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'''Banazîr''' is | '''Banazîr''' is a [[Hobbitish]] name meaning "simple minded". It was sometimes shortened to '''Ban'''. | ||
It was the first name of [[Samwise Gamgee|Ban Galpsi]].<ref>{{HM|AF}}</ref> | |||
==Etymology== | |||
It comes from the [[Westron]] element ''[[ban(a)]]'' meaning "half" and ''[[zîr]]'' meaning "wise" | |||
==Translations== | |||
*[[Sindarin]] ''[[Perhael]]'' | |||
The name was translated as "Samwise", and Ban as Sam. | |||
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[[Category:Westron words]] | [[Category:Westron words]] | ||
[[de:Samweis Gamdschie#Namen_und_Titel]] | |||
[[fi:Banazîr]] | [[fi:Banazîr]] |