Gondor's and Númenor's Naming Traditions
The Gondorrim love to name themselves after other people or Elves that they respect. They won't take a name from someone who is living at the time because that could create misunderstandings and other such trouble.
- In both Gondor and Númenor, a king is given a new name upon taking the throne.
- In the Second Age, they named in Adûnaic prodominately, with Quenya equals if they were high-class people. Their kings would have their royal names in both Quenya and Adûnaic.
- In the Third Age their names could be in Sindarin, Noldorin, or Adûnaic. They name kings in Quenya (34 PME).
- They do not have family names or nicknames.
- They rarely have more than one name.
Where to go for Gondorian names
Source
- (PME) The Peoples of Middle-earth
by Tolkien, The Appendix on Languages
