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Help[Opinions] Tauriel
I was looking at the Hobbit film's info on Wikipedia, and discovered that Evangeline Lily will play a character named "Tauriel," which apparently means, "Daughter of Mirkwood."
Anyway, WDYT? I like the look of it, seems very pretty and elegant, just not sure how they pronounce it.
Anyway, WDYT? I like the look of it, seems very pretty and elegant, just not sure how they pronounce it.
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I'm wanting to pronounce the first syllable like Taurus. Sound-wise, it fits into the Tolkien family alright, I guess, but, when I first saw it mentioned in an article about the film, I did immediately think "it's a nice try, but Tolkien would have done better".
I prefer Tinuviel and have Alice Tinuviel as a GP. :)
I prefer Tinuviel and have Alice Tinuviel as a GP. :)
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IMO 'Tau' makes it sound to masculine out of the LOTR world, but because of the '-riel', it sounds a tad too girly to be used as a boy's.
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I'm pretty sure it's pronounced TOU-rie-el, with the initial syllable rhyming with English "cow". It doesn't mean "daughter of Mirkwood", but more generically "Daughter of the forest". taur = "forest", -iel = "daughter of" (suffix).
I'm also 98% certain that the name is formed ungrammatically. AU > O when there is a suffix, so it should be Toriel. (I obviously spent too much time on Sindarin in my freshman year of high school...)
I'm also 98% certain that the name is formed ungrammatically. AU > O when there is a suffix, so it should be Toriel. (I obviously spent too much time on Sindarin in my freshman year of high school...)
This message was edited 8/27/2012, 7:22 PM
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Knew it was LOTR
Before I even read your post, I knew it was a Tolkien name. I'm not a huge fan of it, though.
Before I even read your post, I knew it was a Tolkien name. I'm not a huge fan of it, though.
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Ditto, but if I saw it in real life, I'd approve of it more than other names. (mash-ups, horrible spellings etc)
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