Tolman Gardner

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Tolman Gardner
Hobbit
Biographical Information
Other namesTom Gardner
LocationBag End, Hobbiton
BirthS.R. 1442
Family
FamilyGardner
ParentageSamwise Gamgee and Rose Cotton
SiblingsElanor, Frodo, Rose, Merry, Pippin, Goldilocks, Hamfast, Daisy, Primrose, Bilbo, Ruby and Robin
Physical Description
GenderMale

Tolman "Tom" Gardner was a Hobbit of the Shire.

History

Tom was the thirteenth and youngest child of Samwise Gamgee and Rose Cotton.[1] He was named after his mother's brother Tolman (Tom) Cotton.

Etymology

Tolman comes from Old English tōl + mann meaning "tool person".[2] In early phases of writing Appendix F, it was a translation of original Westron Tomacca[3] or (earlier) Tomakli.[4]

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