LotR Names

[Elianna]

Don't know about LotR names never becoming popular...Both my parents are teachers and boy do we have fun at the beginning of the school year trying to pronounce all the names. The winner from last year: Elijsha (pronounced without the 'sh', but it's more fun to try with it).

But I do think it'd be hard for a kid to be named even Frodo. Can you imagine the hardships for a boy named Merry in today's soceity? I can hear the bullies chanting now: "Mister Merry, quite contrary, how does your garden grow?" *shudder* Sam, Elanor, sure, Pippin at the craziest, but otherwise I think it would mess with the poor child's mind.

The closest I'd ever come to a M-E name is Ariel, Elvish 'royal daughter' and Hebrew 'lion of God'. Also, as a slight detour from Peregrin, is Kestrel, which I think makes a wonderful name.

Maybe even Faramir as a middle name, so hardly anyone would know...

[Noxomanus]

I personally think Kestrel makes for a bad name,but hey it's my opinion. As for the reason why I think so...a Kestrel is of course a bird. I don't know if you're American but if you are, that could be part of the reason for thinking of such a name. It's comparable to names like Fern, April, June, May or Star. On the whole I do think Americans are pretty bad at name giving.

But to stick to the topic, I agree you should never call your kid Gandalf or Frodo. You're likely to regret it. Stick to simple not too-obviously LotR names. Like I allready said, I think names like Irmo are much more bearable. That one doesn't sound to lofty either.

[Morsul the Dark]

Or put it as a middle name so they really wouldn't notice it as was said earlier

I personally think

Saphire Arwen Magu...... has a nice ring to it (I love most S names if you didn't already notice)

but Sauron and Saruman both cool names but don't work well in real life