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It was the first name of [[Sam Gamgee|Ban Galpsi]].<ref>{{HM|AF}}</ref>
It was the first name of [[Sam Gamgee|Ban Galpsi]].<ref>{{HM|AF}}</ref>
==Etymology==
==Etymology==
It comes from the [[Westron]] element ''[[bana]]'' meaning "half" and ''[[zîr]]'' meaning "wise"
It comes from the [[Westron]] element ''[[ban(a)]]'' meaning "half" and ''[[zîr]]'' meaning "wise"
 
==Translations==
==Translations==
*[[Sindarin]] ''[[Perhael]]''
*[[Sindarin]] ''[[Perhael]]''

Revision as of 11:22, 25 October 2009

Banazîr is a Hobbitish name meaning "simple minded". It was sometimes shortened to Ban.

It was the first name of Ban Galpsi.[1]

Etymology

It comes from the Westron element ban(a) meaning "half" and zîr meaning "wise"

Translations

The name was translated as "Samwise", and Ban as Sam.

References