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“dawn”

37 fragments across 18 traditions carry this sense. 27 of them open a name against 10 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 7 different families, from creatures outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. Elf carries the most, with 5 separate fragments for it — a tradition that needs this many words for one idea is telling you something about what it cares about.

Elf


Fantasy races

Alu initial · Ara initial · ris final · Aur initial · Dawn initial

  • Alular

    Alu dawn + lar flame

    dawn flame

  • Alumaen

    Alu dawn + maen skilled

    dawn skilled

  • Alunor

    Alu dawn + nor north

    dawn north

  • Arasae

    Ara dawn + sae blessing

    dawn blessing

  • Arafina

    Ara dawn + fina fair

    dawn fair

  • Aralith

    Ara dawn + lith ash

    dawn ash

  • Ilaris

    Ila song + ris dawn

    song dawn

  • Nimaris

    Nima pale + ris dawn

    pale dawn

  • Vaeris

    Vae young + ris dawn

    young dawn

  • Aurtor

    Aur dawn + tor peak

    dawn peak

  • Aurnor

    Aur dawn + nor north

    dawn north

  • Aurdoth

    Aur dawn + doth vow

    dawn vow

God


Creatures

an final · aena final · Aur initial · Dawn initial

  • Spiran

    Spir breath + an dawn

    breath of the dawn

  • Coran

    Cor heart + an dawn

    heart of the dawn

  • Priman

    Prim first + an dawn

    first of the dawn

  • Primaena

    Prim first + aena dawn

    first of the dawn

  • Thuraena

    Thur thunder + aena dawn

    thunder of the dawn

  • Echaena

    Ech echo + aena dawn

    echo of the dawn

  • Aurgrath

    Aur dawn + grath bedrock

    dawn of the bedrock

  • Auris

    Aur dawn + is law

    dawn of the law

  • Auren

    Aur dawn + en making

    dawn of the making

  • Dawnbinder

    Dawn dawn + binder binder

    dawn binder

  • Dawnunmaker

    Dawn dawn + unmaker unmaker

    dawn unmaker

  • Dawnbearer

    Dawn dawn + bearer bearer

    dawn bearer

Vampire


Creatures

Zar initial · Roxana initial · Zora initial · zoria final

  • Zarkirch

    Zar dawn + kirch church

    dawn-church

  • Zarin

    Zar dawn + in of

    dawn-of

  • Zargrad

    Zar dawn + grad city

    dawn-city

  • Roxanakirsch

    Roxana dawn + kirsch cherry

    dawn-cherry

  • Roxanamira

    Roxana dawn + mira peace

    dawn-peace

  • Roxanadvora

    Roxana dawn + dvora court

    dawn-court

  • Zoraradna

    Zora dawn + radna joy

    dawn-joy

  • Zoranebel

    Zora dawn + nebel mist

    dawn-mist

  • Zoraborna

    Zora dawn + borna battle

    dawn-battle

  • Nadiazoria

    Nadia hope + zoria dawn

    hope-dawn

  • Vioricazoria

    Viorica violet + zoria dawn

    violet-dawn

  • Vasilzoria

    Vasil royal + zoria dawn

    royal-dawn

Angel


Creatures

Aurna initial · Orana initial · Dawn initial

  • Aurnavah

    Aurna dawn + vah of the Name

    dawn of the Name

  • Aurnatiel

    Aurna dawn + tiel of God

    dawn of God

  • Aurnabiel

    Aurna dawn + biel of God

    dawn of God

  • Oranabiela

    Orana dawn + biela of God

    dawn of God

  • Oranatiela

    Orana dawn + tiela of God

    dawn of God

  • Oranamiela

    Orana dawn + miela of God

    dawn of God

  • Dawnkindler

    Dawn dawn + kindler kindler

    dawn kindler

  • Dawntender

    Dawn dawn + tender tender

    dawn tender

  • Dawnspeaker

    Dawn dawn + speaker speaker

    dawn speaker

Bard


Tabletop

Auro initial · Oria initial · Dawn initial

  • Aurolien

    Auro dawn + lien binding

    dawn binding

  • Aurocan

    Auro dawn + can song

    dawn song

  • Aurotel

    Auro dawn + tel telling

    dawn telling

  • Orialisse

    Oria dawn + lisse smooth

    dawn smooth

  • Orialette

    Oria dawn + lette little

    dawn little

  • Orianelle

    Oria dawn + nelle bell

    dawn bell

  • Dawnhollow

    Dawn dawn + hollow hollow

    dawn hollow

  • Dawnrhyme

    Dawn dawn + rhyme rhyme

    dawn rhyme

  • Dawnwhistle

    Dawn dawn + whistle whistle

    dawn whistle

Paladin


Tabletop

Auro initial · ris final · Dawn initial

  • Auromona

    Auro dawn + mona counsel

    dawn counsel

  • Aurotia

    Auro dawn + tia devotion

    dawn devotion

  • Aurovella

    Auro dawn + vella veil

    dawn veil

  • Ferreris

    Ferre iron + ris dawn

    iron dawn

  • Candoris

    Cando white + ris dawn

    white dawn

  • Duraris

    Dura enduring + ris dawn

    enduring dawn

  • Dawnkeeper

    Dawn dawn + keeper keeper

    dawn keeper

  • Dawnbanner

    Dawn dawn + banner banner

    dawn banner

  • Dawnheart

    Dawn dawn + heart heart

    dawn heart

Ship


Objects

Eastern initial · dawn final · aurora final

  • Eastern Horizon

    Eastern dawn + horizon bounding circle

    dawn bounding circle

  • Eastern Spear

    Eastern dawn + spear spear

    dawn spear

  • Eastern Voyager

    Eastern dawn + voyager road traveller

    dawn road traveller

  • Marlin Dawn

    Marlin marlin + dawn dawn

    marlin dawn

  • Triton Dawn

    Triton sea herald + dawn dawn

    sea herald dawn

  • Fortune Dawn

    Fortune chance + dawn dawn

    chance dawn

  • Sable Aurora

    Sable black fur + aurora dawn

    black fur dawn

  • Silver Aurora

    Silver silver + aurora dawn

    silver dawn

  • Fleet Aurora

    Fleet fleet + aurora dawn

    fleet dawn

Dragon


Creatures

Aelyra initial · aros final

  • Aelyrathyx

    Aelyra dawn + thyx horn

    dawn horn

  • Aelyranar

    Aelyra dawn + nar fire

    dawn fire

  • Aelyrasyth

    Aelyra dawn + syth hiss

    dawn hiss

  • Vorlaxaros

    Vorlax greed + aros dawn

    greed dawn

  • Iridaxaros

    Iridax prism + aros dawn

    prism dawn

  • Nyvetharos

    Nyveth snow + aros dawn

    snow dawn

Band


Music

Eastern initial

  • Eastern Cathedrals

    Eastern dawn + cathedrals bishops' seats

    dawn bishops' seats

  • Eastern Machines

    Eastern dawn + machines devices

    dawn devices

  • Eastern Typewriters

    Eastern dawn + typewriters typewriters

    dawn typewriters

Chinese


Real world

Xiao initial

  • Xiaohe

    Xiao dawn + he harmony

    dawn harmony

  • Xiaogang

    Xiao dawn + gang firm

    dawn firm

  • Xiaoyao

    Xiao dawn + yao shine

    dawn shine

D&D


Tabletop

dawn final

  • Celdawn

    Cel heaven + dawn dawn

    heaven dawn

  • Inesdawn

    Ines pure + dawn dawn

    pure dawn

  • Cyndawn

    Cyn royal + dawn dawn

    royal dawn

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

Xal initial

  • Xalkesha

    Xal dawn + kesha wary

    dawn wary

  • Xalgra

    Xal dawn + gra deep

    dawn deep

  • Xalbra

    Xal dawn + bra broad

    dawn broad

Druid


Tabletop

Sora initial

  • Soraivy

    Sora dawn + ivy evergreen creeper

    dawn evergreen creeper

  • Sorathistle

    Sora dawn + thistle prickly weed

    dawn prickly weed

  • Sorareed

    Sora dawn + reed water grass

    dawn water grass

Dwarf


Fantasy races

Dagn initial

  • Dagngild

    Dagn dawn + gild gilding

    dawn gilding

  • Dagnkoll

    Dagn dawn + koll knoll

    dawn knoll

  • Dagnmund

    Dagn dawn + mund protector

    dawn protector

Knight


People

Aub initial

  • Aubland

    Aub dawn + land land

    dawn land

  • Aubaud

    Aub dawn + aud rule

    dawn rule

  • Aubais

    Aub dawn + ais born

    dawn born

Phoenix


Creatures

Dawn initial

  • Dawndown

    Dawn dawn + down down

    dawn down

  • Dawnaura

    Dawn dawn + aura aura

    dawn aura

  • Dawnheart

    Dawn dawn + heart heart

    dawn heart

Welsh


Real world

Gwawr initial

  • Gwawrfelin

    Gwawr dawn + felin mill

    dawn mill

  • Gwawrdeg

    Gwawr dawn + deg fair

    dawn fair

  • Gwawrlwyd

    Gwawr dawn + lwyd grey

    dawn grey

Wizard


People

ris final

  • Moraris

    Mora shadow + ris dawn

    shadow dawn

  • Oraris

    Ora gold + ris dawn

    gold dawn

  • Uraris

    Ura first + ris dawn

    first dawn

Senses that travel together

See also

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