I just learned that singer Tori Amos’s only child, 10-year-old Natashya (nicknamed “Tash”), has the middle name Lórien.
Her middle name was inspired by Lothlórien, a fictional Elvish realm in J. R. R. Tolkien’s novel The Lord of the Rings. In the Elvish language of Sindarin, the place name means “blossom of Lórien.” (Lórien itself is thought to mean “golden lands.”)
I’ve seen plenty of Tolkien character names used as baby names, but I think this is the first time I’ve seen a Tolkien place name used that way.
Sources:
- Tori had a baby girl on September 5, 2000! – The Dent
- Parf Edhellen: an elvish dictionary: Lothlórien, Lórien