PRONUNCIATION
Quenya names are not pronounced the same as in English; for more information on stress and pronunciation, see Quenya Lesson no. 1 at CoE.

ABBREVIATIONS
Q. Quenya phrase, word, name, or term of Quenya form
NQ. Neo-Quenya phrase, word, name, or term of hypothetical, reconstructed or movie Quenya form

S. Sindarin phrase, word, name, or term of Sindarin form

NS. Neo-Sindarin phrase, word, name, or term of hypothetical, reconstructed or movie Sindarin form

lit. literal meaning
n. noun
adj. adjective
v. verb
pre. prefix; an affix added to the beginning of words
suff. suffix; an ending attached to words

masc. masculine

fem. feminine

FURTHER NOTES ON GENDER SUFFIXES
Please note that not all Quenya names need to be genderised and not all endings in Quenya names represent gender suffixes.
-ndil: masculine suffix meaning “friend/lover of …”
-ndilmë and -ndildë: feminine varients of -ndil
-ndur: genderless suffix meaning “survant of …”
-ë: suffix denoting femininity of a name.

-i: suffix denoting femininity of a name.

-ië: suffix denoting femininity of a name.

-ien: suffix denoting femininity of a name; can also mean ‘maiden’.

-iel: means ‘daughter’.

-issë: female agentive suffix.

-indë: female agentive suffix.

-llë: female diminutive suffix.

-më: rare feminine suffix.

-rë: female suffix.

-wen: not actually a suffix, but a short form of Q. vendë “maiden”.

-incë : masculine diminutive suffix.
-indo: masculine agentive suffix.

-ion: means ‘son’.

-mo: agentive masculine suffix.

-no/-do: masculine suffixes, latter used after consonants L & N.

-o: masculine suffix.

-on: suffix denoting masculinity of a name.

-ro: masculine agental suffix.

-u: masculine suffix.

-wë: masculine suffix.

For more information on some of these suffixes, please see Ardalambion’s article ‘Quenya Affixes’.