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I dunno, I think there's an argument to be made that "Awen" could be adapted to "Teithagliriel" ("poem writer") or "Vanglirtána" ("the beauty shown in poetry") or maybe "Feanathiel" ("spiritual one"); it's not THAT far off. And "moon" at least gives "Ithilwen". (And if you want to diverge from the list... well, my Quenya is EXCEEDINGLY rusty, but I THINK "Caladithil" means "light of the moon".)

In the girls' names list, I do find that "Methenniel" would be a reasonable translation of "Coda" so "Methennion" would be a reasonable masculinization of the name based on the rules of Quenya.

By the way, here's a way better list: http://www.elvish.org/elm/names.html -- It's a lot harder to search, but it's WAY bigger.

EDIT: Actually, digging through a dictionary, "Sulé" is probably a better translation of "Awen" -- both words derive from a root referring to air but picked up the meaning of "spirit" through metaphor. And Sulé is a perfectly serviceable feminine name in its own right.
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Old Posted 05-10-2016, 08:32 PM Reply With Quote