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Looking for help on how to confirm that name meanings are correct.

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I have some names that I am looking to create for some characters. I wanted to try to find somewhere/someone who can help confirm my translation (and the accompanying Tengwar/Cirth)

If someone could point me in the correct direction for resources or confirm my translations, I would be very grateful.

Here is what I have:
I: Masculine Name
Malhuinë


  • Linguistic Origin: Constructed Quenya roots.
  • Literal Translation: "Shadow of Gold" or "Gloom of Gold."
  • Etymological Breakdown:
    • Mal- (or Mall-): The universal Elvish root for "gold," "yellow," or "golden light" (e.g., Mallorn, the Golden Tree; Malduin, the Golden River).
    • -huinë: In Quenya, this signifies "shadow," "gloom," or "deep twilight" (e.g., Taur-nu-Fuin, Forest under Shadow).
      Tengwar Script: see attached image
Part II: Feminine Names

1. Mincalassë


  • Linguistic Origin: Quenya (High Elven).
  • Literal Translation: "The First Light of Joy."
  • Etymological Breakdown: Formed from minia (first), cala (light), and alassë (joy).
  • Phonetic Pronunciation: meen-kah-LAHS-seh
    • The Stress: The emphasis is placed heavily on the third syllable: LAHS.
    • M-i-n: The i is short but crisp, like the "ee" sound in meet but cut short.
    • c-a: The c is always hard, sounding exactly like a "k". The a is wide and open, like the "a" in father.
    • l-a-s-s: The ss must be held slightly longer, pronounced sharply like the "ss" in asset.
    • ë: The final e is never silent in Elvish. It is pronounced as a short "eh" sound, like the "e" in pet.
  • Tengwar Script: Written in the High-Vowel Tehtar mode, where vowel marks float as diacritics above the preceding consonants.
  • see attached image


2. Ængelēoht

  • Linguistic Origin: Rohirric / Old English (Representing the Language of Northern Men).
  • Literal Translation: "Angel-Light" or "The Angel Who Brought Light to the Gloom."
  • Etymological Breakdown: Built from Engel (the historical Anglo-Saxon word for angel) and lēoht (light/radiance).
  • Phonetic Pronunciation: ASHN-gel-AY-ocht
    • The Æ (ash): Makes a short "ah-eh" blend, sounding exactly like the "a" in modern cat or hat.
    • The g: Always hard, like in get.
    • The ēo: A sliding vowel sound (diphthong). The long ē sounds like the "ay" in day, sliding rapidly into a very short "oh" sound (AY-oh).
    • The ht: The h is pronounced roughly in the back of the throat like the "ch" in the Scottish word loch or German ach.
  • Cirth Runes (Northern Engraving Script):ᚫᚾᚷᛡᛚᛡᚻᛏ
    • Breakdown: ᚫ (Æ) | ᚾ (N) | ᚷ (Hard G) | (E) | (L) | (EO) | ᚻ (Breathy H) | ᛏ (T)
3. Lifwynn

  • Linguistic Origin: Rohirric / Old English.
  • Literal Translation: "The Joy of My Life" or "The Hope I Need to Live."
  • Etymological Breakdown: Built from līf (life) and wynn (joy/hope).
  • Phonetic Pronunciation: LEEF-winn
    • The i: Makes a long "ee" sound, exactly like the vowel in machine or feed. Do not pronounce it as a short "ih" like the modern word life.
    • The f: Softens slightly toward a "v" quality as it smoothly transitions into the w.
    • The y: A tight, short vowel sound, pronounced like a crisp winn.
  • Cirth Runes (Northern Engraving Script):ᛚᛁᚠᚹᚾᚾ
    • Breakdown: ᛚ (L) | ᛁ (Long E) | (F/V) | ᚹ (W) | ᚾᚾ (Tight Y/N blend)
4. Angelwynn

  • Linguistic Origin: Rohirric / Old English.
  • Literal Translation: "The First Spark of Joy" or "The Joy that Began My Life."
  • Etymological Breakdown: Relates to on-ginnan or ang-el (the beginning/the first spark) combined with wynn (joy/hope).
  • Phonetic Pronunciation:AHN-gel-winn
    • The A: Short, open sound like the "a" in father. Do not pronounce it like the "ay" sound in the modern English word Angel.
    • The g: Always a hard g, like in get.
  • Cirth Runes (Northern Engraving Script):ᚪᚾᚷᛡᛚᚹᚾᚾ
    • Breakdown: ᚪ (Ahn) | ᚾ (N) | ᚷ (Hard G) | (Eh) | (L) | ᚹ (W) | ᚾᚾ (Double N/Y sound)
 

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part of a gift... so would definitely like to be sure things are correct
I have some names that I am looking to create for some characters. I wanted to try to find somewhere/someone who can help confirm my translation (and the accompanying Tengwar/Cirth)

If someone could point me in the correct direction for resources or confirm my translations, I would be very grateful.

Here is what I have:
I: Masculine Name
Malhuinë


  • Linguistic Origin: Constructed Quenya roots.
  • Literal Translation: "Shadow of Gold" or "Gloom of Gold."
  • Etymological Breakdown:
    • Mal- (or Mall-): The universal Elvish root for "gold," "yellow," or "golden light" (e.g., Mallorn, the Golden Tree; Malduin, the Golden River).
    • -huinë: In Quenya, this signifies "shadow," "gloom," or "deep twilight" (e.g., Taur-nu-Fuin, Forest under Shadow).
      Tengwar Script: see attached image
Part II: Feminine Names

1. Mincalassë


  • Linguistic Origin: Quenya (High Elven).
  • Literal Translation: "The First Light of Joy."
  • Etymological Breakdown: Formed from minia (first), cala (light), and alassë (joy).
  • Phonetic Pronunciation: meen-kah-LAHS-seh
    • The Stress: The emphasis is placed heavily on the third syllable: LAHS.
    • M-i-n: The i is short but crisp, like the "ee" sound in meet but cut short.
    • c-a: The c is always hard, sounding exactly like a "k". The a is wide and open, like the "a" in father.
    • l-a-s-s: The ss must be held slightly longer, pronounced sharply like the "ss" in asset.
    • ë: The final e is never silent in Elvish. It is pronounced as a short "eh" sound, like the "e" in pet.
  • Tengwar Script: Written in the High-Vowel Tehtar mode, where vowel marks float as diacritics above the preceding consonants.
  • see attached image


2. Ængelēoht

  • Linguistic Origin: Rohirric / Old English (Representing the Language of Northern Men).
  • Literal Translation: "Angel-Light" or "The Angel Who Brought Light to the Gloom."
  • Etymological Breakdown: Built from Engel (the historical Anglo-Saxon word for angel) and lēoht (light/radiance).
  • Phonetic Pronunciation: ASHN-gel-AY-ocht
    • The Æ (ash): Makes a short "ah-eh" blend, sounding exactly like the "a" in modern cat or hat.
    • The g: Always hard, like in get.
    • The ēo: A sliding vowel sound (diphthong). The long ē sounds like the "ay" in day, sliding rapidly into a very short "oh" sound (AY-oh).
    • The ht: The h is pronounced roughly in the back of the throat like the "ch" in the Scottish word loch or German ach.
  • Cirth Runes (Northern Engraving Script):ᚫᚾᚷᛡᛚᛡᚻᛏ
    • Breakdown: ᚫ (Æ) | ᚾ (N) | ᚷ (Hard G) | (E) | (L) | (EO) | ᚻ (Breathy H) | ᛏ (T)
3. Lifwynn

  • Linguistic Origin: Rohirric / Old English.
  • Literal Translation: "The Joy of My Life" or "The Hope I Need to Live."
  • Etymological Breakdown: Built from līf (life) and wynn (joy/hope).
  • Phonetic Pronunciation: LEEF-winn
    • The i: Makes a long "ee" sound, exactly like the vowel in machine or feed. Do not pronounce it as a short "ih" like the modern word life.
    • The f: Softens slightly toward a "v" quality as it smoothly transitions into the w.
    • The y: A tight, short vowel sound, pronounced like a crisp winn.
  • Cirth Runes (Northern Engraving Script):ᛚᛁᚠᚹᚾᚾ
    • Breakdown: ᛚ (L) | ᛁ (Long E) | (F/V) | ᚹ (W) | ᚾᚾ (Tight Y/N blend)
4. Angelwynn

  • Linguistic Origin: Rohirric / Old English.
  • Literal Translation: "The First Spark of Joy" or "The Joy that Began My Life."
  • Etymological Breakdown: Relates to on-ginnan or ang-el (the beginning/the first spark) combined with wynn (joy/hope).
  • Phonetic Pronunciation:AHN-gel-winn
    • The A: Short, open sound like the "a" in father. Do not pronounce it like the "ay" sound in the modern English word Angel.
    • The g: Always a hard g, like in get.
  • Cirth Runes (Northern Engraving Script):ᚪᚾᚷᛡᛚᚹᚾᚾ
    • Breakdown: ᚪ (Ahn) | ᚾ (N) | ᚷ (Hard G) | (Eh) | (L) | ᚹ (W) | ᚾᚾ (Double N/Y sound)
Does anyone know the reliabliity of https://www.tecendil.com/ ? I put in Mincalassë and Malhuinë and got very different scripts that my prior attempt...so I'm wondering what is right. tecendil at least has a document explaining how it transcribes....
 

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