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'''Ambarussa''' was [[Nerdanel|Nerdanel's]] [[mother-name]] for her twin sons [[Amrod]] and [[Amras]]. It translates as "top-russet", referring to the color of their hair. After [[Fëanor]] their father insisted on giving them each seperate names Nerdanel named Amras ''[[Umbarto]]'', the fated, and Fëanor changed it to ''[[Ambarto]]''. But the twins each still called the other ''Ambarussa''. | '''Ambarussa''' was [[Nerdanel|Nerdanel's]] [[mother-name]] for her twin sons [[Amrod]] and [[Amras]]. It translates as "top-russet", referring to the color of their hair. After [[Fëanor]] their father insisted on giving them each seperate names Nerdanel named Amras ''[[Umbarto]]'', the fated, and Fëanor changed it to ''[[Ambarto]]''. But the twins each still called the other ''Ambarussa''. | ||
==Inflection== | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
* ''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]'', [[The Shibboleth of Feanor ]] | * ''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]'', [[The Shibboleth of Feanor ]] | ||
[[Category:Quenya | [[Category:Quenya names]] | ||
[[Category:Amilessi]] | [[Category:Amilessi]] | ||
Revision as of 12:06, 28 January 2010
Ambarussa was Nerdanel's mother-name for her twin sons Amrod and Amras. It translates as "top-russet", referring to the color of their hair. After Fëanor their father insisted on giving them each seperate names Nerdanel named Amras Umbarto, the fated, and Fëanor changed it to Ambarto. But the twins each still called the other Ambarussa.
