May Gamgee
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May Gamgee | |
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Hobbit | |
Biographical Information | |
Location | Hobbiton |
Birth | S.R. 1376 |
Family | |
Parentage | Hamfast Gamgee, Bell Goodchild |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Female |
May Gamgee was a Hobbit of the Shire.
History
May was the second daughter, and fourth child, of Hamfast Gamgee and Bell Goodchild.[1]
Etymology
May could refer to the hawthorn blossoms, so called because they blossom in the month May. It was a common girl's name in the Shire.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "The Longfather-tree of Master Samwise"