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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" | ||
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The name was translated as "Samwise", and Ban as Sam. | The name was translated as "Samwise", and Ban as Sam. | ||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
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[[Category:Westron words]] | [[Category:Westron words]] | ||
[[de:Samweis Gamdschie#Namen_und_Titel]] | [[de:Samweis Gamdschie#Namen_und_Titel]] | ||
[[fi:Banazîr]] | [[fi:Banazîr]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:55, 3 November 2012
Banazîr is a Hobbitish name meaning "simple minded". It was sometimes shortened to Ban.
It was the first name of Ban Galpsi.[1]
[edit] Etymology
It comes from the Westron element ban(a) meaning "half" and zîr meaning "wise"
[edit] Translations
The name was translated as "Samwise", and Ban as Sam.