English Explanatory Dictionary

Tolkien

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.
  2. British author J. R. R. Tolkien

Pronunciation

/ˈtɒlkiːn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Tolkien.wav

Word forms

Tolkien Tolkiens

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”).

Synonyms

JRRT

Derived words

Tolkie Tolkiendil Tolkienesque Tolkienian Tolkienish Tolkienism Tolkienist Tolkienite Tolkienologist Tolkienology Tolkieny

Translations

Bulgarian: То́лкин Chinese Mandarin: 托爾金 /托尔金 Marathi: टॉल्कीन Polish: Tolkien Serbo-Croatian: Толкин Serbo-Croatian: Tolkin
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