Save Gender Feminine Usage Literature Pronounced Pron. keh-leh-BREE-an [key] Meaning & History Means "silver queen" in Sindarin, from celeb meaning "silver" and rían meaning "queen". This was the name of an Elf mentioned in Lord of the Rings. She was the daughter of Galadriel, the wife of Elrond, and the mother of Arwen.