Tolkien

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Tolkien

/ˈtɒlkiːn/

Where it comes from

Likely from Middle Low German Tolkin (literally “son of Tolk”), which is probably also related to Polish Tołkiny and German Tolksdorf, names for a Prussian town; the nickname Tolk is connected to Middle Low German tolk (“interpreter”), from Proto-Slavic *tъlkъ. J. R. R. Tolkien subscribed to a folk etymology that connected the name with German tollkühn (“foolhardy”).

proper noun Tolkiens

countable A surname.
countable British author J. R. R. Tolkien A curious feature of cinema in 2001 was the sudden clutch of movies made from books which had attained the status of sacred texts for their readers: Harry Potter, Captain Corelli's Mandolin and Bridget Jones's Diary, as well as the Tolkien saga.
Similar: JRRT

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: george, tolkein, townley, thorin, tolan, townsend, tolly, tottle, tolen, tolver, tunbridge, tolson, tweed, toll, tosi, tollett

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中文	托爾金 /托尔金 Tuō'ěrjīn

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@misc{tolkien_2026,
  title = {Tolkien},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tolkien},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}