Proudfoot
Shire family name
Proudfoot is a surname of English origin, suggesting someone who walks with a confident or perhaps arrogant stride.
The name gained wider recognition through J.R.R.
Tolkien's hobbits—the Proudfoots (or Proudfeet, as one character insists) appear in *The Lord of the Rings*.
The Proudfoot family had lived in the Shire for generations.
Fictional halfling settlement
- hobbitSmall, hole-dwelling humanoid
- halflingSmall fantasy humanoid
- Middle-earthFantasy world with hobbits
- BilboSlim dueling sword
Tolkien · Frodo · Merry · Pippin · Longbottom · Gaffer · Rosie · Cotton
Study of family descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- family treeChart of ancestors
descendants · clan · kinship · pedigree · forebears · roots · dynasty · succession
Innate personal worth
- self-respectValuing one's own worth
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
- boastfulnessExcessive pride in oneself
- swaggerConfident, boastful manner
haughtiness · vanity · self-esteem · arrogance · hubris · conceit · smugness · superiority
Hobbiton
Fictional halfling settlement
- hobbitSmall, hole-dwelling humanoid
- halflingSmall fantasy humanoid
- Middle-earthFantasy world with hobbits
Tolkien · Bilbo · Frodo · Merry · Pippin · Longbottom · Gaffer · Rosie · Cotton
genealogy
Study of family descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
family tree · descendants · clan · kinship · pedigree · forebears · roots · dynasty · succession · progeny
dignity
Innate personal worth
- self-respectValuing one's own worth
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
- boastfulnessExcessive pride in oneself
swagger · haughtiness · vanity · self-esteem · arrogance · hubris · conceit · smugness · superiority · bragging