I love this interpretation of the significance behind the name Maitimo! One of my favorite things to read/write/think about is the significance behind names, and this was an interpretation I had not seen before, and one I think fits remarkably well in canon. It really shows Nerdanel's love, and adds a new dimension both to her character and to Maitimo's. Well done!

This is such a sweet moment in Celegorm's childhood.

And adds another dimension to 'the dog at my homework'.

Loved how Celegorm felt that made Huan worthy of being his friend,

Thank you for sharing, Eris!  

Packs a lot of emotion in a tiny package!

Had she looked underneath and seen beauty even after grief, murder, torture?

He was a kinslayer at last.

Even though it would be an awful thing, if only this moment got Feanor to see himself as a kinslayer (weren't the Teleri sailors people's sons, parents, brothers and sisters?), this really packs a punch.

And the idea of fearing for the smaller twin as an infant, only to see fate come for him as a man, out of his father's actions . . .

Ugh, Curufin is so destroyed by the very beleif that he is / must be like his father.  

They are both bravest choices.

I think that is what you are saying?

And Maglor takes care to tell both of them so, supporting them in their choice.

I just noticed your reply now! Sorry about that...

I have written one story which speaks to the significance of names, specifically the cultural name of Eldar. It needs some editing, both in the format on the site(it was the first thing I posted and I was a bit confused) as well as in the writing. But if you're interested it's called People of the Stars. Some time soon I'll get around to fixing the formatting and editing/finalizing the text.

But mostly I just think about names and their meanings. I guess names fascinate me because so much of our identitys seem tied to them. Maybe it's just me, but under a different name, it's seems there is a different "feeling" to me entirely. And yet I've learned that names,words, and thus everything, can be much more fluid than our personal realities would have us believe.  I am still working on putting my thoughts on the matter into words, so forgive me if I don't explain myself quite right.