Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-29773086-20170614034307/@comment-25754873-20170625233825

Thindithron the Great wrote:

Arvedui of Pelargir wrote: Just because someone isnt named after a king of Arnor in the books doesnt mean it didnt happen. This suggestion is like saying no body can have the last name "King" because it denotes that you are a king (which ofc makes no sense).

People have been naming their children after kings, saints, prophets, etc. for a very long time. It's not a large leap to assume that Middle-earth people did the same thing. All evidence suggests to the contrary; none of these names in use in any book, and there are almost no duplicate names in all of Middle-earth, seemingly. Sindarin-speakers seem always literal with their naming, so I'd say no non-noble would be named 'king'. No-non king would be named king.