S. Fingon m. “Hair Shout”
Eldest son of Fingolfin and second high king of the Noldor in Beleriand until his father’s death (S/60). His name is an adaptation of his Quenya name Findecáno which roughly means “Hair Shout” (PM/345), a combination of fîn “hair” and the suffix -gon seen in the several names (SA/fin, káno).
Conceptual Development: The name of this character was Fin(n)weg in the earliest Silmarillion drafts (SM/14), though the name Fingon appeared in later revisions of the Lays of Beleriand from the 1920s (LB/80). In Silmarillion drafts from the early 1930s, the name Finweg was consistently revised to Fingon (SM/89), and remained thus thereafter.
In The Etymologies from the 1930s, N. Fingon was given as a derivative of ᴹ✶Phindekāno containing ON. phinde “skill” and the suffixal form -gon of caun¹ “valour” (Ety/PHIN, KAN). Later Tolkien briefly considered revising this name to S. Fingorn “Revered Finwe” using the same final element as Aragorn, but quickly rejected this idea (PE17/113). He then considered various etymologies for Fingon using the roots √KUN(DU), √KON and √KAN, the last of which is given above.
References ✧ LT1I; LT2I; MRI; PE17/113; PM/345, 352; PMI; SA/fin, káno; SI; UT/400; UTI; WJI
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| fîn | “(single) hair, filament” | ✧ SA/fin (fin-) | |
| -gon | “lord, prince” | ✧ PM/345 | |
| fin | “Finwë” | ✧ PE17/113 | |
| gorn¹ | “revered” | ✧ PE17/113 | |
| ✶kānō | “leader, ruler; crier, herald” | ✧ PM/352 | |
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Derivations
Phonetic Developments
| ✶Phiniñgornā > Fingorn | [pʰiniŋgornā] > [pʰiniŋgorna] > [ɸiniŋgorna] > [finiŋgorna] > [finiŋgorn] > [finŋgorn] > [fingorn] | ✧ PE17/113 |
N. Fingon m.
References ✧ Ety/KAN, PHIN; LB/80, 219, 292; LBI; LRI; SM/89; SMI/Fingon, Finweg; WRI
Variations
Elements
| ON. phinde | “skill” | |
| -gon | “valour” | ✧ Ety/KAN |
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
| ᴹ✶Findekāno > Fingon | [pʰindekāno] > [pʰindekǭno] > [ɸindekǭno] > [ɸindekouno] > [findekouno] > [findekauno] > [findekaun] > [findegaun] > [findgaun] > [findgon] > [fingon] | ✧ Ety/PHIN |
ᴱN. Finweg m.
References ✧ LB/80, 219, 292; LBI/Fingon, Finweg; SM/89; SMI/Fingon, Finweg
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