Eluréd's father Dior was the grandson of Elu Thingol, Lord of Beleriand, and thus Dior gained the title Eluchíl meaning 'heir of Elu'. Eluréd's name follows in this same tradition, and also means 'heir of Elu', though in place of the Elvish element -chíl (literally 'follower'), the name Eluréd contains rëda, the word for 'heir' in the Mannish Bëorian tongue of his grandfather Beren.
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