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'''Banazîr''' is a [[Hobbitish]] name meaning "simple minded". It was sometimes shortened to '''Ban'''. | '''Banazîr''' is a [[Hobbitish]] name meaning "simple minded". It was sometimes shortened to '''Ban'''. | ||
| − | It was the first name of [[ | + | It was the first name of [[Samwise Gamgee|Ban Galpsi]].<ref>{{HM|AF}}</ref> |
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
It comes from the [[Westron]] element ''[[ban(a)]]'' meaning "half" and ''[[zîr]]'' meaning "wise" | It comes from the [[Westron]] element ''[[ban(a)]]'' meaning "half" and ''[[zîr]]'' meaning "wise" | ||
Revision as of 14:52, 1 July 2010
Banazîr is a Hobbitish name meaning "simple minded". It was sometimes shortened to Ban.
It was the first name of Ban Galpsi.[1]
Etymology
It comes from the Westron element ban(a) meaning "half" and zîr meaning "wise"
Translations
The name was translated as "Samwise", and Ban as Sam.