Thread: Father-names among the Noldor
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Old 08-10-2020, 11:42 AM   #20
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Originally Posted by Galin View Post

Not that all names need be, of course. I can imagine some fathers liking a name "strong in body" for a son, whether the son turns out to be notably strong in body, or not.
One then wonders who named Beleg, and when. Aspiration? Big, strong newborn? Mother-name? Or just an epesse?
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