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| name=Merimac Brandybuck | |||
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| location=[[Buckland]] | |||
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| birth={{SR|1342}} | |||
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| age=88 | |||
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| family=[[Brandybuck Family|Brandybuck]] | |||
| parentage=[[Rorimac Brandybuck]] and [[Menegilda Goold]] | |||
| siblings=[[Saradoc Brandybuck|Saradoc]] | |||
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| children=[[Berilac Brandybuck|Berilac]] | |||
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'''Merimac Brandybuck''' was a Hobbit of [[Buckland]]. | |||
==History== | |||
Merimac was the youngest son of [[Rorimac Brandybuck]] and [[Menegilda Goold]]. He had one son, [[Berilac Brandybuck|Berilac]], and they were both present at [[Bilbo's Farewell Party]].<ref>{{App|Brandybuck}}</ref> | |||
==Etymology== | |||
The name ''Merimac'' is, like most male Brandybuck names, Celtic in sound, but apparently meaningless. The first element, ''Meri'', is similar to ''[[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Meriadoc]]'', and could, like in that name, have been based on Buckland Westron ''kali'', "jolly, gay".<ref>{{App|F2}}</ref> ''Mac'' is a Celtic word meaning "son", though it is unknown whether Tolkien used it with that meaning in mind. The entire name also resembles ''[[wikipedia:Merrimac|Merrimac]]'', a name of a river and several towns in the United States. That word is of Native American origin. | |||
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[[Category:Hobbits]][[Category:Brandybuck]] | [[Category:Hobbits]][[Category:Brandybuck]] | ||
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[[ | [[fr:encyclo/personnages/hobbits/brandebouc/merimac_brandebouc]] | ||
Merimac | [[fi:Merimac Rankkibuk]] | ||
Revision as of 14:51, 29 December 2013
| Merimac Brandybuck | |
|---|---|
| Hobbit | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Location | Buckland |
| Birth | S.R. 1342 |
| Death | S.R. 1430 (aged 88) |
| Family | |
| Family | Brandybuck |
| Parentage | Rorimac Brandybuck and Menegilda Goold |
| Siblings | Saradoc |
| Children | Berilac |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
Merimac Brandybuck was a Hobbit of Buckland.
History
Merimac was the youngest son of Rorimac Brandybuck and Menegilda Goold. He had one son, Berilac, and they were both present at Bilbo's Farewell Party.[1]
Etymology
The name Merimac is, like most male Brandybuck names, Celtic in sound, but apparently meaningless. The first element, Meri, is similar to Meriadoc, and could, like in that name, have been based on Buckland Westron kali, "jolly, gay".[2] Mac is a Celtic word meaning "son", though it is unknown whether Tolkien used it with that meaning in mind. The entire name also resembles Merrimac, a name of a river and several towns in the United States. That word is of Native American origin.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Brandybuck of Buckland"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix F, "On Translation"
