Legolas | lego | las
(Greenleaf) | green | leaf
| Thranduil | thrond | du | il (el)
| (In the Hall of Star-Shadow) | hall | shadow | star
| Aláren |
| | I just made it up
| Ithildin | ithil | din
| (Moonstar) | moon | star (more at "sparkle")
| Hithil | hith | ithil
| (Moon-mist) | mist | moon
| Ethur | et | thur
| | out^ | spirit*
| Carlith | car | lith
| (Red ash) | red | ash
| Farothoin | faroth | oin**
| (Fearful pursuit) | pursuit, hunt | fearful
| Ithilas | ithil | las
| (Moonleaf) | moon | leaf
| Hithind | hith | thind
| (Greymist) | mist | grey
| Náraen |
| | I just made it up
| Laerdil | laer | dil
| (Love of summer) | summer | lover of
| Celeborn | celeb | orn
| (Silvertree) | silver | tree
| Galadriel | galad | | riel (from rig)
| (Radiant Garlanded Maiden) | radiance | | garlanded maiden (from wreathe)
| |
Italicized names are taken directly from Tolkien's books. (Which you should already know.)
^ Sindarin-ized Quenya (either by arbitrary supposition or by the standardized rules)
* Quenya (I know, I know, they'd sooner die)
** Dwarvish (Khuzdul)
Books:
Foster, Robert. Guide to Middle-earth. Baltimore: The Mirage Press, 1971.
Answers to many questions, excellent resource.Noel, Ruth S. The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1980.
Source for almost all Sindarin/Elvish terms and most names.Tolkien, J. R. R. Lord of the Rings. One volume (to rule them all) edition and appendices. Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1994.
Uh . . . characters (duh), inspiration for plot.Tyler, J. E. A. The New Tolkein Companion. New York: Avon Books, 1979.
Answers to many questions, extremely comprehensive.
The Encyclopedia of Arda at http://www.glyphweb.com/arda/
Extremely comprehensive on-line resource -- an Encyclopedia of Tolkein.The Society of Archer-Antiquaries: A Glossary of Archery at http://margo.student.utwente.nl/sagi/artikel/misc/glossary.html
What, did you think I was an archer? Heck no! I had to learn how to spell nock.