Anessi

The AnessiThe History of Middle-earth, Vol. X: Morgoth's Ring, Part Three: "The Later Quenta Silmarillion": (II) The Second Phase: "Laws and Customs among the Eldar", "Of Naming", pgs. 214-7 was a group of given names used by the Elves, especially the Ñoldor, for each person, including a father-name, given to an Elf at the Essecarmë (Quenya for "name-making"),The History of Middle-earth, Vol. X: Morgoth's Ring, Part Three: "The Later Quenta Silmarillion": (II) The Second Phase: "Laws and Customs among the Eldar", "Of Naming", pgs. 214-5 an Amilessë (Quenya for "mother-name"), given by an Elf's mother at birth or a few years later, and an Epessë (Quenya for "after-name"), chosen by an Elf for themselves later in life.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, XI: "The Shibboleth of Fëanor", "Note on Mother-names", pg. 339
Some Elves had Kilmessë (Quenya for "self-name"), which were names chosen to refer to their deeds or personal history. An Elf chose their first Kilmessë at the Essecilmë (Quenya for "name-choosing") after becoming capable of Lámatyáve (Quenya for "sound-taste").The History of Middle-earth, Vol. X: Morgoth's Ring, Part Three: "The Later Quenta Silmarillion": (II) The Second Phase: "Laws and Customs among the Eldar", "Of Naming", pg. 216
==Etymology==
Anessi is a name in Quenya meaning "given-names", containing the plural form of the noun essë ("name")The Lord of the Rings, Appendix E, "Writing", "The Fëanorian Letters", Note, The names of the letters.
==References==
Category:Quenya names & words