Tinuviel

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Literary name
"Daughter of the twilight / nightingale"

Tinuviel Origin and Meaning

The name Tinuviel is a girl's name meaning "Daughter of the twilight / nightingale".

Lúthien Tinúviel is an elf princess in J. R. R. Tolkien’s legendarium, who falls in love with a mortal human, Beren, and chooses to become mortal herself rather than to live without him. Tinúviel is a Sindarin name given to her by Beren, meaning "daughter of twilight" and therefore "nightingale".

Tinuviel in Pop Culture

  • TinuvielBeren's nickname for Luthien in Lord of the Rings lore

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