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Dates
Born 6 April III 2980, passed over the Sea late September IV 61 (1380 - 1482 by the Shire-reckoning)
Race
Culture
Family
Settlements
Raised on Bagshot Row in Hobbiton, and later dwelt in Bag End
Pronunciation
ba'nazeerr (where 'rr' indicates that the final r should be pronounced)
Meaning
'Half-wise'
Other names
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Banazîr

The original form of the name ‘Samwise

A Hobbit-name used in the Shire, with the meaning 'half-wise'. This was the original form of a name anglicised by Tolkien to 'Samwise' (the original form of Samwise's surname 'Gamgee' was Galpsi, so his full name in the Shire would have been Banazîr Galpsi). Just as 'Samwise' is often shortened to 'Sam', so Banazîr also had an abbreviated form, and the Hobbit we know as Sam Gamgee would actually have been addressed by his friends as Ban.


See also...

Banakil, Galpsi, Hobbit-names

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