Norse Mythology · Masculino
GANDALF
“wand elf in Old Nórdico, from the elements gandr wand, staff, cane and álfr elf. This name belongs to a dwarf in the Völuspá, a 13th-century Escandinavo manuscript which forms part of the Poetic Edda. The author J. R. R. Tolkien borrowed the name for...”
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Significado
wand elf in Old Nórdico, from the elements gandr wand, staff, cane and álfr elf. This name belongs to a dwarf in the Völuspá, a 13th-century Escandinavo manuscript which forms part of the Poetic Edda. The author J. R. R. Tolkien borrowed the name for a wizard in his novels The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (1954).
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Origen cultural
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Pronunciación
“GAN-dahlf (English)”
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Variantes en otros idiomas
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Fuente: Behind the Name · Datos etimológicos verificados