What does your screenname mean?

[Elven Hunter]

Originally Posted by Feanor of the Peredhil

... I can't force my imagination away from a very well trained human who creeps around Lothlorien killing Elves. Kind of disturbing, I know...

You're right. Actually, when I was deciding on my name, my first choice was Elf Hunter. And that was its meaning, but I thought it would be scary for other people so I changed it to Elven Hunter being on the good side of the elves.

[Lachwen]

Lachwen. I was so proud of this...

Lach (or, technically, lhach) means "leaping flame" in Sindarin. "Wen, of course, is "maiden." So Lachwen, the Maiden of Leaping Flame.

I made up this name partially because I love fire, partially because of my own firey temper, but in reality it was a surname for a character in a fanfic I never finished. She was sort of an Elven version of Éowyn, you know, a hardcore warrior-maiden who travelled with the Rangers. In my story, Elrohir gave her the name after seeing her first fight against Orcs, when she seriously poned them.

In a startling coincidence, the character's given name was Esgalost, "The Hidden Fortress," which was just what I got from the name generator. But I can help you with your name, Esgallhugwen!

OK, the element you don't understand is not hug but lhug (notice the double L in your name?). Lhûg is the Sindarin form of Quenya (h)lókë, which means "snake, serpent." The derivative lok-, "bend, loop", is found in Urulóki, the Quenya name for Dragons. So your name means something like "Hidden Serpent Maiden."

Wow, I've read The Silmarillion a few too many times...

[Esgallhugwen]

Of course! *wacks self on head* I do now recall that I have looked up lhug before but for some reason I chose to pay little attention to it, perhaps because I was uncertain on something that I now cannot recall. Oh well 'tis not important now that Lachwen has so courteously jogged my slumbering memory.

Hmm how to put it:

The Maiden of Hiding Serpents (or Dragons perhaps)?

Any suggestions? I'm feeling awefully dumb

[Morgul Queen]

Morgul Queen could also mean Dead Queen...

Not really. The word Morgul comes from Mor - dark, and gul - sorcery, knowledge. As for the queen, I've long since dropped it in other forums, but I really should have used Tari or Bereth.

[Gil-Galad]

i know about that, but most people would think you get it from Minas Morgul, which means City of the Dead...just thinking don't have to throw it back in my face if you don't like Dead Queen

[Thorongil]

Mine means "Eagle of the Star". But I guess most of you already knew that.

[Noxomanus]

Noxomanus is a name that has nothing to do with LotR,but does IMO, have a dark and sinister tone to it. It's derived from ancient Greek and Latin, I think.

Nux, night, combined with manus or hand or claw. Noxomanus thus means Night-Claw. As for my avatar,what could be more symbolic for a 'night-claw' then an owl?

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Laitoste: Cool site. I found out that Louis - my name - means Alcarothar. 'tis nice, but I'll stick to Elenrod.

Firefoot: A 12" flame? Scary!

Kransha: On the Where'd ya get that nick?? thread you said "Kransha" came from A HSNARK or some creature. Now, this? I'm confused.

Encaitare: It's accented on /cait/. Hope that helps!

[Morsul the Dark]

Andrew means Veon...could be better...could be worse...Morsul is sti;ll my main name!

[Lachwen]

So which syllable has the accent in "Laitaine?" I really like the way that sounds, I think I'll name my next guitar Laitaine.

[Kransha]

Originally Posted by Nilpaurion Felagund[b

Kransha[/b]: On the Where'd ya get that nick?? thread you said "Kransha" came from A HSNARK or some creature. Now, this? I'm confused.

[rant]Yes, that's true, but that would be my younger brother's definition of the name. You see (I probably should've told all you people by now, but I never felt it necessary), when 'Kransha' first came around here, it was more or less that aforementioned younger brother, who is very Tolkien wise, but I believe (secretly) that he really expected this site to be a little...to put it bluntly...stupider. He got tired of it fast, and I discovered. Needless to say, I would probably change my SN if I could, since this isn't mine per se. I decided I might try my hand at really getting into the 'Kransha' thing. It's not a bad name, though (suits me, I suppose). I've been subtle getting rid of some of 'his' posts, that didn't go with the new management. The kid sounds just like me, really, so it's impossible (sometimes) to tell his posts apart from mine. I could point them out to you... [/rant]

BTW, even though this is irrelevant, it is about my SN, so it seems on topic...or is that just a dark facade! We'll never know...or will we?....No...

[Encaitare]

Thanks, Nilpaurion! That is what I thought, but I just needed verification because I kinda like it better with the stress on the second-to-last syllable... oh well, at least I'll have it right from now on!

Lachwen, in Laitaine, the stress is like this: Laitaine

[Gelmir]

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My name, Gelmir means Elven jewel, Gel meaning elven or elf and mir meaning jewel.

[Lyta_Underhill]

I suppose any meaning I could retroactively assign to my nickname would not stand up to the shining verbosity and eclecticism of Kransha! "Underhill" was my idea of the "obvious pseudonym," a la Frodo Baggins. (Then I found everyone else thought of the same exact thing before me...). Lyta is a Vorlon-altered psychic rebellious time bomb with undiscovered (perhaps undiscoverable?) powers, i.e., Lyta Alexander from Babylon 5, one of my favorite science fiction television shows of all time. Plus, I've sort of become Lyta online by default over the years. I even think in "Lyta" if you get my meaning!

Cheers,
Lyta

[Estelyn Telcontar]

I didn't realize that your nick is a B5 reference, Lyta! Very cool! My favorite Sci-fi TV show as well...

[Vanya]

My name should tell you that Vanyar are my favorite elves; Vanya is smart girl who made smart choice - to stay in Valinor

My screen name bears absolutly no resmblence to my character, beliefs or tendancies (that's the official story and I'm sticking to it).

Shia'tan, islamic name for Satan, well the name just seemed to fit in with the conceit of the Barrow Downs, where dark and evil things dwell to lure the unsuspecting to thier doom!

It is also the name of a minor character in the short stories of Robert Jordan.

[Lachwen]

*pounces on Lyta* Babylon 5 was the greatest! I love you now!

By the way, Lyta, did you ever catch that subtle Middle-earth reference they stuck into B5? The homeworld of the Shadows being Kazadum?

Oh, man, I'm a sci-fi nut. Give me Babylon 5 and Firefly, and I'm happy forever.

[Lady of the Pants]

My name does have something to do with LotR. (more like LotP) I used to be lotrgirl but that was before I was introduced to the Lord of the Pants thread in Middle-Earth Mirth. I thought that the thread was outrageously funny and if anyones reads my profile they would find that I put a lot of "pants" humor in it. Back to topic, I chose Lady because I am a girl and of the Pants in honor of the thread. I tried out my real name on the name generator. I forgot what it was. Sadly I cannot change my screen name to anything more intelligent so I'm stuck as Lady of the Pants forever. *sniff,sniff*


~Lady of the Pants

(maybe I'll sign off next time as The girl formerly known as Lady of the Pants!)

[HerenIstarion]

Order of Wizards

cheers

[Sirithheruwen]

My name is just my Elvish name from the BD name generator. At first it was all I could think of that wasn't taken and I didn't like it. Now I couldn't imagine myself with any other screenname.

funny how people have Pyro tendacies but i mainly have Aqua tendacies...i sometimes get carried away and make the whole bathroom sink wet (when i was young of course)

Sometimes I think I'm part mermaid (without the tail). Every single pool I see, I have to jump in or "accidentally" fall into. I can watch a waterfall or even water running from a tap for forever, or until an armoured truck pulls up with the water bill.

[Lhunardawen]

Originally Posted by Elven Hunter

hmm.. what would that be? If there was another meaning for my name maybe its for targeting elves too.. maybe, close friends of mine who have split personalities saying that they're elves. when they turn around.. Haha! watch out for my arrows

I do hope that's no one I know, Elven Hunter.

HerenIstarion, how did you know that?

[elronds_daughter]

boy, i think mine's pretty obvious. *mutters* stupid adolescent ideas..... *snaps back to reality* anyway, i guess i was facinated with Arwen at the time i came up with that. or maybe i was just un-creative. either way, i wish i could change it. *sigh* oh, well. i probably wouldn't come up with anything brilliant. but you've gotta admit, "elronds_daughter" provides for quite a bit of creativity.

cheers!

Elrond's (other) daughter

[Neferchoirwen]

Roughly, my name means "The maiden by the birch."

I hardly remember which parts are Sindarin and which were Quenya. "Nef" means beside (I think), "Fer" or "Choir" would be one of the words meaning "birch," and "Wen" is the tell-tale maiden.

I got it from the name generator. whopee!

[Lyta_Underhill]

I finally managed to navigate back to this thread, and I didn't realize there were so many of the B5 crowd lurking about here in the Down Below! (..always liked the concept of "Down Below"!) (Wouldn't want to go "Downtown" though!-obscure B5 reference for aficianados out there!)
Diamond, Lyta is pronounced as you said "Lee-ta" just like Ms. Alexander on B5.

Lachwen, Z'ha'Dum/Khazad-Dum: real good one there! What about the Third Age of Mankind, (leave off the "10 years after the Minbari War" part). Also the Rangers and even the pits of Z'ha'Dum with the lone resident Lorien, oldest and First! I can't even begin to count the Middle Earth references in B5! I've called it "Lord of the Rings" in space! Even has elements of the Silmarillion! The whole concept of "Beyond the Rim," with the mass exodus of Technomages and finally the Shadows and Vorlons, along with Lorien, leave for the Rim. Like the Elves and magical Firstborn Races (Old Ones)!

Lots of good Middle Earth references in B5! Wondered why I liked it so much!

Cheers!
Lyta

[Gelmir]

Don't say your name doesn't mean anything, it's stupid!

[dancing spawn of ungoliant]

A spawn of an enormous ancient spider who happens to dance. (quite obvious, eh? )

[Mithalwen]

Grey tree ..... not grey something maiden ..... happened to be my main RPG character at the moment I joined who was a silver-haired elf and to fit her char I wanted something mysterious and unobtrusive ..... as a change and contrast to earlier more flamboyant characters.... who were actually slightly obnoxious... which is closer to me - I won't say!

[Iris Alantiel]

"Iris", besides being my favourite flower, is also the Greek goddess of rainbows, and I've always loved rainbows, since they are a symbol of hope and full of pretty colours besides. As for "Alantiel", I patched that together while listening to my FotR movie soundtrack, based on words I picked up from the Elvish in the Enya songs. Roughly translated, it means "fallen star". Some people think that sounds depressing, but I think it's all in how you look at it - I prefer to think of it as reflecting a star that has come down from the heavens to contribute its light to the earthly realm, rather than a star that has descended from its starting place and come to lower things. In any case, "Iris Alantiel" is from my pen name, myself being an aspiring writer.

[RadomRadagast]

i am radom and i just read the part about radagast hence my name

[Zebedee]

my 2nd middle name

[elronds_daughter]

You have two middle names, Zebedee? That is very cool. Love your sig, by the way. Dilbert rules!

I very nearly went with Teleporno for sheer amusement value

yike, Avie. but funny too.

Mine is just the randomly made-up name of a LOTR char on the Neopets RP board. Sad, I know, but I just like the name so much...

[yavanna II]

<--- Giver of Gifts.
Actually I never give gifts, I only receive em, but I like Yavanna, both the name & the meaning. II coz my fave teacher's name is Yavanna, not so sure if she' s TOlkienist.
I don't like kementari, it sounds like cementery.

[Gothbogg the Ripper]

I believe my name came from an Orcish variation of my actual name on the name generator, I'm not 100% sure that it's correct but I gave it a go anyway.

[The Saucepan Man]

I've posted this somewhere else, but what the heck ...

When I first joined, I had just read the Faraway Tree books (by Endi Blyton) to my daughter. Since they had been my favourite books as a child until I read The Hobbit, I assumed the name (and occasionally the personality) of my favourite character from them.

[Fordim Hedgethistle]

That's all well and good (and interesting) but what is up with that. . .um. . .interesting looking fellow now serving as your avatar?

[The Saucepan Man]

Originally Posted by Fordim Hedgethistle

but what is up with that. . .um. . .interesting looking fellow now serving as your avatar?

Abe is in the tradition of unlikely and reluctant heroes. Very Hobbitish, in a way.

Edit: (As indeed is the Saucepan Man himself, now I come to think of it.)

[Mithadan]

Mithadan signifies "Wearer of Red Sox" in Quenya.

[Lalwendë]

I assumed the name (and occasionally the personality) of my favourite character from them.

Wasn't the Saucepan Man the slightly scary one? Or am I getting mixed up with Moon-Face? Dang, I'm going to have to find those books again.