14.05.2009, 11:47
Morgoth's Ring p. 215 (l'emphase est mienne) :
Citation :In elder times the ‘Chosen Name’, or second name, was usually freshly devised, and though framed according to the structure of the language of the day, it often had no previous significance. In later ages, when there was a great abundance of names already in existence, it was more often selected from names that were known. But even so some modification of the old name might be made.