Anairë

Anairë was an Elf of Valinor and the wife of Fingolfin.
== Biography ==
Little is known of Anairë's life; she chose not to follow her husband to Middle-earth during their departure from Aman. It is assumed that she continued to reside in Aman along with the other Elves of Valinor. During the Noontide of Valinor, they had four children: Fingon, Turgon, Aredhel, and Argon.
Anairë was known to be friends with Eärwen, Finarfin's wife.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, "The Shibboleth of Fëanor"
== Etymology ==
In Quenya, Anairë means Holiest, from airë ("holy") and an-, a superlative prefix.
== Other versions of the legendarium ==
Anairë does not appear in the The Silmarillion; Fingolfin has three children, but the wife is unspecified.
In an early manuscript, her name was spelled as "Alaire". In another, she was identified as a Vanya who remained in Túna, who would later be Elenwë, Turgon's wife.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XI: The War of the Jewels, Part Three: The Wanderings of Húrin and Other Writings..., III. "Maeglin"
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ዓናኢረ
Arabic 	أنايري
Armenian 	Անաիրե
Belarusian Cyrillic	Анаірё
Bengali 	আন্ঐরে
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Анаире
Georgian 	ანაირეი
Greek 	Ανάιρε
Gujarati 	આન્ઐરે
Hebrew 	אנאירי
Hindi 	आन्ऐरे
Japanese 	アナイレ
Kannada 	ಆನೈರೆ
Kazakh 	Анаіре (Cyrillic) Anaire (Latin)
Korean 	아나이레
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Анаирэ
Macedonian Cyrillic	Анаире
Marathi 	आन्ऐरे
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Анаирё
Nepalese 	आन्ऐरे
Pashto 	آنایرې ?
Persian 	آنائیره
Punjabi 	ਆਨੈਰੇ
Russian 	Анайрэ
Sanskrit 	आन्ऐरे
Serbian 	Анаире (Cyrillic) Anaire (Latin)
Sinhalese 	ආනෛරෙ
Tajik Cyrillic 	Анаире
Tamil 	ஆந்ஐரெ
Telugu 	ఆనైరె
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Анаіре
Urdu 	انایری
Uzbek 	Анаире (Cyrillic) Anaire (Latin)
Yiddish 	אַנאַירע
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