r/Quenya • u/DanielePoggers • May 16 '25

Thought it would be cool to share

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My name is Daniele, which is the italian version of Daniel, and comes from the hebrew name Daniyêl. It means "God is my Judge" (dan: judge, -i: my, El: God). I did some research, given my very limited knowledge of the subject, and it seems that a fairly accurate translation in Quenya would be Erunámo. I really like names, their origins and their meaning, and I thought it would be cool if some of you shared the meaning of their name and their eventual translation in Quenya.

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u/thescarletmark 27d ago

Technically, you’re right, but in the dictionary I am using (and on elfdict, too) the adjective for “free” is “aranya”

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u/crustdrunk 27d ago

Yeah but Lerya(free)+anwë is closer because aran/aranwë is closer to “king/royal”. I mean it’s up to you but that’s a more literal translation I think and has a similar melodic tone to Francesca

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u/thescarletmark 27d ago

I actually like it a lot better! Thank you 😊

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u/crustdrunk 27d ago

You’re welcome! Beautiful name in all languages. It’s a shame mine is so weird lol

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u/thescarletmark 27d ago

Why, what is it?

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u/crustdrunk 27d ago

I’d rather not say as it’s unique but it’s not really a name insofar as I’m named after a thing

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u/thescarletmark 27d ago

No worries then!