Q. Vanya pn.
An Elf of the first tribe, known as “The Fair” (S/53). Their name developed from the primitive root √(G)WAN “pale, fair” referring to their fair hair (WJ/383).
Conceptual Development: Tolkien also considered deriving this name from primitive ✶banya “beautiful” (PM/402) from the root √BAN (PE17/165). In Quenya, these two roots were blended, so both origins could have been true in a sense.
References ✧ LBI/Teleri, Vanyar; LRI/Vanyar; LT1I/Vanyar; LT2I/Vanyar; MR/174; MRI/Vanyar; PE17/155; PE18/73; PM/62, 402; PMI/Vanyar; RSI/Vanyar; S/53; SI/Vanyar; SMI/Lindar, Vanyar; UTI/Vanyar; WJ/380, 382-383; WJI/Vanyar
Variations
Related
Inflections
| Vainar | plural | ✧ PE17/155 | |
| Vanyar | plural | ✧ LBI/Teleri; LBI/Vanyar; LRI/Vanyar; LT1I/Vanyar; LT2I/Vanyar; MR/174; MRI/Vanyar; PE18/73; PM/62; PM/402; PMI/Vanyar; RSI/Vanyar; SMI/Lindar; SMI/Vanyar; UTI/Vanyar; WJ/380; WJ/382; WJ/383; WJI/Vanyar | |
| Vanyar | plural | “Fair Elves” | ✧ S/53 |
| Vanyar | plural | “the Fair” | ✧ SI/Vanyar |
| Wainar | plural | ✧ PE17/155 |
Elements
| vanya | “fair, beautiful, unmarred; fair-haired (yellow to golden)” | ||
| vaina | “blonde, fair of hair” | ✧ PE17/154 (vaina) | |
Element In
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Derivations
Derivatives
Phonetic Developments
| ✶Banyai > Vanyar | [banjar] > [βanjar] > [vanjar] | ✧ PM/402 |
| ✶wanjā > Vanyar | [wanjar] > [βanjar] > [vanjar] | ✧ WJ/380 |
| ✶wanjā > Vanyar | [wanjar] > [βanjar] > [vanjar] | ✧ WJ/383 |