ab (prefix “after”) + pad- (“walk”) + on (#traditional ending for male names)
Sindarin
aphadon
proper name. Men, (lit.) Followers
aphadon
noun. follower
aphadon
noun. follower
aphadon
noun. man (elvish name for men)
aphadon
noun. successor, follower
aphadon
follower
(pl. Ephedyn, coll. pl. Aphadrim) (WJ:387). Also echil (no distinct pl. form); coll. pl. ?echillath
aphada
follow
(i aphada, in aphadar) (WJ:387)
bŷr
follower
*bŷr (vassal; construct byr). No distinct pl. form except with article (i mŷr). Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” bior, beor. FOLLOWER (used as a term for Mortal Man, the "follower" of the Elves): Aphadon (pl. Ephedyn, coll. pl. Aphadrim) (WJ:387). Also echil (no distinct pl. form); coll. pl. ?echillath
aphadrim
noun. followers, men (elvish name for men)
bŷr
noun. follower, vassal
echil
noun. follower
echil
noun. human being
echil
noun. follower
byr
follower
). No distinct pl. form except with article (i mŷr). Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” bior, beor.
The Sindarin form of Q. Hildor “Men, (lit.) Followers” (WJ/387). It is a translation of the Quenya name rather than a true cognate, a combination of the Sindarin verb aphad- “to follow” and the personal suffix -on. A truer Sindarin cognate of Hildor is Echil.