Westron to have been "Kalimac Brandagamba", short "Kali" (meaning jolly, merry). 'Meriadoc', short 'Merry', is designed to maintain the reference to merriness contained in the original name. Likewise Peregrin Took's actual name was "Razanur Tûc", short "Razar" (name of a small apple). 'Peregrin', short 'Pippin' contained both the actual meaning of the full name (traveller, stranger) and the reference to an apple. Sam Gamgee (shortened from Samwise Gammidgy) was actually named "Ban Galpsi", short for "Banazîr Galbasi". The ending of the 'true' Hobbit name Bilbo was also changed: in Westron it was "Bilba", but Tolkien changed this to "-o" because "-a"
Samwise Gamgee Samwise Gamgee Samwise "Sam" Gamgee (later known as Samwise Gardner) is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. Samwise is one of the main characters of "The Lord of the Rings", in which he fills an archetypal role as the sidekick of the primary protagonist, Frodo Baggins. Sam is a member of the Fellowship of the Ring, which also includes Frodo Baggins, Merry Brandybuck, Pippin Took, Legolas Greenleaf, Gimli son of Gloin, Boromir, Aragorn son of Arathorn, and Gandalf. At the beginning of the story, Sam is Frodo's gardener, and is drawn into Frodo's adventure by Gandalf while