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1/27/2012, 4:24 PM arwentroi
11/29/2010, 12:13 AM arwentroi

Name Finduilas
Gender Feminine
Usage Literature
Pronounced Pron. FIN-dui-lahs
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Meaning & History

A character in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. Finduilas was the wife of Denethor (Steward of Gondor) and the mother of Boromir and Faramir. The name comes from the Sindarin (Grey-elven) language and means "leaf-flow hair," from the elements "fin" (hair), "dui" (flow), and "las" (leaf). Source: The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth by Ruth S. Noel
Added 11/29/2010 by arwentroi