ME names for girls - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

A Little Green · 04-08-2008, 10:20 AM

Congrats morm!

I agree that Rian is lovely. Keep on trying for that.

The flower theme is a nice idea as well. A little like it, Lotë (quenya for flower, I guess) might make a pretty name, and might even look fine with a German surname (actually it resembles the German girl's name Lotte (like the woman in Goethe's The Sorrows of Young Werther...)

) especially if you removed the ¨ from the e.

Also Nessa might not sound bad or too "obviously Tolkien".

Gwathagor · 04-30-2008, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by A Little Green

(like the woman in Goethe's The Sorrows of Young Werther...)

"Clopstock!"

Heh heh heh.

Brinniel · 04-30-2008, 07:56 PM

Oh, congratulations morm!

I agree with the others that you should keep pursuing Rian. I don't see why your wife wouldn't go for it...it's a quite pretty name. Hmm...actually I know someone named Rian. She was (briefly) one of our Residence Life Advisors while I was studying abroad in the Netherlands. I wonder if her parents were influence by Tolkien.

But if not Rian, the I think Arien would be perfectly fine as well...I've always been fond of that name.

Lalwendë · 05-11-2008, 02:03 PM

How about Meredith and then she can be Merry? That would be rather nice in many ways

You can also spell that in the traditional Welsh way and have it as Meredydd if you like. And it goes with Sidney as it's also a boy's name - in fact I think Meredith originally was exclusively a boys' name?

Gollum the Great · 05-16-2008, 07:17 PM

Heck, why not Lobelia?
There's also Morwen, Nienor, Niniel, Dora, and Angelica.

Rikae · 06-09-2008, 06:15 AM

Just thought I'd give the thread a little bump and ask a new question -
can anybody think of M-E names that would make good middle names (both for boys and girls)? With a middle name, sounding normal isn't quite so important (although, of course, it still should be pleasant and pronouncable), but, I think, a good story connected with the character, or a good meaning for the name, is. Any thoughts?

Mithalwen · 06-09-2008, 11:01 AM

So often though the stories and names don't coincide. Idril is (to my mind) quite the most admirable, interesting and characterful herione in Tolkien but the name unless pronounced "correctly" sounds a bit too much like a medication.

I suppose the best for character and sound is Melian which has the advantage of being relatively similar to "normal" girls names and has the meaning "dear gift" - which is about the nicest thing you could call a child.

Other possibles might be Vana and Este

mormegil · 08-27-2008, 04:09 PM

Okay, so she was born on the 25th and we have decided upon a name, while she is not Rian, she is a Middle-earth inspired name! Miriel! She is lovely and has a great temperment.

Feanor of the Peredhil · 08-27-2008, 04:22 PM

Yay! *coos at said munchkin in a nonthreatening manner*

Kath · 08-27-2008, 05:49 PM

Miriel is a lovely name, and congratulations! Another 'Downer baby, we'll have a creche soon.

Do we get pictures of this cheerful lass or is Mrs. morm not keen on that? Anyway, congratulations again.

Lindale · 08-27-2008, 07:15 PM

Jewel, eh? Glad you convinced her to take a M-E name. Congrats!

Hmm, ten or so years from now, I will go back to this site (if it's still existing, that is) and ask what name I could consider for my kid.

mormegil · 08-27-2008, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Kath

Miriel is a lovely name, and congratulations! Another 'Downer baby, we'll have a creche soon.

Do we get pictures of this cheerful lass or is Mrs. morm not keen on that? Anyway, congratulations again.

It seems a bit blurrier here, though I'm not sure why. Anyway this gives you an idea.

A Little Green · 08-28-2008, 01:25 AM

Awwww morm she's lovely! Congratulations! And the name is perfect.

Thinlómien · 08-28-2008, 02:11 AM

Awwww...
She's indeed very cute and you have given her a beautiful name.
Congratulations!

Estelyn Telcontar · 08-28-2008, 02:13 AM

Congratulations, morm!! She's beautiful, so cute with that pink ribbon in the hair! Miriel is indeed a lovely name, and one that only rabid book fans will recognize as coming from Middle-earth - an inside joke, so to speak. Best wishes to her, her parents, and the whole family - may you be blessed with all that you need and as much of what you want as you can handle!

04-08-2008, 10:20 AM	#1
A Little Green Leaf-clad Lady Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,571	Congrats morm! I agree that Rian is lovely. Keep on trying for that. The flower theme is a nice idea as well. A little like it, Lotë (quenya for flower, I guess) might make a pretty name, and might even look fine with a German surname (actually it resembles the German girl's name Lotte (like the woman in Goethe's The Sorrows of Young Werther...) ) especially if you removed the ¨ from the e. Also Nessa might not sound bad or too "obviously Tolkien". __________________ "But some stories, small, simple ones about setting out on adventures or people doing wonders, tales of miracles and monsters, have outlasted all the people who told them, and some of them have outlasted the lands in which they were created."

04-30-2008, 07:56 PM	#3
Brinniel Reflection of Darkness Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Polishing the stars. Well, somebody has to do it; they're looking a little bit dull. Posts: 2,983	Oh, congratulations morm! I agree with the others that you should keep pursuing Rian. I don't see why your wife wouldn't go for it...it's a quite pretty name. Hmm...actually I know someone named Rian. She was (briefly) one of our Residence Life Advisors while I was studying abroad in the Netherlands. I wonder if her parents were influence by Tolkien. But if not Rian, the I think Arien would be perfectly fine as well...I've always been fond of that name. __________________ Nolite te bastardes carborundorum

05-11-2008, 02:03 PM	#4
Lalwendë A Mere Boggart Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: under the bed Posts: 4,737	How about Meredith and then she can be Merry? That would be rather nice in many ways You can also spell that in the traditional Welsh way and have it as Meredydd if you like. And it goes with Sidney as it's also a boy's name - in fact I think Meredith originally was exclusively a boys' name? __________________ Gordon's alive!

05-16-2008, 07:17 PM	#5
Gollum the Great Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The Pinnacle of my own might Posts: 386	Heck, why not Lobelia? There's also Morwen, Nienor, Niniel, Dora, and Angelica. __________________ 'It just shows you how true it is that one-half the world doesn't knows how the other three-quarters lives.' Bertie, The Code of the Woosters, by P. G. Wodewouse

06-09-2008, 06:15 AM	#6
Rikae Mellifluous Maia Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A glade open to the stars, deep in Nan Elmoth Posts: 3,489	Bump... Just thought I'd give the thread a little bump and ask a new question - can anybody think of M-E names that would make good middle names (both for boys and girls)? With a middle name, sounding normal isn't quite so important (although, of course, it still should be pleasant and pronouncable), but, I think, a good story connected with the character, or a good meaning for the name, is. Any thoughts?

06-09-2008, 11:01 AM	#7
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	So often though the stories and names don't coincide. Idril is (to my mind) quite the most admirable, interesting and characterful herione in Tolkien but the name unless pronounced "correctly" sounds a bit too much like a medication. I suppose the best for character and sound is Melian which has the advantage of being relatively similar to "normal" girls names and has the meaning "dear gift" - which is about the nicest thing you could call a child. Other possibles might be Vana and Este __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

08-27-2008, 04:09 PM	#8
mormegil Maundering Mage Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,651	Okay, so she was born on the 25th and we have decided upon a name, while she is not Rian, she is a Middle-earth inspired name! Miriel! She is lovely and has a great temperment. __________________ “I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”

08-27-2008, 04:22 PM	#9
Feanor of the Peredhil La Belle Dame sans Merci Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: perpetual uncertainty Posts: 5,517	Yay! coos at said munchkin in a nonthreatening manner __________________ peace

08-27-2008, 05:49 PM	#10
Kath Everlasting Whiteness Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Perusing the laminated book of dreams Posts: 4,533	Miriel is a lovely name, and congratulations! Another 'Downer baby, we'll have a creche soon. Do we get pictures of this cheerful lass or is Mrs. morm not keen on that? Anyway, congratulations again. __________________ “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”

08-27-2008, 07:15 PM	#11
Lindale Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: midway upon... in a forest dark Posts: 975	Jewel, eh? Glad you convinced her to take a M-E name. Congrats! Hmm, ten or so years from now, I will go back to this site (if it's still existing, that is) and ask what name I could consider for my kid. __________________ The heart does things for reasons Reason itself cannot comprehend. - Blaise Pascal Legal Madness.

08-28-2008, 01:25 AM	#13
A Little Green Leaf-clad Lady Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,571	Awwww morm she's lovely! Congratulations! And the name is perfect. __________________ "But some stories, small, simple ones about setting out on adventures or people doing wonders, tales of miracles and monsters, have outlasted all the people who told them, and some of them have outlasted the lands in which they were created."

08-28-2008, 02:11 AM	#14
Thinlómien Shady She-Penguin Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In a far land beyond the Sea Posts: 8,093	Awwww... She's indeed very cute and you have given her a beautiful name. Congratulations! __________________ Like the stars chase the sun, over the glowing hill I will conquer Blood is running deep, some things never sleep Double Fenris

08-28-2008, 02:13 AM	#15
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Congratulations, morm!! She's beautiful, so cute with that pink ribbon in the hair! Miriel is indeed a lovely name, and one that only rabid book fans will recognize as coming from Middle-earth - an inside joke, so to speak. Best wishes to her, her parents, and the whole family - may you be blessed with all that you need and as much of what you want as you can handle! __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

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