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The Quenya name Aranwë means "Kingly" or "Noble" from ara ("noble") and aran ("king"). The suffix -wë occurs in many names, though it is not exclusively masculine.Aranwë was an Elf of Gondolin and the father of Voronwë. His son stated that he was from the House of Fingolfin, suggesting that Aranwë might have been a noble elf in Gondolin.