Need Help? (Better known as the FAQ)

1. Can you make me a name?
2. Can you translate dialogue for me?
3. Can you translate the title of my website into Elvish for me?
4. What is Grelvish?
5. How can I tell if some Elvish is Grelvish?
6. How do I put accents over my letters?
7. What do all of those Elvish names in the books mean?
8. Can you beta read my story for me?
9. Can you translate something into Tengwar symbols for me?
10. Can I put some of the stuff on your website onto mine?

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Can you make me a name?

Yes, we'd love to! First, visit the Name Cultures page and read up on your character's naming traditions. Answer the following questions that apply; then visit the Contact Us page to e-mail one of us or the forum.

If the character is an Elf:

• Do you want a Father-Name?
  1. What gender is the character?
  2. What are the father's or the mother's names?
  3. What do the father's or the mother's names mean?
  4. Which Elven race is the character?
  5. Where does the character live?
  6. What year does the character receive this name?
• Do you want a Mother-Name?
  1. What was the vision that the mother had in the hour of birth?
  2. Was the vision insight into the character's personality?
  3. Was the vision foresight into the future of the child?
• Do you want a Chosen-Name?
  1. What would the character name themselves?
  2. What traits does the character find important about him or herself?
• Do you want a After-Name?
  1. Describe the outstanding features of the character's appearance. Please, keep it brief!
  2. Describe something that the character is famous for.
  3. Describe the Elf's profession.
  4. Describe something that his or her friends/aquaintances would be likely to give a nickname for.
  5. If no parents are available to name the Elven child, describe the distinctive features of the place the character was found or the event that the parents were lost.
• If the type of name doesn't matter:
  1. Do you want a name that looks similar to the name the character already has? (What is the character's name right now?)
  2. What do you want the name to mean?

If the character is a Dwarf:

• Do you want a secret name?
  1. What gender is the character?
  2. Describe the character's appearance in one line, one sentence long.
  3. Describe the character's personality in one sentence, half a line long.
  4. Describe the talents, occupation, or hobbies of the character, if there are any.
  5. Is the character named after another Dwarf?
• Do you want the outside name?
  1. Describe the character's appearance in one line, one sentence long.
  2. Describe the character's personality in one sentence, half a line long.
  3. Describe the talents, occupation, or hobbies of the character, if there are any.
  4. Is the character named after another Dwarf?

If the character is Human:

1. What race is the character?
2. What time period is it?
3. Where does the character live?
4. What are the parents' names?
5. What are the siblings' names?
6. Describe the character's appearance in one line, one sentence long.
7. Describe the character's personality in one sentence, half a line long.
8. Describe the talents, occupation, or hobbies of the character, if there are any.
9. What do you want the name to mean?
10. Do you want the character named after something else? Name it. ;)

Your Own Name:

First look here: Our Sindarin Names; and if it isn't there...

1. Your Name:
2. Translation into English, if you know it:
3. Gender:
4. Age:
5. The language you want it in:

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Can you translate dialogue for me?

Certainly! Answer the following questions; then visit the Contact Us page or the Forum.

1. Quote what you want translated.
2. In what context, what occasion, or where was it said?
3. Who said it? (What race is the character?)
4. What time period is it? (What language do you want it translated into?)

Please make sure you don't use any modern slang in the sentences you send us, slang often has multiple meanings that we would have to choose from, and we may not know the slang word's meaning. Also, find other ways to say 'Yes' (It is so), 'Sorry' (I am sad for you), 'Please' (for my pleasure'), or 'Help' (I need healing!) if you must use them. Those words cause us a world of trouble when people ask for translations, because no such words exist in Elvish!

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Can you translate the title of my website into Elvish for me?

We'd love to! Fill out the form below and visit the Contact Us page, or the Forum.

1. English version of the title:
2. Language you would like the title in:
3. What the website's theme is:

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What is Grelvish?

'Grelvish' is a slang term for 'Grey Company Elvish'. The Role Players at Grey-company.org made a language for their RPG that was vaguely based on Quenya. Their RPG has nothing to do with Tolkien or his magnificant creation, but people often mistake Grelvish for Tolkien's Elvish. (Despite the fact that there are many warnings on the website stating that they have nothing to do with Tolkien!)

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How can I tell if some Elvish is Grelvish?

Grelvish is very easy to pick out, just look for these three things:

1. The words: amin, lle, tel', saes, and naa.
2. Multiple vowels, as in the Grelvish word 'Namaarie'.
3. An apostrophe in the middle of a word, at the beginning of a word when there is no word before it, or at the end of a word when there is no word following it.

Ask the person who quoted the Elvish where she/he got it from. If he or she got it from a fanfiction or doesn't remember where he or she found it, it's best not to trust it. The Grey Company is also called 'Tel'Mithrim'.

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How do I put accents over my letters?

If you have MSWord:

1. Click on [Insert] in your menu bar.
2. Go down to [Symbol] and click on it.
3. Find and double click the accent that you want!

If you want to do key stroke accents in MSWord:

1. Click on [Insert] in your menu bar.
2. Go down to [Symbol] and click on it.
3. Find and click once on the accent that you want to use.
4. Look at the bottom of the Insert Symbols window to 'Keystrokes' and memorize the keystroke you need.

Here's a chart of keystrokes for accents: (Note: there are no keystrokes for Ŷ or ŷ. You can make keystrokes for them, see your MSWord 'Help' section, or just copy and paste the symbol.)

Table of keystrokes for accented characters

To insert	Press
á, é, í, ó, ú, ý	CTRL+'(APOSTROPHE), the letter
Á É, Í, Ó, Ú, Ý
â, ê, î, ô, û	CTRL+SHIFT+^(CARET), the letter
Â, Ê, Î, Ô, Û
ä, ë, ï, ö, ü, ÿ	CTRL+SHIFT+:(COLON), the letter
Ä, Ë, Ï, Ö, Ü, Ÿ

(This chart was taken from the Microsoft Word 'Help' section-Insert an international character by using a shortcut key)

If none of this works, the best way to do them is to copy and paste.

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What do all of those Elvish names in the books mean?

Click here.

If the name you were looking for wasn't on the list, you may request it, by visit the Contact Us page or the forums.

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Can you beta read my story for me?

No. We're sorry; we just don't have the time. That's why we made a list of beta readers to choose from.

However, if you want us to check translations for you, we can! Just send it to us, and we'll help you get the Elvish smoothed out. Visit the Contact Us page or the forums.

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Can you translate something into Tengwar symbols for me?

Yes! Though, only dreamingfifi has ready access to a scanner. But, to make certian that dreamingfifi doesn't spend all of her time transcribing writing into Tengwar, please, please, try it yourself first. Here are a few handy guides.

• Dan Smith's Fantasy Fonts for Windows
• Amanye Tenceli
• Omniglot
• Your Sindarin Textbook - Chapter Two: Elvish Lettering (Sindarin Only)

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Can I put some of the stuff on your website onto mine?

Simply put: No. That's plagiarism.

I set this place up so that you can use the phrases and names; and I encourage you to use them for whatever you need them for. However, you may not copy entire pages of my website onto yours.

There are only three things that you may take from my website and put on yours: the link buttons, the 101 Sindarin Phrases, and the 101 Quenya Phrases. I made these two phrasebooks just for people wanting Elvish sections on their websites, hoping to stamp out the Arwen-Undomiel phrasebooks which plague our fandom. It does have its own Terms of Use though, please read it carefully.

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