Tumblr crosspost (1 April 2020)

[anghraine]

In response to this post, peredain corrected me about my statement that Elladan means "Elf-Númenórean," on the grounds that adan means human and not Númenórean specifically.

I replied:

Tolkien said in his letters that Elladan meant Elf-Númenórean. Perhaps adan narrowed in meaning by the Third Age, or had that meaning for Elrond’s family, or something—it’s an interesting change, but that’s his translation.