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Concerning Gil-galad, I also believe that there always was an intended correlation between his first name and the name of his father that should probably be considered in the light of the Eldarin concept of the father-name: Findor < Fingon in the late note to GA; Finellach (of the House of Finarfin) < Finrod (presumably) in the unedited text of Aldarion and Erendis; Artanáro/Rodnor < Artaresto/Rodreth (later surnamed Orodreth) in genealogies discussed in PoMe; Ereinion < Arothir in the Shibboleth (least obvious, but the first elements are aran (pl. erain) and arod respectively, both derived from √AR) – which makes the name Finwain in a 1969 note published in NoMe (the chapter Hair) quite intriguing.
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