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Tolkien wasn't always the most creative with names. (lemmy.world)
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[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 88 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Nah, it's literally an old english word for elephant.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/oliphaunt#English

[–] Stamau123@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago

Like how lob is an old name for spider. Shelob is just 'she-spider' or spider lady

[–] daisyKutter@lemmy.ml 9 points 4 months ago

There is a new version for the Hobbit in spanish, ilustrated and annotated that explains it this way