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'''Olórin''' or '''Olózin''' was a [[Maia]] of the people of [[Manwë]] and [[Varda]]. He was said to be one of the wisest of his order. He came to [[Middle-earth]] in the [[Third Age]] in the guise better known as [[Gandalf]].
'''Olórin''' was a [[Maia]] of [[Manwë]] and [[Varda]]. As the wisest of his order he came to [[Middle-earth]] in the [[Third Age]] in the guise better known as [[Gandalf]].
==Etymology==
The name is related to "dream" and therefore derives from [[root]] [[ÓLOS]], Old Quenya/[[Vanyarin]] ''Olózin''. The [[PQ]] form could had been *''Olozindo''
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Template:Youmay Olórin was a Maia of Manwë and Varda. As the wisest of his order he came to Middle-earth in the Third Age in the guise better known as Gandalf.

Etymology

The name is related to "dream" and therefore derives from root ÓLOS, Old Quenya/Vanyarin Olózin. The PQ form could had been *Olozindo