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“brave”

11 fragments across 8 traditions carry this sense. 10 of them open a name against 1 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, Paladin, has 3.

Paladin


Tabletop

Forti initial · hard final · Forta initial

  • Fortigrim

    Forti brave + grim visor

    brave visor

  • Fortigild

    Forti brave + gild worth

    brave worth

  • Fortistan

    Forti brave + stan stone

    brave stone

  • Honohard

    Hono honour + hard brave

    honour brave

  • Fidehard

    Fide faithful + hard brave

    faithful brave

  • Ferrohard

    Ferro iron + hard brave

    iron brave

  • Fortadora

    Forta brave + dora gift

    brave gift

  • Fortafina

    Forta brave + fina flawless

    brave flawless

  • Fortagilda

    Forta brave + gilda worth

    brave worth

Griffin


Creatures

Fortis initial · Fortia initial

  • Fortismann

    Fortis brave + mann man

    brave man

  • Fortisald

    Fortis brave + ald old

    brave old

  • Fortisbert

    Fortis brave + bert bright

    brave bright

  • Fortiatheoda

    Fortia brave + theoda nation

    brave nation

  • Fortiamoda

    Fortia brave + moda courage

    brave courage

  • Fortiafara

    Fortia brave + fara journey

    brave journey

Chinese


Real world

Yong initial

  • Yongshu

    Yong brave + shu tree

    brave tree

  • Yongtie

    Yong brave + tie iron

    brave iron

  • Yongtao

    Yong brave + tao waves

    brave waves

Dog


People

Fort initial

  • Fortsea

    Fort brave + sea salt water

    brave salt water

  • Fortpike

    Fort brave + pike peak

    brave peak

  • Fortspot

    Fort brave + spot small mark

    brave small mark

Dwarf


Fantasy races

Nanna initial

  • Nannagard

    Nanna brave + gard enclosure

    brave enclosure

  • Nannasvala

    Nanna brave + svala swallow

    brave swallow

  • Nannalif

    Nanna brave + lif life

    brave life

Elf


Fantasy races

Bael initial

  • Baelpeth

    Bael brave + peth word

    brave word

  • Baeldan

    Bael brave + dan friend

    brave friend

  • Baelveth

    Bael brave + veth peace

    brave peace

Tavern


Objects

The Brave initial

  • The Brave Mill

    The Brave brave + mill grinding house

    brave grinding house

  • The Brave Cockerel

    The Brave brave + cockerel young rooster

    brave young rooster

  • The Brave Swan

    The Brave brave + swan long-necked bird

    brave long-necked bird

Username


People

Keen initial

  • Keencompass

    Keen brave + compass measured step

    brave measured step

  • Keenisland

    Keen brave + island water land

    brave water land

  • Keenwindow

    Keen brave + window wind eye

    brave wind eye

Senses that travel together

See also

Each of these shares at least two traditions with “brave”. 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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