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| location=[[Bag End]], [[Hobbiton]] | |||
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| family=[[Gardner Family|Gardner]] | |||
| parentage=[[Samwise Gamgee]] and [[Rose Cotton]] | |||
| siblings=[[Elanor Gardner|Elanor]], [[Frodo Gardner|Frodo]], [[Rose Gardner|Rose]], [[Pippin Gardner|Pippin]], [[Goldilocks Gardner|Goldilocks]], [[Hamfast Gardner|Hamfast]], [[Daisy Gardner|Daisy]], [[Primrose Gardner|Primrose]], [[Bilbo Gardner|Bilbo]], [[Ruby Gardner|Ruby]], [[Robin Gardner|Robin]] and [[Tolman Gardner|Tolman]] | |||
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'''Merry Gardner''' was a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] of [[the Shire]], the second son and fourth child of [[Samwise Gamgee]] and [[Rose Cotton]].<ref name="Gamgee">{{App|Gamgee}}</ref> | |||
[[Category:Hobbits]] [[Category:Gardner]] | ==History== | ||
At the suggestion of [[Frodo Baggins]], Sam named one of his children after [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry Brandybuck]].<ref>{{RK|Havens}}</ref> Merry was born in {{SR|1427}}.<ref name="Gamgee"/> | |||
==Etymology== | |||
''Merry'' is a translation of [[Hobbitish]] [[Westron]] (specifically, the Buckland dialect) ''Kali'', meaning "jolly, gay".<ref>{{App|F2}}</ref> In [[Sindarin]], the name ''Merry'' is ''Gelir''.<ref>{{SD|XI2}}</ref> | |||
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Merry Gardner | |
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Hobbit | |
Biographical Information | |
Location | Bag End, Hobbiton |
Birth | S.R. 1427 |
Family | |
Family | Gardner |
Parentage | Samwise Gamgee and Rose Cotton |
Siblings | Elanor, Frodo, Rose, Pippin, Goldilocks, Hamfast, Daisy, Primrose, Bilbo, Ruby, Robin and Tolman |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Merry Gardner was a Hobbit of the Shire, the second son and fourth child of Samwise Gamgee and Rose Cotton.[1]
History[edit | edit source]
At the suggestion of Frodo Baggins, Sam named one of his children after Merry Brandybuck.[2] Merry was born in S.R. 1427.[1]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Merry is a translation of Hobbitish Westron (specifically, the Buckland dialect) Kali, meaning "jolly, gay".[3] In Sindarin, the name Merry is Gelir.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "The Longfather-tree of Master Samwise"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Grey Havens"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix F, "On Translation"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Sauron Defeated, "Part One: The End of the Third Age: XI. The Epilogue: The second version"