galdaran

masculine name. Galdaran

An early name for S. Celeborn appearing in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s as a combination of galadh “tree” and aran “king”, along with even earlier forms Tar and Aran (TI/249).

Changes

• Tar → Aran ✧ TI/249
• Aran → Galdaran ✧ TI/249
• Galdaran → Galathir ✧ TI/249

Elements

Word	Gloss
galadh	“tree”
aran	“king, lord (of a specific region)”

Variations

• Tar ✧ TI/249; TII/Keleborn
• Aran ✧ TI/249; TII/Keleborn