The name Berúthiel is Sindarin. It seems to mean "Angry Queen", incorporating ber(eth), 'queen, spouse'; rúth, which means 'anger'; and the feminine suffix -iel. Since the Black Númenóreans did not use the Elven tongues, this title was probably given to her by the Gondorians and is not her real name.
Sindarin
berúthiel
feminine name. ?Angry-queen
Changes
- Benish Armon → Tamar ✧ RS/464
- Tamar → Margoliantë Beruthiel ✧ RS/464
- Margoliantë Beruthiel → Beruthiel ✧ RS/454
Elements
Word Gloss bereth “queen, spouse; supreme, sublime” rûth “wrath, anger” -iel “daughter; feminine suffix” Variations
- Beruthiel ✧ RS/454; RSI/Beruthiel
- Benish Armon ✧ RS/464; RSI/Benish Armon
- Tamar ✧ RS/464
- Margoliantë Beruthiel ✧ RS/464
- Margoliantë ✧ RSI/Margoliantë
Berúthiel
Berúthiel
An infamous queen of Gondor, spouse of Tarannon (LotR/311, UT/401-2 note #7). The meaning of her name is unclear, but might be a combination of bereth “queen”, rûth “anger” and the feminine suffix -iel (I do not know who first suggested this etymology).
Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, Tolkien used the names Benish Armon >> Tamar >> Margoliantë Beruthiel before settling on simply Beruthiel (WR/454, 464). None of these variants shine any light on the possible meaning of her name.