Eledhrim

		Eledhrim (All Elves)
	Eldar Elves of the Great Journey		Avari The Unwilling	Orcs?
Vanyar Light Elves	Noldor Deep Elves	Teleri The Third Clan
	Falmari Teleri of Aman	Sindar Grey-elves of Beleriand	Nandor Followers of Lenwë
		Laiquendi Green-elves of Ossiriand		Silvan Elves Others who left the Great Journey

Some of the more important divisions of the Eledhrim or Elves

The most commonly seen Sindarin word for 'Elf' was Edhel, seen for example in names like Glóredhel or (in the plural Edhil) Ost-in-Edhil or Peredhil. The Grey-elven language also contained a variant form Eledh, which is typically seen in the compound Eledhrim, referring to all Elves as a people. Eledh is rarely seen in proper names, and indeed the only recorded case is Eledhwen, 'Elf-maid', a surname of Morwen. The word derives ultimately from elen, 'star', referring back to the awakening of this people under the stars before the Moon and Sun, when they were named by Oromë as the Eldar, the 'People of the Stars'.