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A common [[Hobbit]] family name, found not only in the [[Shire]], but also in [[Bree]].  
'''Banks''' was a common [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] family name, found in [[the Shire]] and [[Bree]]. Known members of the family are [[Eglantine Banks]], the mother of [[Peregrin Took]],<ref>{{App|Took}}</ref> and [[Willie Banks]], a hobbit from Bree, who was killed in the battles against [[Ruffians|the strangers]] who attacked Bree early in {{TA|3019}}.<ref>{{RK|VI7}}</ref> It is not known if the members of these families between the two regions are related.
 
==Etymology==
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The name is topographical in the sense "steep slope or hill-side".<ref name="Nomen">[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], "[[Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings|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. 753</ref>
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Revision as of 19:29, 22 July 2019

Banks was a common Hobbit family name, found in the Shire and Bree. Known members of the family are Eglantine Banks, the mother of Peregrin Took,[1] and Willie Banks, a hobbit from Bree, who was killed in the battles against the strangers who attacked Bree early in T.A. 3019.[2] It is not known if the members of these families between the two regions are related.

Etymology

The name is topographical in the sense "steep slope or hill-side".[3]

References