According to Tolkien, the word hobbit was the first element of the story that became The Hobbit. While correcting examination papers he found a blank page and, without thinking, he started scribbling on the blank sheet and wrote, "In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit", and the story sprang from that: he wondered where the word came from and decided he needed to make a story to use it.

The name hobbit had previously appeared in an obscure "list of spirits" by Michael Denham, which includes several repetitions. There is no evidence to suggest Tolkien used this as a source — indeed he spent many years trying to find out whether he really did coin the word. Denham's "hobbit spirits" (which are never referenced anywhere except in the long list) have no obvious relation to Tolkien's Hobbits, other than the name: Tolkien's Hobbits are small humans, not spirits. Nonetheless, some few people have suggested that the reference in the Denham list should invalidate the trademark.
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The modern use of the English word "orc" to denote a race of evil, humanoid creatures begins with J.R.R. Tolkien.

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