N. Firiel f. “Mortal Maid”
A “later” name of Lúthien in The Etymologies from the 1930s meaning “Mortal Maid”, marked N[oldorin] and a compound of feir¹ “mortal” with the feminine suffix -iel¹ (Ety/PHIR). In Tolkien’s unfinished story “The Lost Road” from the 1930s, the name Fíriel was given to a Númenórean maiden (LR/62). Later Q. Fíriel was given as a Quenya name.
References ✧ Ety/PHIR; LRI/Fíriel
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| feir¹ | “mortal man, mortal” | ✧ Ety/PHIR |
| -iel¹ | “daughter; feminine suffix” | ✧ Ety/PHIR |