Q. Tarindor m. “*High minded one”

Q. Tarindor, m. “*High minded one”

A Quenya name for Saruman appearing in notes from 1959 (NM/95), apparently a combination of Q. tar- “high” and Q. indo “mind” so perhaps “*High minded one” as suggested by Carl Hostetter (NM/102 note #7).

Reference ✧ NM/95 ✧ “Saruman”

Elements

tar-¹ “high”
indo “(state of) mind, (inner) thought, mood; will, resolve”