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Means "she who weeps" from Quenya #nie# "tear". According to 'The Silmarillion', Nienna is a Vala (angelic being) who constantly mourns all terrible things, though from her is learned not despair but mercy, compassion and hope. It has also been suggested that her name consists of two elements, #nie# combined with #anna# "gift", in which case it may refer to the charismatic "gift of tears" in Catholic theology.