ verya
* born ~ nóna
* borne ~ colla
* bow ~ (N.) cú
* brave ~ canya, verya
* breath ~ hwesta, súl(ë)
* bright ~ calima
* brightest ~ ancalima
* brilliance ~ alcar, ril
* broken ~ rácina
* brook ~ nellë
* brother ~ toron
* brown ~ varnë
* candle ~ lícuma
* carry ~ col-
* child ~ -hin, hína (PL. híni)
* chill ~ ring(ë), niquë
* choice ~ cilm(ë)
* circle ~ rindë
* city ~ osto
* cleave ~ cir
* cleft ~ cir
* cliff ~ ollo
* cold ~ ring(ë), niquë
* commander ~ gon
* crescent ~ cú
* crowned ~ rína
* crystal ~ silima
* dark ~ mor, lóra
* darkness ~ huinë, mornië
* daughter ~ -iel, -ell
* dawn ~ amaurea, ára
* day ~ aurë
* defender ~ varno
* delving ~ hróta
* demon ~ rauko
* destiny ~ maranwë
* devine ~ valaina
* devotion ~ -(n)dil, -(n)dur ¹
* dog ~ huo, huan
* doom ~ ambar
* dove ~ cua
* dream ~ olos
* duress ~ mando
* dusky ~ nulla
* dwarf ~ casar
* dwelling ~ már
* eagle ~ soron
* earth ~ kemen, cemen
* east ~ rómen
* echo ~ lóm
* elf ~ elda, quendë
* elm ~ alam
* enemy ~ cotumo
* ever ~ oio
* fairy ~ inwë
* faithful ~ vórima, vorond(a/ë), voronw(a/ë)
* fang ~ carca
* far ~ palan
* fate ~ ambar, maranwë
* father ~ atar
* festival ~ asar, meren(dë)
* fiery ~ uruitë
* fire ~ nár
* flower ~ lótë (PL. lóti), lossë (white flower)
* flowery ~ lótea
* foam ~ wing
* follow ~ hilya
* foot ~ tál
* footprint ~ runya
* ford ~ tarna
* foreign ~ ettelen, ettelea
* forest ~ taur
* fortune ~ heren
* fortunate ~ herenya
* free ~ léra, mirima
* friend ~ nildë, -(n)dil¹
* fruit ~ yáv(ë), yav-
* garden ~ tarwa
* garlanded maiden ~ riel
* generous ~ faila
* gift ~ anna
* girl ~ vendë, -wen
* given ~ antaina
* giver ~ ánië
* gleam ~ ilca
* gloom ~ huinë
* glorious ~ alcarin, alcarinqua
* glory ~ alcar
* god ~ eru
* gold ~ malta
* golden ~ laurë
* golden-red ~ cul
* good ~ man(ë)
* grace ~ eruanna
* grass ~ salquë
* green ~ venya, wenya
* grey ~ sinda
* guard ~ tír, tirmo (FEM. tirmë)
* hair ~ fin
* harbour ~ londë
* haven ~ londë
* heal ~ envinyata
* heart ~ órë
* heat ~ úrë
* heavens ~ menel
* helmet ~ cassa
* help ~ resta
* high ~ tar, tára
* holy ~ aina
* honour ~ aista
* hope ~ estel
* horn ~ til, tildë, rassë
* horse ~ rocco
* host ~ rimbë (great number)
* hound ~ huo, huan
* hour ~ lú
* house ~ coa
* hunt ~ faroth
* ice ~ helca
* iron ~ anga
* isle ~ tol
* jaw ~ anca
* jewel ~ mírë
* joy ~ alassë
* joyful ~ alassea
* judge ~ námo
* june ~ nárië
* just ~ faila
* kindler ~ tintallë
* king ~ aran
* labor ~ móta
* lady ~ heri, herinya (my lady; cf. Madonna)
* land ~ nor, (n)dor¹
* last ~ tel
* laugh ~ lala
* leaf ~ lassë (PL. lassi)
* left ~ hyarya
* life ~ cuilë, coi-
* light ~ cala
* lily ~ indil
* lion ~ rá
* listening ~ lasta
* lofty ~ tar, tára
* long ~ anda
* lord ~ heru
* lost ~ vanwa
* lovable ~ írima
* love ~ mel, melmë, melya
* lovely ~ melwa
* loving ~ méla
* messenger ~ norindo, ainu
* maiden ~ vendë, -wen
* man ~ ner
* mars ~ carnil
* master ~ tur
* moon ~ isil
* mound ~ coron, tundo
* mountain ~ oron
* music ~ lindë
* name ~ essë
* narrow ~ arca
* night ~ lóm
* nightingale ~ lómelindë
* noble ~ ar, tára, arta, arna
* north ~ formen
* numerous ~ rimbë
* oak ~ norno
* oath ~ vanda
* open ~ (V.) panta
* orange ~ celuma
* path ~ tië
* peace ~ sére
* pearl ~ marilla
* person ~ quen (PL. -lië)
* pledge ~ vanda
* poem ~ linwë
* possessor ~ harno
* prince ~ cundu
* princess ~ aranel
* prison ~ mando
* protected ~ varna
* protector ~ varyar
* pure ~ vénea, poica
* pursue ~ faroth
* queen ~ tári
* radiance ~ alata
* rainbow ~ helyanwë
* ray of light ~ alca
* real ~ anwa
* red ~ carne
* red flame ~ rúnya
* rising ~ rómen
* river ~ sîr
* road ~ tië
* rose ~ losillë
* royal ~ ar(a)-, arna, arta, arna
* sad ~ saira
* safe ~ varna
* say ~ quen, quet
* sea ~ airë; ëar, Eär ²
* sea-spray ~ wing
* see ~ cen-
* seed ~ erdë
* seize ~ mapa
* servant ~ -(n)dur¹
* sheep ~ máma (FEM. mámë)
* shine ~ cala, cal-; sil (shine white or silver)
* shore ~ falas
* silver ~ telep, telpë
* sing ~ lin, lind
* skill ~ curu
* sky ~ menel
* slender ~ nindë
* smooth ~ pasta
* snake ~ angu, angwa
* snare ~ nauma
* snow ~ los, lossë, -olos, -olossë
* soft ~ mussë
* son ~ yondo, -ion
* song ~ linda, lindë
* sorrow ~ nyérë
* soul ~ fëa, órë
* south ~ hyarmen
* sparkle ~ tin, tintina
* speak ~ quen, quet
* spear ~ ecco, ehte
* speech ~ questa
* spirit ~ fëa, súl(ë)
* spring ~ ehtelë (of water; not season)
* springtime ~ tuilë
* sprout ~ (V.) tuima
* stand up ~ tyulta
* star ~ elen
* stone ~ ondo, sar
* stream ~ kelumë
* strong ~ tulca
* summer ~ lairë
* sun ~ anar
* sunlight ~ árë
* sunrise ~ rómen
* sunset ~ andúnë
* swan ~ alqua
* sweet ~ lissë
* swift ~ larca, linta, tyelca
* sword ~ macil
* throne ~ mahalma
* time ~ lú, lúmë (occasion)
* town ~ opele, peler, -os
* treasure ~ harma
* tree ~ alda, -orn(o)
* true ~ anwa
* twin ~ onóna
* universe ~ ëa, Eä- ²
* unmarred ~ man(ë)
* up ~ ama
* valley ~ tumbo
* victory ~ túrë
* violet ~ helin
* wall ~ ramba
* wandering ~ ránë
* war ~ ohta
* west ~ andúnë, númen
* watch ~ tir
* water ~ nén
* wave ~ falma
* weave ~ lanya
* white ~ fáne, fána; (o)lossë (snow-white)
* wide ~ landa, palla
* willow ~ tasar
* wind ~ súl(ë), verca
* wine ~ limpë, miru
* wise ~ nóla
* wolf ~ narmo
* woman ~ nis
* work ~ móta
* yellow ~ malina
* yew ~ tamuril
* young ~ nessima
Footnotes:
¹ Use -dil, -dor, or -dur in compounds after the letters l, r, or n; after any other letters, use the 'nd' form (-ndil, -ndor, -ndur). Example: Elendil, Mordor, Isildur; Aiwendil, Alquandor, Lómendur.
² If the 'e' with the diaresis is not the first letter of the name and therefore not capitalized, it retains the diaresis. If it is capitalized, the diaresis moves to the 'a' after it. Example: Fëanor, Eärwen.
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