Q. Lómion m. “Son of Twilight”

Q. Lómion, m. “Son of Twilight”
The Quenya name of Maeglin, given to him in secret by his mother Aredhel, translated as either “Child of the Twilight” (S/133, WJ/323) or “Son of Twilight” (WJ/337). It is a compound of lómë “dusk, night” and the patronymic suffix -ion “son”.

References ✧ S/133; SA/lómë; SI; WJ/323, 337; WJI

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Elements

lómë “night, dimness, twilight, dusk, darkness” ✧ SA/lómë
-ion “-son, masculine patronymic”