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“courage”

16 fragments across 14 traditions carry this sense. 14 of them close a name against 2 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 6 different families, from real world 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, German, has 2.

German


Real world

mut final · muth final

  • Amalmut

    Amal vigour + mut courage

    vigour courage

  • Friedmut

    Fried peace + mut courage

    peace courage

  • Gismut

    Gis pledge + mut courage

    pledge courage

  • Albmuth

    Alb elf + muth courage

    elf courage

  • Arnmuth

    Arn eagle + muth courage

    eagle courage

  • Heilmuth

    Heil health + muth courage

    health courage

Griffin


Creatures

mod final · moda final

  • Rupmod

    Rup rock + mod courage

    rock courage

  • Nobilmod

    Nobil noble + mod courage

    noble courage

  • Praedmod

    Praed prey + mod courage

    prey courage

  • Regiamoda

    Regia royal + moda courage

    royal courage

  • Fortiamoda

    Fortia brave + moda courage

    brave courage

  • Fidamoda

    Fida faith + moda courage

    faith courage

Cat


People

mod final

  • Steelmod

    Steel hardened iron + mod courage

    hardened iron courage

  • Charmod

    Char charcoal + mod courage

    charcoal courage

  • Cindermod

    Cinder burnt slag + mod courage

    burnt slag courage

Elf


Fantasy races

vir final

  • Aurvir

    Aur dawn + vir courage

    dawn courage

  • Dorvir

    Dor land + vir courage

    land courage

  • Kalvir

    Kal green + vir courage

    green courage

Greek


Real world

Thymo initial

  • Thymotheos

    Thymo courage + theos god

    courage god

  • Thymonous

    Thymo courage + nous intellect

    courage intellect

  • Thymomenes

    Thymo courage + menes spirit

    courage spirit

Horse


People

heart final

  • Grand Heart

    Grand imposing + heart courage

    imposing courage

  • Thunder Heart

    Thunder rolling roar + heart courage

    rolling roar courage

  • Chestnut Heart

    Chestnut reddish brown + heart courage

    reddish brown courage

Japanese


Real world

Isa initial

  • Isamori

    Isa courage + mori protect

    courage protect

  • Isatada

    Isa courage + tada loyal

    courage loyal

  • Isataka

    Isa courage + taka lofty

    courage lofty

Knight


People

mod final

  • Theudmod

    Theud people + mod courage

    people courage

  • Fredmod

    Fred peace + mod courage

    peace courage

  • Brunmod

    Brun brown + mod courage

    brown courage

heart final

  • Goodheart

    Good worthy + heart courage

    worthy courage

  • Fowlheart

    Fowl bird + heart courage

    bird courage

  • Sternheart

    Stern severe + heart courage

    severe courage

Nickname


People

heart final

  • Boneheart

    Bone body frame + heart courage

    body frame courage

  • Tallowheart

    Tallow candle fat + heart courage

    candle fat courage

  • Greyheart

    Grey ash-coloured + heart courage

    ash-coloured courage

Paladin


Tabletop

mod final

  • Justomod

    Justo just + mod courage

    just courage

  • Dignamod

    Digna worthy + mod courage

    worthy courage

  • Ordimod

    Ordi order + mod courage

    order courage

Scottish


Real world

mod final

  • Liamod

    Lia hoary + mod courage

    hoary courage

  • Ciarmod

    Ciar dusky + mod courage

    dusky courage

  • Kilmod

    Kil monastic cell + mod courage

    monastic cell courage

Viking


Real world

mod final

  • Sveinmod

    Svein boy + mod courage

    boy courage

  • Gunnmod

    Gunn battle + mod courage

    battle courage

  • Dagmod

    Dag day + mod courage

    day courage

heart final

  • Dawnheart

    Dawn first light + heart courage

    first light courage

  • Pineheart

    Pine resinous tree + heart courage

    resinous tree courage

  • Duskheart

    Dusk failing light + heart courage

    failing light courage

Senses that travel together

See also

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