"Earendil" meaning in Translingual

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Proper name

Etymology: Named by Leigh Van Valen after the character Eärendil in Tolkien's legendarium, which is in turn from Quenya eärë (“sea”) + -ndil (“lover”). Etymology templates: {{der|mul|qya|eärë||sea}} Quenya eärë (“sea”) Head templates: {{head|mul|proper noun|||g=|g2=|head=Earendil|nogendercat=1}} Earendil
  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Periptychidae – an extinct condylarth mammal from the Paleocene, synonymized with Mimatuta. Wikipedia link: Eärendil, Leigh Van Valen
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