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'''Elenna''' or '''Elenna- | '''Elenna''' ({{IPA|[eˈlenːa]}}) or '''Elenna-nórë''' ([[Quenya|Q]], pron. {{IPA|[eˌlenːa-ˈnoːre]}}) was a name said to mean '[[Starwards]]', referring to the island on which the realm of [[Númenor]] was founded. | ||
It was taken from the fact that the first [[Men]] to inhabit that island came to it by following the light of the [[Star of Eärendil]]. | It was taken from the fact that the first [[Men]] to inhabit that island came to it by following the light of the [[Star of Eärendil]]. | ||
Revision as of 06:18, 21 January 2010
Elenna ([eˈlenːa]) or Elenna-nórë (Q, pron. [eˌlenːa-ˈnoːre]) was a name said to mean 'Starwards', referring to the island on which the realm of Númenor was founded.
It was taken from the fact that the first Men to inhabit that island came to it by following the light of the Star of Eärendil.
Etymology
The word is actually the allative form of the Quenya word elen meaning "to (a) star".
