nessanië

feminine name. Nessanië

Older sister of Hallacar, known only from a genealogy chart on UT/210. Her name seems to be an elaboration on the name of the Vala Nessa.

Elements

Word	Gloss
Nessa	“she that has manlike valour or strength”

nessa

young

nessa adj. "young" (NETH), alsoNessa as name of a Valië, the spouse of Tulkas (adopted and adapted from Valarin, or an archaic Elvish formation: WJ:404 vs. 416). Also called Indis, "bride" (NETH, NI1). The fem. name Nessanië (UT:210) would seem to incorporate Nessa's name; the second element could mean "tear" (nië), but since Nessa is not normally associated with sorrow, this #nië is perhaps rather a variant of ní "female" (compare Tintanië as a variant of Tintallë).

vinya

young

vinya (1) adj. "young" (VT46:22, VT47:26, PE17:191) or "new" (cf. compounds Vinyamar, Vinyarië below; cf. also winya "new, fresh, young" in a deleted entry in the Etymologies, VT45:16; there the word was first written as vinya.) Vinya "the Young", original name of the isle of Númenor among its own people (SD:332).

nessanië

Nessanië

The meaning of Nessanië's name is not entirely clear, but appears to be derived from the Quenya name of the Valië Nessa.