arador

masculine name. *Noble-lord

The 14th chieftain of the Dúnedain, grandfather of Aragorn (LotR/1038). The initial element of his name is the prefix ar(a)- “noble” and its final element might be -dor “lord”.

Conceptual Development: In the draft of Appendix A of the Lord of the Rings, his name was first given as Arv[or]eg (4th and 5th letters unclear), revised to Arador (PM/211).

Changes

• ?Arvoreg → Arador ✧ PMI/Arador

Elements

Word	Gloss
ar(a)-	“noble, royal, high”
-dor	“*king, lord”

Variations

• ?Arvoreg ✧ PMI/Arador (?Arvoreg)

Arador

noun. royal lord

ara (prefix “high, noble, royal”) + taur (“king, lord”)