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The '''Noakes''' were a working-class family of [[hobbits]]. | The '''Noakes''' were a working-class family of [[hobbits]]. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
Noake(s) or Noke(s) is a real-life English surname, derived probably from the place-name No(a)ke, etymologized as ''atten oke'' "at the oak"<ref>[[Nomenclature]]</ref> | Noake(s) or Noke(s) is a real-life English surname, derived probably from the place-name No(a)ke, etymologized as ''atten oke'' "at the oak".<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], [[Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings|''Nomenclature'']]</ref> | ||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
[[category:Hobbit Families]] | [[category:Hobbit Families]] | ||
[[category:Noakes]] | [[category:Noakes]] | ||
