Hi! I'm hoping that someone can help me translate my daughter's name into Sindarin and/or Quenya. Her name is Gemma (pronouced Jemma), but upon researching, I found that there isn't a soft "G" sound, and couldn't find much reference to a "j" sound either if I was going more phonetically. Can anyone give me picture of what her name would look like, and teach me the reasoning behind it? Thanks!
It sounds like you are referring to a transcription (into Tengwar script) rather than a translation into the Elvish languages (Quenya/Sindarin). A translation would have nothing to do with how to "convert" sounds into another language, since the word would change altogether.
If you simply want a Tengwar transcription of the name (without any translations), click here. It reads "jemma" (or /ˈdʒɛm.ma/ in IPA).
If you want an actual translation into one of the Elvish languages, I would offer Míriel "Jewel/Gem(-daughter/female)". By chance this name works in both Quenya and Sindarin; a bilingual name, hence one translation. But it would be transcribed separately, since Q. & S. have their own Tengwar rules. This is the Classical Mode form (for Quenya), and this is the General Mode form (for Sindarin).
Thank you! You are correct, I did mean transcription. The translation that you gave is perfect though, and I like it so much better. Thank you so much for the breakdown too. I think I will use it instead. Thank you again!!
