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“ash tree”

15 fragments across 14 traditions carry this sense. 13 of them open a name against 2 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 6 different families, from people outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. No single tradition hoards it: the deepest, Druid, has 2.

Druid


Tabletop

Onn initial · Ash initial

  • Onndell

    Onn ash tree + dell hollow

    ash tree hollow

  • Onnwick

    Onn ash tree + wick farm

    ash tree farm

  • Onnant

    Onn ash tree + nant stream

    ash tree stream

  • Ashdown

    Ash ash tree + down grassy upland

    ash tree grassy upland

  • Ashgrain

    Ash ash tree + grain corn seed

    ash tree corn seed

  • Ashspring

    Ash ash tree + spring water source

    ash tree water source

City


Objects

Ash initial

  • Ashfen

    Ash ash tree + fen boggy ground

    ash tree boggy ground

  • Ashleigh

    Ash ash tree + leigh clearing

    ash tree clearing

  • Ashgill

    Ash ash tree + gill ravine

    ash tree ravine

D&D


Tabletop

ash final

  • Haldash

    Hald guardian + ash ash tree

    guardian ash tree

  • Randash

    Rand shield rim + ash ash tree

    shield rim ash tree

  • Emrash

    Emr iron + ash ash tree

    iron ash tree

Dog


People

Ash initial

  • Ashscout

    Ash ash tree + scout one who listens

    ash tree one who listens

  • Ashsy

    Ash ash tree + sy dear

    ash tree dear

  • Ashstreak

    Ash ash tree + streak long line

    ash tree long line

Greek


Real world

melia final

  • Thalassomelia

    Thalasso sea + melia ash tree

    sea ash tree

  • Anthomelia

    Antho flower + melia ash tree

    flower ash tree

  • Xanthomelia

    Xantho blond + melia ash tree

    blond ash tree

Horse


People

Ash initial

  • Ashhill

    Ash ash tree + hill rising ground

    ash tree rising ground

  • Ashlane

    Ash ash tree + lane narrow way

    ash tree narrow way

  • Ashwood

    Ash ash tree + wood forest

    ash tree forest

Ash initial

  • Ashwater

    Ash ash tree + water flowing stream

    ash tree flowing stream

  • Ashcliff

    Ash ash tree + cliff steep rock

    ash tree steep rock

  • Ashsmith

    Ash ash tree + smith forge worker

    ash tree forge worker

Nickname


People

Ash initial

  • Ashwick

    Ash ash tree + wick hamlet

    ash tree hamlet

  • Ashmoor

    Ash ash tree + moor open heath

    ash tree open heath

  • Ashbank

    Ash ash tree + bank raised slope

    ash tree raised slope

Pirate


People

Ash initial

  • Ash the Sly

    Ash ash tree + the sly sly

    ash tree, called the sly

  • Ash Copperhand

    Ash ash tree + copperhand copper hand

    ash tree, called the copper hand

  • Ash the Deep

    Ash ash tree + the deep deep

    ash tree, called the deep

Rogue


Tabletop

Ash initial

  • Ashflame

    Ash ash tree + flame burning tongue

    ash tree burning tongue

  • Ashbrook

    Ash ash tree + brook small stream

    ash tree small stream

  • Ashdance

    Ash ash tree + dance measured step

    ash tree measured step

Superhero


People

Ash initial

  • Ashgrave

    Ash ash tree + grave grove

    ash tree grove

  • Ashlow

    Ash ash tree + low mound

    ash tree mound

  • Ashcroft

    Ash ash tree + croft small farm

    ash tree small farm

Ash initial

  • Ashfen

    Ash ash tree + fen boggy ground

    ash tree boggy ground

  • Ashden

    Ash ash tree + den beast lair

    ash tree beast lair

  • Ashreach

    Ash ash tree + reach open stretch

    ash tree open stretch

Welsh


Real world

Onnen initial

  • Onnendeg

    Onnen ash tree + deg fair

    ash tree fair

  • Onnenheulog

    Onnen ash tree + heulog sunny

    ash tree sunny

  • Onnenserch

    Onnen ash tree + serch affection

    ash tree affection

Werewolf


Creatures

Ash initial

  • Ashtrack

    Ash ash tree + track footprint trail

    ash tree footprint trail

  • Ashgar

    Ash ash tree + gar spear

    ash tree spear

  • Ashsinew

    Ash ash tree + sinew binding tendon

    ash tree binding tendon

Senses that travel together

See also

Each of these shares at least two traditions with “ash tree”. Senses that keep turning up in the same sets usually belong to one semantic field — the small vocabulary a naming tradition returns to again and again.

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