"Tolkien" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈtɒlkiːn/ Forms: Tolkiens [plural]
Etymology: Likely from Middle Low German Tolkin (literally “son of Tolk”), which is probably also related to Polish Tołkiny and German Tolksdorf, names for a Prussian town; the nickname Tolk is connected to Middle Low German tolk (“interpreter”), from Proto-Slavic *tъlkъ. J. R. R. Tolkien subscribed to a folk etymology that connected the name with German tollkühn (“foolhardy”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|gml|Tolkin|lit=son of Tolk}} Middle Low German Tolkin (literally “son of Tolk”), {{cog|pl|Tołkiny}} Polish Tołkiny, {{cog|de|Tolksdorf}} German Tolksdorf, {{cog|gml|tolk||interpreter}} Middle Low German tolk (“interpreter”), {{cog|sla-pro|*tъlkъ}} Proto-Slavic *tъlkъ, {{noncog|de|tollkühn||foolhardy}} German tollkühn (“foolhardy”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Tolkien (plural Tolkiens)
  1. (countable) A surname. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Tolkien-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. (countable) A surname.
    British author J. R. R. Tolkien
    Tags: countable Categories (topical): Individuals, J. R. R. Tolkien Synonyms: JRRT Derived forms: Tolkiendil, Tolkienesque, Tolkienian, Tolkienish, Tolkienism, Tolkienist, Tolkienite, Tolkienologist, Tolkienology, Tolkieny
    Sense id: en-Tolkien-en-name-60AvZS4I Disambiguation of Individuals: 11 89 Disambiguation of J. R. R. Tolkien: 6 94 Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 24 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (surname): То́лкин (Tólkin) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 托爾金 (Chinese Mandarin), 托尔金 (Tuō'ěrjīn) (Chinese Mandarin), टॉल्कीन (ṭŏlkīn) (Marathi), Tolkien [masculine] (Polish), Толкин [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Tolkin [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian)
Disambiguation of 'surname': 50 50

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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