Elf of Lórien (LotR/353). The meaning of his name is unclear.
Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, this name first appeared as N. Rhimlath >> Rhimdir (TI/240 note #28), later changed to N. Orfin >> Orofin (TI/235).
Orophin
noun. Orophin
orophin
masculine name. Orophin
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Orophin
Orophin
Of the name Orophin, it is said that it is "suitable to Sindarin sounds and patterns" although it is "not clearly etymologizable as Sindarin". Orophin could mean "Small Tree", from oron and pîn,[source?] or "Mountain Peak", from orod and pind.
prop. n.