Canafinwë

strong-voiced or ?commanding finwë

Canafinwë masc. name "strong-voiced or ?commanding Finwë"; his Sindarin name was Maglor (see Macalaurë). Short Quenya name Cáno. (PM:352)

canafinwë

masculine name. Strong-voiced Finwë

The father-name of Maglor. Its initial element is from cáno “commander”, apparently intended to mean “strong-voiced” (or “commanding?”) in this context (PM/352). The final element is the name of his grandfather Finwë. The short form of this name was Cáno.