JF went and found the list for you dreamingfifi, you can get the links here so you can put the old list back up while you work: http://arwen-undomiel.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=30&p=1194539#p1194539. And even if you have so much against putting the Elvish parts back on the site, you should at least use the English names, cause the list you have up now doesn't have nearly enough names for each letter of the alphabet.
The list should be separated into boys' and girls' names, because that will make it much easier for people to find the name they're looking for. Names are traditionally connected to one or the other gender, and where there are overlaps, I'm sure you can manage to put the name in both sections.
I said this before, but maybe you didn't see it, so I'll say it again. I think the explanations for some of the names are much too long, it doesn't look very good. A much simpler way of doing it if there are different translations for Quenya and Sindarin, is to just do it like this:
Barbara
S: "stranger", Q: "foreign"
Some more suggestions:
For names like Angel and Anthony, just put the translation you've chosen. Like I said before, people don't care that there aren't angels in Tolkien's world, I'm sure they'll be able to understand that Vala or Maia or whichever you choose is the closest there is.
As for names like Baxter, where there is only a Quenya version, I'm sure people understand that when they see that there is no Sindarin translation provided, so it's unnecessary to state that underneath the name.
If you're unsure about the meaning of a name (like Camilla), try looking it up on a babyname site or something. Camilla means Altar Server/Helper to the Priest, for instance.
Last but not least, for simplicity's sake, if there are names that mean the same as another, you should just put "see [insert other name here]". That will mean less work for you.
I'm sorry if this sounds patronizing, I'm not trying to be. I'm just tired of having one person completely ignore the fact that, like you say Eä, we're a community, and a democracy. Maybe I'm being a bit blunt sometimes, but I don't think it's hard to understand why.
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