Old Gammidgy

Old Gammidgy
   The nickname that gave rise to Sam Gamgee's family name.
   A nickname acquired by Hob Gammidge of Tighfield. Both Hob and his son, Hobson, followed a roping tradition, and Hobson gained a nickname of his own, based on the name Gammidgy; he became known as Roper Gamgee, the first use of the surname that would later be borne by Hobson's grandson Sam.

J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth glossary. . 2003.

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