The name Meriadoc seems to be derived from, or at least influenced by, the figure of Conan Meriadoc, a legendary British leader who was said to have been the founder of Brittany. The possibility of this connection is supported by the fact that Conan's father was named Gerontius (a name apparently borrowed for another important Hobbit by Tolkien). The derivation of Meriadoc is uncertain, but some sources suggest an origin in Old Welsh meriadeg 'sea brow', while others suggest simply 'great one'.
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We're given practically no information about the progeny or descendants of Meriadoc and Estella, but we can be sure that they had at least one son. In Appendix B to The Lord of the Rings, in the entry for Shire Year1484, Merry and Pippin '...handed over their goods and offices to their sons'. We know from other sources that the son of Peregrin mentioned here was named Faramir, but there is no comparable reference to Meriadoc's heir.
The name Meriadoc seems to be derived from, or at least influenced by, the figure of Conan Meriadoc, a legendary British leader who was said to have been the founder of Brittany. The possibility of this connection is supported by the fact that Conan's father was named Gerontius (a name apparently borrowed for another important Hobbit by Tolkien). The derivation of Meriadoc is uncertain, but some sources suggest an origin in Old Welsh meriadeg 'sea brow', while others suggest simply 'great one'.
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We're given practically no information about the progeny or descendants of Meriadoc and Estella, but we can be sure that they had at least one son. In Appendix B to The Lord of the Rings, in the entry for Shire Year1484, Merry and Pippin '...handed over their goods and offices to their sons'. We know from other sources that the son of Peregrin mentioned here was named Faramir, but there is no comparable reference to Meriadoc's heir.