Finbor

Finbor was a Ñoldor Elf in earlier versions of J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium.
Finbor was the son of Fingon, and he had a sister named Erien.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, chapter XI: "The Shibboleth of Fëanor", Notes, pg. 361-2 (note 35) Nothing else is told of him as the character was discarded by later accounts.
==Etymology==
Finbor is a Sindarin name with an unclear meaning, though it may be derived from the element fin ("from Finwë")Vinyar Tengwar 41, pg. 10 or fîn ("a single hair, filament")Parma Eldalamberon 17, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", pg. 17 (entry "fin-"), and the suffix paur ("fist or closed hand"The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, pg. 179)Vinyar Tengwar 47, "Eldarin Hands, Fingers and Numerals", pg. 8.Finbor on Eldamo.org
==In other versions==
In an earlier version of the legendarium, Fingon had a son originally named Fingár in Old English,The History of Middle-earth, Vol. IV: The Shaping of Middle-earth, chapter III: "The Quenta", "Appendix 1: Ælfwine's translation of the Quenta into Old English", pg. 213 but was changed later to FindobarThe History of Middle-earth, Vol. V: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part III: "The Etymologies", pg. 371 (entry MBAR-) and then FindabarThe History of Middle-earth, Vol. V: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Appendix, chapter I: "The Genealogies", pg. 403. Both were Ñoldorin Quenya names derived from the compound phinde ("skill")The History of Middle-earth, Vol. V: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part III: "The Etymologies", pg. 381 (entry PHIN-) and the element bár ("home; earth"), and phin ("nimbleness, skill").
==References==
Category:Elves
Category:Ñoldor
Category:Precanonical Elves
Category:Sindarin names & words