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The '''Gamgee Family''' was an old family of the [[Shire]], originally from the village of [[Gamwich]]. [[Samwise Gamgee]] of the [[Company of the Ring]] belonged to this family, though his branch was renamed [[Gardner Family|Gardner]] in honour of his replanting of the Shire.
The '''Gamgee Family''' was an old family of [[the Shire]], originally from the village of [[Gamwich]]. [[Samwise Gamgee]] of the [[Company of the Ring]] belonged to this family, though his branch was renamed [[Gardner Family|Gardner]] in honour of his replanting of the Shire.
==Etymology==
==Etymology==
Gamgee derives from the earlier name ''[[Gammidgy]]'', referring to the village [[Gamwich]] of the [[Shire]].<ref>{{App|F2}}</ref>
Gamgee derives from the earlier name ''[[Gammidgy]]'', referring to the village [[Gamwich]] of [[the Shire]].<ref>{{App|F2}}</ref>


Gamgee is the Anglicized translation of [[Hobbitish]] surname ''[[Galpsi]]''.
Gamgee is the Anglicized translation of [[Hobbitish]] surname ''[[Galpsi]]''.

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The Gamgee Family was an old family of the Shire, originally from the village of Gamwich. Samwise Gamgee of the Company of the Ring belonged to this family, though his branch was renamed Gardner in honour of his replanting of the Shire.

Etymology

Gamgee derives from the earlier name Gammidgy, referring to the village Gamwich of the Shire.[1]

Gamgee is the Anglicized translation of Hobbitish surname Galpsi.

Inspiration

Tolkien noted that Gamgee is an uncommon English surname whose origin he did not know. It was also a word for 'cotton-wool', derived from the name of Samson Gamgee who invented 'Gamgee tissue'.[2]

References