Talk:Andriel

Etymology

I hope my {{fact}} inclusion and comments (seen whilst editing the page) help people understand why the information, as it stands, should be sourced or removed.-- KingAragorn  talk  contribs  edits  email  18:32, 27 January 2012 (UTC)

Actually, my main point in this is: with Tolkien, we know the name means something (with very, very few exceptions). With adaptations of his work? We could make guesses to what Perphant, Belenthrond, Belarum, etc. mean, but we don't know if they were ever intended to mean anything - it can just as easily be coincidence. Andriel may (possibly) mean "long garlanded maiden", but "Long garland" makes no sense for a name. Unless there's a source that explicitly states the creators went for "meaningful" as opposed to "Elvish-y sounding", I think we shouldn't include an Etymology section on adaptations characters, unless they share a name with a canonical character. --Ederchil ^{(Talk/Contribs/Edits)} 18:41, 27 January 2012 (UTC)

As long as it mentions that the etymology is "possible", I see no reason why it should not stay. Jack "BtR" Saxon 18:45, 27 January 2012 (UTC)

As KA mentioned in the note in the article, is "it is possible..." good enough for an encyclopedia? Personally, I don't think so. --Ederchil ^{(Talk/Contribs/Edits)} 19:05, 27 January 2012 (UTC)

Strongly agree with Ederchil here.--Morgan 19:30, 27 January 2012 (UTC)

I believe that there are other "Possible etymology" sections on this encyclopaedia. Jack "BtR" Saxon 21:13, 27 January 2012 (UTC)

+1 Ederchil