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Originally Posted by Lalaith
The Galadhrim...were they named after Galadriel or is another etymological origin?
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I found this from the Silmarillion's appendices:
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kal- (gal-) This root, meaning "shine" appears in Calacirya, Calaquendi, Tar-calion, galvorn, Gil-galad, Galadriel. The last two names have no conncetion with Sindarin galadh "tree", although in the case of Galadriel such a connexion was often made, and the name altered to Galadhriel. In the High-elven speech her name was Al(a)táriel, derived from alata "radiance" (Sindarin galad) and riel "garlanded maiden" (from a root rig- "twine, wreathe"): the whole meaning "maiden crowned with a radiant garland", referring to her hair . . .
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So, the galadhrim were named after
galadh "tree" and Galadriel after
galad "radiance" and all was just coincidence...
Or was it?