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'''Banazir''' is the non-Anglicized name of [[Samwise Gamgee]], which was often shortened to '''Ban'''.
'''Banazîr''' is a [[Hobbitish]] name meaning "simple minded". It was sometimes shortened to '''Ban'''.


It was the first name of [[Samwise Gamgee|Ban Galpsi]].<ref>{{HM|AF}}</ref>
==Etymology==
It comes from the [[Westron]] element ''[[ban(a)]]'' meaning "half" and ''[[zîr]]'' meaning "wise"
==Translations==
*[[Sindarin]] ''[[Perhael]]''
The name was translated as "Samwise", and Ban as Sam.
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Latest revision as of 12:39, 31 July 2023

Banazîr is a Hobbitish name meaning "simple minded". It was sometimes shortened to Ban.

It was the first name of Ban Galpsi.[1]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

It comes from the Westron element ban(a) meaning "half" and zîr meaning "wise"

Translations[edit | edit source]

The name was translated as "Samwise", and Ban as Sam.

References