Ilmarë

Ilmarë (Quenya) was chief amongst the Maiar and the handmaiden to Queen Varda.
She was the handmaiden of Varda (thereby a guardian spirit of the stars) and one of the chiefs of the Maiar, along with Eönwë, the herald and banner-bearer of King Manwë.The Silmarillion, Valaquenta, "Of the Maiar"
== Etymology ==
In Quenya, Ilmarë means "Starlight", from ilma.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. V: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies" Christopher Tolkien has noted that Ilmarë is related to such words as Ilmen and Ilmarin.The Silmarillion, Index of Names It also resembles Ilmarinen, a character from Kalevala, one of Tolkien's influences.
==Other versions of the legendarium==
Earlier in the growth of J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium, Manwë and Varda, both called with the title of Wanwavoisi,The History of Middle-earth, Vol. I: The Book of Lost Tales Part One, Appendix: Names in the Lost Tales were the parents of Ilmarë and Eönwë, that in this version were named Erinti and Fionwë Úrion. Tolkien later abandoned this idea of the Children of the Valar.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. I: The Book of Lost Tales Part One, chapter II: "The Music of the Ainur"
As Erinti, she was a Valië of love, music, and beauty, also named Lotesse and Akairis ("bride"), sister of Noldorin and Amillo. The three of them left Valinor and dwelt in Inwenore (later Tol Eressëa). The second half of January was named Enrintion after her.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. I: The Book of Lost Tales Part One, Appendix: Names in the Lost Tales – Part I
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ኢልማኤ
Arabic 	إلمير
Armenian 	Իլմարը
Belarusian Cyrillic	Ілмаре
Bengali 	ইলমারে
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Илмаре
Cambodian 	អ៊ីម៉េរ៉ា
Chinese 	伊爾瑪瑞
Chuvash 	Ильмарэ
Georgian 	ილმარე
Greek 	Ίλμαρε
Gujarati 	ઈલ્મરે
Hebrew 	אילמרה
Hindi 	इल्मर्ऐ
Japanese 	イルマレ
Kannada 	ಇಲ್ಮರೆ
Kazakh 	Ильмаре (Cyrillic) Ilmare (Latin)
Korean 	일마르
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Илмарэ
Macedonian Cyrillic	Илмаре
Marathi 	इल्मेरे
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Илмарэ
Nepalese 	इल्मरे
Persian 	یلماره
Punjabi 	ਇਲਮਰੇ
Russian 	Ильмарэ
Sanskrit 	इल्मरे
Serbian 	Илмаре (Cyrillic) Ilmare (Latin)
Sinhalese 	ඉල්මාරා
Tajik Cyrillic 	Илмаре
Tamil 	இல்மாரி
Telugu 	ఇల్మారె
Thai 	อิลมาเร
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Ілмаре
Urdu 	یلمارے
Uzbek 	Илмаре (Cyrillic) Ilmare (Latin)
Yiddish 	ילמאַרע
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