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'''May Gamgee''' (born [[Third Age 2976|S.R. 1376]]) was the second daughter, and fourth child, of [[Hamfast Gamgee]] and [[Bell Goodchild]], and was an older sister to [[Samwise Gamgee]]. She was named after her aunt, [[May (hobbit)|May]]
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'''May Gamgee''' was a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] of [[the Shire]].
==History==
May was the second daughter, and fourth child, of [[Gaffer Gamgee|Hamfast Gamgee]] and [[Bell Goodchild]].<ref>{{App|Gamgee}}</ref>
 
==Etymology==
''[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/may#Etymology_2 May]'' could refer to the hawthorn blossoms, so called because they blossom in the month May. It was a [[May (disambiguation)|common girl's name]] in [[the Shire]].
 
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Revision as of 22:59, 24 August 2011

The name May refers to more than one character, item or concept. For a list of other meanings, see May (disambiguation).
May Gamgee
Hobbit
Biographical Information
LocationHobbiton
BirthS.R. 1376
Family
ParentageHamfast Gamgee, Bell Goodchild
Physical Description
GenderFemale

May Gamgee was a Hobbit of the Shire.

History

May was the second daughter, and fourth child, of Hamfast Gamgee and Bell Goodchild.[1]

Etymology

May could refer to the hawthorn blossoms, so called because they blossom in the month May. It was a common girl's name in the Shire.

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "The Longfather-tree of Master Samwise"