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“calm”

21 fragments across 16 traditions carry this sense. They split 12 to 9 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 5 different families, from fantasy races 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, Mermaid, has 3.

Mermaid


Creatures

Galen initial · Galyn initial · Galynn initial

  • Galendris

    Galen calm + dris pilot

    calm pilot

  • Galensaris

    Galen calm + saris dancer

    calm dancer

  • Galenamar

    Galen calm + amar keeper

    calm keeper

  • Galynsira

    Galyn calm + sira elder

    calm elder

  • Galynosa

    Galyn calm + osa blossom

    calm blossom

  • Galynressa

    Galyn calm + ressa weaver

    calm weaver

  • Galynnemar

    Galynn calm + emar memory

    calm memory

  • Galynnaleth

    Galynn calm + aleth banner

    calm banner

  • Galynnoneth

    Galynn calm + oneth promise

    calm promise

Elf


Fantasy races

Saeli initial · sel final

  • Saeliwen

    Saeli calm + wen friend

    calm friend

  • Saelidwen

    Saeli calm + dwen maiden

    calm maiden

  • Saelilume

    Saeli calm + lume light

    calm light

  • Arelsel

    Arel high + sel calm

    high calm

  • Faensel

    Faen white + sel calm

    white calm

  • Vensel

    Ven journey + sel calm

    journey calm

Paladin


Tabletop

Serena initial · lana final

  • Serenanessa

    Serena calm + nessa promise

    calm promise

  • Serenadonna

    Serena calm + donna lady

    calm lady

  • Serenamona

    Serena calm + mona counsel

    calm counsel

  • Seralana

    Sera evening + lana calm

    evening calm

  • Dignalana

    Digna worthy + lana calm

    worthy calm

  • Aurolana

    Auro dawn + lana calm

    dawn calm

Roman


Real world

placida final · Plac initial

  • Rutilia Placida

    Rutilia reddish + placida calm

    reddish, calm

  • Aurelia Placida

    Aurelia golden + placida calm

    golden, calm

  • Fabia Placida

    Fabia bean + placida calm

    bean, calm

  • Placitus

    Plac calm + itus marked one

    the calm marked one

  • Placus

    Plac calm + us one

    the calm one

  • Placicus

    Plac calm + icus sort

    the calm sort

Angel


Creatures

Shalva initial

  • Shalvakiela

    Shalva calm + kiela of God

    calm of God

  • Shalvazana

    Shalva calm + zana of the flame

    calm of the flame

  • Shalvasana

    Shalva calm + sana of the lampstand

    calm of the lampstand

Bard


Tabletop

Sereno initial

  • Serenotono

    Sereno calm + tono tone

    calm tone

  • Serenotorre

    Sereno calm + torre tower

    calm tower

  • Serenotempo

    Sereno calm + tempo time

    calm time

Dragon


Creatures

liss final

  • Asheraliss

    Ashera ash + liss calm

    ash calm

  • Ilyraliss

    Ilyra song + liss calm

    song calm

  • Azyraliss

    Azyra venom + liss calm

    venom calm

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

veth final

  • Vesthveth

    Vesth vigil + veth calm

    vigil calm

  • Zarthveth

    Zarth lance + veth calm

    lance calm

  • Karnveth

    Karn bone + veth calm

    bone calm

Druid


Tabletop

Cala initial

  • Calafurze

    Cala calm + furze spiny gorse

    calm spiny gorse

  • Calablossom

    Cala calm + blossom fruit flower

    calm fruit flower

  • Calamist

    Cala calm + mist fine haze

    calm fine haze

Greek


Real world

galene final

  • Aglagalene

    Agla splendour + galene calm

    splendour calm

  • Xanthogalene

    Xantho blond + galene calm

    blond calm

  • Chrysogalene

    Chryso gold + galene calm

    gold calm

Halfling


Fantasy races

sa final

  • Holsa

    Hol holly + sa calm

    holly calm

  • Quinsa

    Quin quince + sa calm

    quince calm

  • Viosa

    Vio violet + sa calm

    violet calm

Japanese


Real world

Nagi initial

  • Nagika

    Nagi calm + ka fragrance

    calm fragrance

  • Nagitake

    Nagi calm + take bamboo

    calm bamboo

  • Nagisato

    Nagi calm + sato hometown

    calm hometown

Necromancer


Tabletop

lissa final

  • Nubilalissa

    Nubila clouded + lissa calm

    clouded calm

  • Animalissa

    Anima soul + lissa calm

    soul calm

  • Isaralissa

    Isara ice + lissa calm

    ice calm

Russian


Real world

Galina initial

  • Galina Lukinichna

    Galina calm + lukinichna daughter of Luka

    calm, daughter of Luka

  • Galina Dmitrievna

    Galina calm + dmitrievna daughter of Dmitri

    calm, daughter of Dmitri

  • Galina Lvovna

    Galina calm + lvovna daughter of Lev

    calm, daughter of Lev

Tiefling


Fantasy races

quiet final

  • Well Quiet

    Well fully + quiet calm

    fully calm

  • Gladly Quiet

    Gladly with gladness + quiet calm

    with gladness calm

  • Long Quiet

    Long at length + quiet calm

    at length calm

Username


People

Calm initial

  • Calmcottage

    Calm calm + cottage cottage

    calm cottage

  • Calmwombat

    Calm calm + wombat wombat

    calm wombat

  • Calmcomet

    Calm calm + comet long-haired star

    calm long-haired star

Senses that travel together

See also

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