keleborn

masculine name. Keleborn

The name of Celeborn as it appeared in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (TI/246). As Christopher Tolkien points out (UT/266), the interpretation of Celeborn was probably “Silver-tree” when his father first invented the name.

Conceptual Development: The earliest names for this character were N. Galdaran and Galathir (TI/249).

Elements

Word	Gloss
celeb	“silver”
orn	“tree”

celeborn

proper name. Tree of Silver

Elements

Word	Gloss
celeb	“silver”
orn	“tree”

Variations

• Keleborn ✧ SDI1/Celeborn¹