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The name is a compound of elements: ''[[fân]]'' "veil" (see ''[[ | The name is a compound of elements: ''[[fân]]'' "veil" (see ''[[fána]]'') or ''[[fan]]'' "white"<ref>{{L|211}}</ref> and [[Uilos]].<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 174</ref> | ||
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[[Category:Epithets]] | [[Category:Epithets]] | ||
[[Category:Sindarin names]] | [[Category:Sindarin names]] | ||
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Fanuilos is an epithet of Varda and means "bright (angelic) figure ever white (as snow)"[1]
Etymology
The name is a compound of elements: fân "veil" (see fána) or fan "white"[2] and Uilos.[3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Donald Swann, The Road Goes Ever On, "A Elbereth Gilthoniel", p. 74
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 211, (dated 14 October 1958)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 174
