Tolkien

/ˈtɒlkiːn/ name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname. countable
  2. 2
    A surname.; British author J. R. R. Tolkien countable

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"Quenya, a constructed language, was created by Tolkien."

Etymology

Likely from Middle Low German Tolkin (literally “son of Tolk”), which is probably also related to Polish Tołkiny and German Tolksdorf, names for a Prussian town; the nickname Tolk is connected to Middle Low German tolk (“interpreter”), from Proto-Slavic *tъlkъ. J. R. R. Tolkien subscribed to a folk etymology that connected the name with German tollkühn (“foolhardy”).

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