Maedhros, grandfather of Feanor

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Originally Posted by Huinesoron

Indeed it is! But he could have called himself Nelfin, or Maedhvo, or Rossadol, or Modoll if he'd really wanted. But he chose Maedhros, avoiding the politically charged -fin suffix. It is entirely possible that he deliberately chose that combination to honour his great-grandfather.

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My only problem is that the term russa refers to Maedros' red(ish) hair color (see also the twins), which he inherited from his other grandfather Mahtan.

In fact, the only time we ever see Elves with this type of hair color is in Mahtan and his kin - so why would Finwe's father have this epesse, unless he too was related to Mahtan in some way? (Which, to be fair, given the fact that there's anything between 4-23 generations separating Finwe from the OG Elves, it is certainly possible if not even likely.)