Dwaling

Dwaling was a village in the far Northern parts of the Eastfarthing of the Shire, just north of the hills of Scary.

Etymology

The meaning of Dwaling is uncertain. Mark T. Hooker has connected its name to Tolkien's own: it could be composed of the first element of Dwalakoneis, Tolkien's own translation of his surname into Gothic, plus the ending –ing, which means "descendants of [name]".