Though it's clear that Goldilocks' name is primarily a reference to the colour of her hair, it does not completely abandon the common Hobbit tradition of naming girls after flowers. The name 'goldilocks' is also used of a type of buttercup with long narrow stems and small golden flowers. The influence of the famous fairy-tale of Goldilocks and the Three Bears is also apparent; presumably this comes from Tolkien as 'translator' of the tales choosing a familiar name to translate the sense of Goldilocks' original (unknown) Hobbit-name.
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