The Lord of the Ring is translated to many laungueges and I thougt that now we could list different names. I can start. Here is some names in finnish.

Character names:

Frodo Baggins - Frodo Reppuli
Merry Brandybuck - Merri Rankkibuk
Pippin Took - Pippin Tuk
Gandalf the Grey - Gandalf Harmaa
Gandalf the White - Gandalf Valkoinen
Arwen Undomiel - Arwen Iltatähti
Goldberry - Kultamarja
Gollum - Klonkku
Treebeard - Puuparta
Stider – Konkari
Ringwraits – Sormusaaveet
Shadowfax – Hallavaharja
Rosie Cotton – Ruusa Tölli
Lurtz – Lurkki
The Witch-king – Noitakuningas
orc – örkki
Gríma Wormtongue – Gríma Kärmekieli


Names of places:

Shire - Kontu
Bree - Brii
Weathertop – Viimapää
The Paths of the Dead – Kuolleiden Kulkutiet
Helm’s Deep – Helmin Syvänne
Mount Doom – Tuomio Vuori
Isengard – Rautapiha
Bag End – Repunpää
Dead Marshes – Kalmansuot
Tookland – Tukinturku

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Oh, wow, I don't know why I'd naievely thought the names would've been the same in other languages, even if the other words -duh!- are different. I think it's so cool to see what the names are translated into. 8) It makes me wonder what the names look like in other languages. Thanks for posting them, Enwiriel!

I especially think that Goldberry's name is cute, and Rosie's name looks lovely like that. her surname is just, well, spunky!

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thats really great ! yeh it heard that tolkeing studied some form of finnish language and got some of his ideas from that language...very interesting...

finnish that Tolkien studiet was old finnish, so if somebody comes and starts speaking old finnish I really don't know would I understand it 8) And I haven't read Kalevala what I think I will. (Tolkien used Kalevala when he was writing LotR

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This is a good idea! I will post the names of the characters in Dutch:

Character names:

Frodo Baggins - Frodo Balings
Merry Brandybuck - Merijn Brandebok
Pippin Took - Pepijn Toek
Gandalf the Grey - Gandalf de Grijze
Gandalf the White - Gandalf de Witte
Arwen Evenstar - Arwen Avondster
Goldberry - Goudbezie
Butterbur - Boterbloem
Gollum - Gollem
Treebeard - Boombaard
Stider – Stapper
Ringwraits – Ringgeesten
Shadowfax – Schaduwvacht
Rosie Cotton - Roosje Katoen
The Witch-king – De Tovenaar-koning
orc – ork
Gríma Wormtongue – Gríma Slangtong


Names of places:

the Shire - de Gouw
Bree - Breeg
Weathertop – Weertop
The Paths of the Dead – De paden der Doden
Helm’s Deep – Helmsdiepte
Mount Doom – Doemberg
Bag End – Balingshoek
Hobbiton - Hobbitstee
Dead Marshes – Dode Moerassen
Buckland - Bokland


This is all I can think of now.

And the most important that I forget is

THE LORD OF THE RINGS - TARU SORMUSTEN HERRASTA

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wow seems i'll learn at least 2 new languages down here

OK a bit of Slovenian wouldn't hurt, eh?
the old - the better translation

Frodo Baggins - Frodo Bogataj i think...
Samwise Gamgee - Sam Svečar (the surname means the one who lits the candle )
Peregrin Pippin Took - Peregrin Pipin Jemec
Meriadoc Merry Brandybuck - Meriadoc Srečko Mejač
The Shire - Grofija
Middle-Earth - Srednji svet
Elves - vilinci
Dwarves - Å¡krati/Å¡kratje, i dunno which one
Men - ljudje
then uh.... oh Lord of the Rings becomes Gospodar Prstanov

then the new translation (which is totally messed up and i gave up reading after half a page *spits over the translator*)
Frodo B. -> Frodo Bisagin
Samwise Sam Gamgee -> Samoglav Sam Gamgi
Peregrin Pippin Took -> Peregrin Pipin Tuk
Meriadoc Merry Brandybuck -> Mejadok Medo (um... it kinda means a Bear?!) Brendivinc
Shire -> Å ajerska (and it's ironic cuz we have a part of the coutry named Å tajerska)
Midlle Earth remains Srednji svet
Elves -> vilini
Dwarves also remain Å¡krati and so do Men - ljudje

at least the guy never changes the title.....


now the lesson is over

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I forget these too......

Middle-Earth - Keski-Maa
Elves - Haltiat
Dwarves - Kääpiöt
Men - Ihmiset

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Oh this is very neat!!! I also, naievely thought that all the names and places would be the same in other languages.

I found several different translations for Frodo Baggins.
German:Frodo Beutlin
Spanish: Frodo Bolsón
French: Frodon Sacquet
Norwegian: Frodo Lommelun
Danish: Frodo Sækker
Faroese: Fró›i Pjøkin
Finnish: Frodo Reppuli
Dutch: Frodo Balings

I forgot some:

Elves - Elfen
Dwarves - Dwergen
Men - Mensen
Samwise Gamgee - Sam Gewissies
Misty Mountains - Nevelbergen
Middle-earth - Midden-aarde
Lord of the Rings - In de Ban van de Ring (and that DOESN'T mean the same thing!)

Gandalf the Grey -BeyazGandalf
Gandalf the White - Gri Gandalf
Arwen evenstar - Arwen akşam yıldızı
Stider – yolgezer(if stider is the how aragorn called before)
Ringwraits – yüzük tayfları
Shadowfax – gölge yele
men-insanlar
elves- elfler
Dwarves-cüceler
orc – ork
middle earth - orta dünya
lord of the rings - yüzüklerin efendisi
Helm’s Deep – Miğfer Dipi
Rivendell- ayrık vadi

eowyn is of course eowyn

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hey Burak where are you from? (i'd say turkey?)


oh and a bit of Croatian as much as i remember

Shire - Okrug
Merry - Veseli
Baggins - Begins
Dwarves - Patuljaci (or Patuljaki, i forgot)
Elves - Vilenjaci

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How about Latvian?
Frodo Baggins~Frodo Somas
Gandalf the Grey~Gendalfs Pelekais
Gandalf the White~Gendalfs Baltais
Arwen Undomiel~Arvena Vakara Zvaigzne
Goldberry~Zeltoga
Treebeard~Kokbarda
Ringwraits~Gredzen'spoki (at least I think so )
The Witch-king~Ragan Karalis
orc~orks
Legolas Greenleaf~Legolass Zala Lapa

That was hard to translate, cuz that's not the language I usually speak!

Russian:
Frodo Baggins~Frodo Torbins, Frodo Sumkins (Фродо Торбинс, Фродо Сумкинс)
Gandalf the Grey~Gendalf Seriy (Гэндальф Серый)
Gandalf the White~Gendalf Beliy (Гэндальф Белый)
Arwen Undomiel~Arwen Vechernaya Zvezda (Арвен Вечерняя Звезда)
Goldberry~Zolotaya Yagoda (Золотая Ягода)
Treebeard~Dreven' (Древень)
Stider~Strannik (Странник)
Ringwraits~Prizraki Kol'ca (Призраки Кольца)
Shadowfax~Svetozar, Serogriv (Светозар, Серогрив)
The Witch-king~Car' Ved'mak, Korol' Koldun (Царь-Ведьмак, Король-Колдун)
Rosie Cotton~Rozi Hlopok (Рози Хлопок, Рози Коттон)
orc-ork (Орк)
Gríma Wormtongue~Grima Gniloust, Grima Zmeiniy Yazik
Helm’s Deep~Hel'mova Pat', Helmovo Ushelye
Dead Marshes~Mertvie Bolota
Longbottom~Dlinnohvostye

Omigod, there are so many other variants of translating these names! 8)

ooo sounds great it's so good, i'm not the only Slavonic-language-speaker down here


and i always wanted to learn russian...

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Oooh.... Legolas !!!


Lgolas Greenleaf - Legolas Viherlehti

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sounds greaat

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