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Name NÍniel
Gender Feminine
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Meaning & History
Means "maiden of tears", composed of Sindarin #nîn# "tear" and the suffix -#iel# "daughter, maiden". In the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, this was a byname (or #epessë#) of Niënor given by her brother Túrin in Brethil.