Adamanta Chubb
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| − | Adamanta comes from from "adamant", a mythical unbreakable substance, now referring to "diamond" in Latin and Greek. Jewel names were common among female Hobbits. | + | Adamanta comes from from "adamant", a mythical unbreakable substance, now referring to "diamond" in Latin and Greek (''αδάμας'' meaning "unsubduable" in Greek). Jewel names were common among female Hobbits. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Adamanta Chubb was the wife of Gerontius Took, and they had nine sons and three daughters: Isengrim III, Hildigard, Isumbras IV, Hildigrim, Isembold, Hildifons, Isembard, Hildibrand, Belladonna, Donnamira, Mirabella, Isengar.
Etymology
Adamanta comes from from "adamant", a mythical unbreakable substance, now referring to "diamond" in Latin and Greek (αδάμας meaning "unsubduable" in Greek). Jewel names were common among female Hobbits.
References
- The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, Took genealogy, pg. 381