The Encyclopedia of Arda - Gilly Brownlock (original) (raw)

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Dates Born c. III 2902 (c. 1302 by the Shire-reckoning)1 Race Hobbits Culture Shire-hobbits Family Born a Brownlock; married into the Baggins family Settlements The Baggins family was most closely associated with Hobbiton Pronunciation Gilly is probably pronounced 'ji'lly' (see note 2 on the name's meaning) Meaning Uncertain, but probably named for the gillyflower2 Indexes: Alphabetical: B Alphabetical: G Hobbits About this entry: Updated 2 September 2022 This entry is complete Wife to Posco Baggins Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV GillyBrownlock Posco Baggins Ponto Baggins Porto Baggins Peony Baggins A Shire-hobbit who joined the Baggins family when she married Posco Baggins, son of Polo. Through their three children Ponto, Porto and Peony, Gilly and Posco gave rise to a populous branch of the family, though none of their descendants played an important part in the War of the Ring. Gilly's husband Posco seems not to have survived to see Bilbo's famous Birthday Party, but Gilly herself (who would have been roughly a hundred years old at the time) was among those who saw Bilbo disappear. Notes 1 We have no specific dates for Gilly Brownlock, but her husband Posco Baggins was born in III 2902, and so presumably Gilly was born relatively close to that year. We know that Gilly survived until at least III 3001 (S.R. 1401), because she attended Bilbo Baggins' famous Birthday Party in that year (when she must have been close to a hundred years old). 2 It might be natural to read 'Gilly' as an abbreviation, perhaps for a name like 'Gillian'. Actually, given the Hobbits' preference for naming girls after flowers or jewels, the name 'Gilly' probably has a connection to the gillyflower (which is a name given to various different kinds of flower, including varieties of carnations or wallflowers). As part of this flower name, gilly derives via a circuitous route from Greek κάρυο, 'nut'. The gillyflower's name is pronounced with a soft 'g', so assuming that Gilly Brownlock was named for this flower, her name would be pronounced as 'ji'lly'. See also... Brownlock Family, Peony Baggins , Ponto Baggins, Porto Baggins, Posco Baggins Indexes: Alphabetical: B Alphabetical: G Hobbits About this entry: Updated 2 September 2022 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2004, 2017, 2022. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.The Discus personality profiler is fully accessible through any browser or mobile device.

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Dates Born c. III 2902 (c. 1302 by the Shire-reckoning)1 Race Hobbits Culture Shire-hobbits Family Born a Brownlock; married into the Baggins family Settlements The Baggins family was most closely associated with Hobbiton Pronunciation Gilly is probably pronounced 'ji'lly' (see note 2 on the name's meaning) Meaning Uncertain, but probably named for the gillyflower2 Indexes: Alphabetical: B Alphabetical: G Hobbits About this entry: Updated 2 September 2022 This entry is complete Wife to Posco Baggins

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV GillyBrownlock

Posco Baggins

Ponto Baggins Porto Baggins Peony Baggins A Shire-hobbit who joined the Baggins family when she married Posco Baggins, son of Polo. Through their three children Ponto, Porto and Peony, Gilly and Posco gave rise to a populous branch of the family, though none of their descendants played an important part in the War of the Ring. Gilly's husband Posco seems not to have survived to see Bilbo's famous Birthday Party, but Gilly herself (who would have been roughly a hundred years old at the time) was among those who saw Bilbo disappear. Notes 1 We have no specific dates for Gilly Brownlock, but her husband Posco Baggins was born in III 2902, and so presumably Gilly was born relatively close to that year. We know that Gilly survived until at least III 3001 (S.R. 1401), because she attended Bilbo Baggins' famous Birthday Party in that year (when she must have been close to a hundred years old). 2 It might be natural to read 'Gilly' as an abbreviation, perhaps for a name like 'Gillian'. Actually, given the Hobbits' preference for naming girls after flowers or jewels, the name 'Gilly' probably has a connection to the gillyflower (which is a name given to various different kinds of flower, including varieties of carnations or wallflowers). As part of this flower name, gilly derives via a circuitous route from Greek κάρυο, 'nut'. The gillyflower's name is pronounced with a soft 'g', so assuming that Gilly Brownlock was named for this flower, her name would be pronounced as 'ji'lly'. See also... Brownlock Family, Peony Baggins , Ponto Baggins, Porto Baggins, Posco Baggins Indexes: Alphabetical: B Alphabetical: G Hobbits About this entry: Updated 2 September 2022 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2004, 2017, 2022. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.The Discus personality profiler is fully accessible through any browser or mobile device.