Had the moth (sorry, The Moth) been in the books, it absolutely would have had a name.
This is factually incorrect.
If The Moth had been in the books, it would have like seven names.
“Gandalf called him Message Bringer. And he was called Fuzzy One, and also Window Whacker; and the Elves in their tongue called him Nármelindo, or Flame Lover. But to the Enemy, he was Eagle Bringer, and Gandalf Saver, and the Men of the West called him Arisen Caterpillar.”
This is factually incorrect.
If The Moth had been in the books, it would have like seven names.
“Gandalf called him Message Bringer. And he was called Fuzzy One, and also Window Whacker; and the Elves in their tongue called him Nármelindo, or Flame Lover. But to the Enemy, he was Eagle Bringer, and Gandalf Saver, and the Men of the West called him Arisen Caterpillar.”
You captured it perfectly, that would’ve been Tolkien’s style.
Came here to say this, and you said it far more eloquently than I would have, and provided examples! Well done.
Thanks! For the record, nár is the elven word for fire, and melindo is their word for lover 🤓