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Meaning & History
Meaning uncertain; possibly formed from combining the first two syllables of Maitimo and Russandol, or from Quenya maidh ("pale") and rhoss ("glitter of metal"). In The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien, Maedhros is the most commonly used name of Nelyafinwë, eldest son of Fëanor and Nerdanel.