1. Characters whose Names are Secretly Insults:





Samwise: means “Half-wise” or “Half-wit.” He is Stupid Gamgee

Faramir: Boromir’s name means “steadfast jewel”, but Faramir’s name just means “sufficient jewel.”

Sufficient.

Denethor took one look at baby Faramir and thought “eh I guess he exists or whatever” which is very in character

2. Characters who Have Way Too Many Names





Examples include Aragorn son of Arathorn son of Arador heir of Isildur Elendil’s son, descendant of Numenor, Thorongill, Eagle of the Star, Dúnadan, Strider, Wingfoot, Longshanks, Elessar, Edhelharn, Elfstone, Estel, Hope, The Chieftain of the Dúnedain, King of the West, High King of Gondor and Arnor, and Envinyatar the Renewer of the House of Telcontar



Wait I’m sorry did I say “examples” plural



Cuz that was all one guy



3. Characters whose parents must’ve been prophets

-Frodo means “wise by experience.” His story is about becoming wise by experience

-A lady named Elwing turns into a bird (geddit)

4. Characters whose families were so lazy that they copy-pasted the same first half of a name onto multiple people



Théoden/Théodred

Aragorn/Arathorn/Arador

Éomer/ Éomund/Éowyn/Éorl

Elladan/Elrohir/Elrond/Elros/Elwing/Elenwë/Elendil/Eldarion (the laziest family)

5.Characters whose Names are Expertly Designed so that Newbies can’t Remember Who is Who and Feel Sad

All the people mentioned in number 4

Celeborn, Celegorm, Celebrimbor, Celebrian

All the rhyming dwarf names in the Hobbit

Sauron and Saruman

Arwen and Éowyn

6. Name so nice, you say it twice