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Originally Posted by HarryT
Tolkien would undoubtedly WANT his names to be translated, in that he was an linguist and etymologist; the names in his books all mean something, and he'd want that meaning to get across to the reader.
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Fair enough, for some certain genres of book it maybe makes sense but generally speaking? And even in that case, like Yapyap has just posted, not everything needs translated. It detracts from the feel of the book.