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Elen

From Tolkien Gateway

elen means "star" in Quenya. The Edain, however, equated elen and elda ("Elf"), so in some situations elen translates as "Elf".

Examples:

• Elendil = "Friend of the Elves"
• Elenna = "Star-wards"

[edit] References

• The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth by Ruth S. Noel
• Quenya Corpus Wordlist edited by Helge Kåre Fauskanger