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For more of them see [[Sackville-Baggins Family]] | For more of them see [[Sackville-Baggins Family]] | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The name Sackville is intended to be of more aristocratic association than [[Baggins]]. [[Tolkien]] noted that it was intentional that "bag" and "sack" have similar meaning.<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 762</ref> | The name Sackville is intended to be of more aristocratic association than [[Baggins]]. [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] noted that it was intentional that "bag" and "sack" have similar meaning.<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 762</ref> | ||
Sackville is a real-life English surname.<ref name="Nomen" /> | Sackville is a real-life English surname.<ref name="Nomen" /> | ||
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The Sackville Family was a hobbit family of the Shire.
Camellia Sackville is the only known member of the family; apart from her almost nothing is known about them, except that they are described as being one of the Shire's wealthier families.
For more of them see Sackville-Baggins Family
Etymology
The name Sackville is intended to be of more aristocratic association than Baggins. Tolkien noted that it was intentional that "bag" and "sack" have similar meaning.[1]
Sackville is a real-life English surname.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings" in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 762
