Calenhad was a tall mountain with a green space on its summit, and it is this green space that the name Calenhad describes. Calen- means green, and -had had two possible Sindarin derivations, coming from words for 'place' or 'sward' (that is, 'lawn', 'area of grass'). Though the potential derivations may be different, in either case the meaning of the name is very similar, referring to the area of turf on the summit of the mountain.
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