Quenya
laurefindele
masculine name. Golden Haired
Cognates
- S. Glorfindel “Golden-hair” ✧ PE17/017; PE17/119; PE17/119
Elements
Word Gloss laurë “gold (light or colour)” findelë “tress, lock [of hair]” Variations
- Laurefindil ✧ PE17/017
- Laurefin(de) ✧ PE17/119
- Findelaure ✧ PE17/119
The Quenya name of Glorfindel from which his Sindarin name is derived (PE17/17, 119). It is a compound of laurë “gold” and findelë “lock, head of hair”.
Conceptual Development: In an early name list, ᴱQ. Laurifindl or ᴱQ. Kulufindl was given as the Quenya equivalent of G. Glorfindel (PE13/104). In later writings, the name appeared variously as Laurefindil, Laurefin(de) and Laurefindele, and in one place was inverted to Findelaure (PE17/17, 119).