the name probably has no meaning in S and is constructed in the way similar to Fingolfin; fin (reduced Finwë - his father's name) + ar (prefix “noble, royal”) + fin (reduced Arafinwë - his Quenya name)
Sindarin
finarfin
masculine name. Finarfin
Cognates
- Q. Arafinwë “*Noble Finwë” ✧ PM/360; PMI/Finarfin; MRI/Arafinwë
Element in
- S. Nost Finarfin “House of Finarfin” ✧ PM/360
Elements
Word Gloss fin “Finwë” ar(a)- “noble, royal, high” fin “Finwë” Variations
- Finarphin ✧ LRI/Finarphin; MRI/Finarfin; WJI/Finarfin
- Arfin ✧ PMI/Finarfin
Finarfin
noun. Finarfin
Finarfin
Finarfin
Finarfin's father-name was Arafinwë (Q:"Noble [son of] Finwë", pron. N [ˌaraˈfinwe],V [ˌaraˈɸinwe]). His mother-name was Ingoldo, changed from the earlier Ingalaurë ("Inga-gold", pron.[ˌiŋɡaˈla͡ʊre]). The name Finarfin is the Sindarin version of his father-name. Finarfin is rare among the High Elves of the Undying Lands who did not leave and fall under the Doom of Mandos, in that he is known primarily by his name in Sindarin, a language indigenous to Middle-earth and not thought to have been known or studied in Aman until after the Exiles were allowed to return at the end of the First Age, save the possibility that Sindarin was learned from the Elves of Beleriand who died and went to sojourn in the Halls of Mandos. Other such Amanya High Elves who stayed behind are primarily known by their Quenya or Telerin names. But both of Finarfin's brothers went into Exile, with the result that both were largely remembered by Sindarin names, and also Finarfin's name is structured very similarly to that of his brother Fingolfin. It is probably unlikely that Fëanor and Amras had the time to learn Sindarin before they died so soon after reaching Beleriand, but they fell under the Doom of Mandos nevertheless, making Finarfin the only known Amanya never under the Doom whose name is primarily known in its Sindarin form.
Finarfin
Noble [son of] Finwë
Finarfin's father-name was Arafinwë (Q: "Noble [son of] Finwë". His mother-name was Ingalaurë ("Inga-gold").
The name Finarfin is the Sindarin version of his father-name.
Finarfin is rare among the High Elves of the Undying Lands who did not leave and fall under the Doom of Mandos, in that he is known primarily by his name in Sindarin, a language indigenous to Middle-earth and not though to have been known or studied in Aman until after the Exiles were allowed to return at the end of the First Age, save the possibility that Sindarin was learned from the Elves of Beleriand who died and went to sojourn in the Halls of Mandos. Other such Amanya High Elves who stayed behind are primarily known by their Quenya or Telerin names. But both of Finarfin's brothers went into Exile, with the result that both were largely remembered by Sindarin names, and also Finarfin's name is structured very similarly to that of his brother Fingolfin. It is probably unlikely that Fëanor and Amras had the time to learn Sindarin before they died so soon after reaching Beleriand, but they fell under the Doom of Mandos nevertheless, making Finarfin the only known Amanya never under the Doom whose name is primarily known in its Sindarin form.
arth
adjective. (unknown meaning, perhaps (?) noble, lofty, exalted)
arod
noble
1b _adj._noble. >> raud
arod
adjective. noble
adj. #noble.
arod
adjective. noble
d adj. noble. Q. arata. >> raud
ar
noble
(adjectival prefix) ar- (high, royal). In the form ar(a)- this is an element in the names of the kings of Arnor and Arthedain.
arn
noble
(adjective) 1) arn (royal), pl. ern, also arth (lofty, exalted), pl. erth, or arod (archaic *araud), pl. aroed. 2) brand (high, lofty, fine), lenited vrand, pl. braind; 3) raud (eminent, high), in compounds -rod, pl. roed. 4) taur (also tor-, tar- in compounds) (lofty, high, sublime; vast, masterful, mighty, overwhelming, huge, awful), lenited daur, pl. toer. Note: homophones mean ”king (of a people)” and also ”great wood, forest”. Also used as noun ”a noble”; see below.
arphen
noble
(noun, "a noble") 1) arphen, pl. erphin; 2) raud (eminent man, champion), pl.roed (idh roed), coll. pl. rodath.
arod
adjective. noble
arod
adjective. noble
Cognates
Derivations
Element in
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ✶arātā > arod [arātā] > [arāta] > [arǭta] > [arauta] > [araut] > [araud] > [arod] ✧ PM/363
arphen
noun. a noble
ar
noble
(high, royal). In the form ar(a)- this is an element in the names of the kings of Arnor and Arthedain.
arn
noble
(royal), pl. ern, also arth (lofty, exalted), pl. erth, or arod (archaic ✱araud), pl. aroed.
arphen
noble
pl. erphin
arwen
noble woman
(pl. erwin).****
brand
noble
(high, lofty, fine), lenited vrand, pl. braind
raud
noble
(eminent, high), in compounds -rod, pl. roed. 4) taur (also tor-, tar- in compounds) (lofty, high, sublime; vast, masterful, mighty, overwhelming, huge, awful), lenited daur, pl. toer. Note: homophones mean ”king (of a people)” and also ”great wood, forest”. Also used as noun ”a noble”; see below.
Sindarin name of the youngest son of Finwë (S/60), an adaptation of his father-name Q. Arafinwë (PM/344, 360). Finarfin did not leave Valinor with the other Noldor, and was the only Noldo who did not go into exile that received a Sindarin name (PM/360). The fin appearing at the beginning of his name is the same element fin appearing at the end, a Sindarin adaption of his father’s name Finwë (VT41/10). The middle element ar(a)- is a prefix meaning “noble”, so his name could be loosely interpreted as “Finwë, Noble Finwë”. His name was sometimes written Finarphin (MR/128, WJ/179), but the pronunciation would be the same.
Conceptual Development: In Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s, this character was named N. Finrod (LR/113), a name that was later reassigned to his eldest son.