Tolkien's names

[Catlady (Rita Prince Winston)]

Carol wrote in
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPFGU-OTChatter/message/36062>:

<< Tolkien's names ... [a]re based on invented languages with a
solid foundation in linguistic principles. Sindarin is based on Welsh
and Quenya (Noldorin) on Finnish. (Icelandic comes into play
somewhere, but I can't remember.) >>

Icelandic for the Dwarves.

Two websites of annotated Voluspa (neither as good as one I once
bookmarked that isn't there anymore):

<http://library.flawlesslogic.com/voluspa.htm> says of Strophe 9:
<<According to the interpolated Dvergatal ("Catalogue of Dwarves"), of
which this is the introductory strophe, the first two dwarves created
others by shaping their bodies from the earth. Snorri's Prose Edda
gives a much different account: "The dwarves had first received shape
and life in the flesh of Ymir, and were then maggots; but by decree of
the Aesir had become conscious with the intelligence of men, and had
human shape. And nevertheless they dwell in the earth and in stones.
Modsognir was the first, and Durin the second" (Gylf 14). The
remainder of the Dvergatal (omitted here) follows in strophes 10-16. >>

I didn't know it was called the Dvergatal. (Is that Dwar-gatalog?)

There are a lot of familiar names in it, such as Durin, Dvalin, Dain,
Bifur, Bofur, Bombur, Thrain, Thorin, and Thror, and how about Gandalf? 

<http://www.cybersamurai.net/Mythology/nordic_gods/LegendsSagas/Edda/PoeticEdda/Voluspo.htm>
(ouch! yellow writing on black background) from which I copied the
stanzas at hand, below, has all the names clickable, from which I now
quote:

Durin: Meaning: "Sleepy"? or "Door Gardian"?

Dvalin: Meaning: "Numb" or "Dawdler"

Bombur: Meaning: "Rude One"

Vit: Meaning: "Wise"

Eikinskjaldi: Meaning "Oak Shield"

Draupnir: Meaning: "Dropper" (Catlady says: or "Dripper")

Fjalar: Meaning: "One who hides?"

Catlady says: Some of these names are the same as Disney's Seven
Dwarfs: Dopey ("Numb"or "Dawdler"), Grumpy ("Rude One"), Doc ("Wise"),
Happy, Bashful ("One who hides"), Sneezy ("Dripper"), Sleepy ("Sleepy"). 

9. Then sought the gods | their assembly-seats,
The holy ones, | and council held,
To find who should raise | the race of dwarfs
Out of Brimir's blood | and the legs of Blain.

10. There was Motsognir | the mightiest made
Of all the dwarfs, | and Durin next;
Many a likeness | of men they made,
The dwarfs in the earth, | as Durin said.

11. Nyi and Nithi, | Northri and Suthri,
Austri and Vestri, | Althjof, Dvalin,
Nar and Nain, | Niping, Dain,
Bifur, Bofur, | Bombur, Nori,
An and Onar, | Ai, Mjothvitnir.

12. Vigg and Gandalf | Vindalf, Thrain,
Thekk and Thorin, | Thror, Vit and Lit,
Nyr and Nyrath,-- | now have I told--
Regin and Rathsvith-- | the list aright.

13. Fili, Kili, | Fundin, Nali,
Hepti, Vili, | Hannar, Sviur,
(Billing, Bruni, | Bildr and Buri,)
Frar, Hornbori, | Fræg and Loni,
Aurvang, Jari, | Eikinskjaldi.

14. The race of the dwarfs | in Dvalin's throng
Down to Lofar | the list must I tell;
The rocks they left, | and through wet lands
They sought a home | in the fields of sand.

15. There were Draupnir | and Dolgthrasir,
Hor, Haugspori, | Hlevang, Gloin,
Dori, Ori, | Duf, Andvari,
Skirfir, Virfir, | Skafith, Ai.

16. Alf and Yngvi, | Eikinskjaldi,
Fjalar and Frosti, | Finn and Ginnar;
So for all time | shall the tale be known,
The list of all | the forbears of Lofar.