Hobbit names?
 

I was curious where I could find a list of hobbit names.
For example Banazir Galbasi instead of Samwise Gamgee.
I know there is a little in LOTR Appendix F, but I though that one of you might now more.

I'm not 100% sure, but HoME X: The Peoples of Middle-Earth might have more... (At least it has some stuff about the forming of the names and how did they develop in Tolkien's mind.)

Here you have some list...
 

...from what I was able to find out, it is:

*The Fellowship*
Maura Labingi = Frodo Baggins (Laban-neg = "Bag End")
Banazîr (or Ban) Galbasi = Samwise (or Sam) Gamgee
Kalimac Brandagamba = Meriadoc Brandybuck
Razanur (Razar) Tûc = Peregrin (or Pippin) Took (Tolkien just anglicized this one, Tûc=>Took)

Others
Ranugad (Ran) Galbasi = Hamfast (Ham) Gamgee
Ogmandab Zaragamba = Gorhendad Oldbuck

and then just some separate names:

Bolgra = Bolger (again, just anglicized)
Bophîn = Boffin (same as above)
Hamanullas = Lobelia ("hamanullas" was supposed to be just some unknown flower, and Tolkien translated it Lobelia. There is a speculation, however, that the name "hamanullas" has roots in the word "Aman"! :eek: )
Hlothran = Cotton

Many of the other names are actually in their normal shape. Note only that the male suffixes are -a instead of the English -o, so we have actually "Bilba", "Bunga" etc...

I'll keep looking for others... this seems very interesting :)