A Vanyarin elf, beloved of Finrod, who did not go with him into exile (S/130). She is the reason he never married (WJ/44). In the “Grey Annals”, her name appeared with a long á: Amárië (WJ/44, 62, 67). The meaning of her name is unclear, but it might contain márië “goodness”.
Quenya
Amarië
good
amarië
feminine name. Amarië
Elements
Word Gloss márië “well, happily; goodness, good estate, being well, happiness” Variations
- Amárië ✧ PMI/Amárië; WJI/Amárië
mára
adjective. good
ala-
good
ala- (3), also al-, a prefix expressing "good" or "well" (PE17:146), as in alaquenta (q.v.) Whether Tolkien imagined this ending to coexist with the negative prefix of the same form (#2 above) is unclear and perhaps dubious.
Amarië
Amarië (name)
The Encyclopedia of Arda says that Amarië is difficult to interpret, but suggests it could include mar, "home" in reference to Amarië's location at home in Aman. Ruth S. Noel makes a similar interpretation and defines Amarië as "Of the Home" but is unable to identify whether the name is Sindarin or Quenya.
Amarië fem. name; perhaps derived from mára "good" with prefixing of the stem-vowel and the feminine ending -ië (Silm)