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“eagle”

17 fragments across 11 traditions carry this sense. 12 of them open a name against 5 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.

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, D&D, has 3.

D&D


Tabletop

Orn initial · arn final · Ari initial

  • Ornbert

    Orn eagle + bert bright

    eagle bright

  • Ornveth

    Orn eagle + veth sworn

    eagle sworn

  • Ornlorn

    Orn eagle + lorn lost

    eagle lost

  • Otharn

    Oth bold + arn eagle

    bold eagle

  • Quenarn

    Quen song + arn eagle

    song eagle

  • Dravarn

    Drav blood + arn eagle

    blood eagle

  • Ariwyn

    Ari eagle + wyn friend

    eagle friend

  • Arilisse

    Ari eagle + lisse sweetness

    eagle sweetness

  • Ariiel

    Ari eagle + iel maiden

    eagle maiden

Dwarf


Fantasy races

yrna final · arn final

  • Ormayrna

    Orma serpent + yrna eagle

    serpent eagle

  • Eddayrna

    Edda verse + yrna eagle

    verse eagle

  • Dagnyrna

    Dagn dawn + yrna eagle

    dawn eagle

  • Ulvarn

    Ulv wolf + arn eagle

    wolf eagle

  • Vindarn

    Vind wind + arn eagle

    wind eagle

  • Delvarn

    Delv delve + arn eagle

    delve eagle

Griffin


Creatures

Aquil initial · Aquila initial

  • Aquilhart

    Aquil eagle + hart stag

    eagle stag

  • Aquilfalk

    Aquil eagle + falk falcon

    eagle falcon

  • Aquilsig

    Aquil eagle + sig victory

    eagle victory

  • Aquilawalda

    Aquila eagle + walda rule

    eagle rule

  • Aquilarun

    Aquila eagle + run secret

    eagle secret

  • Aquilahild

    Aquila eagle + hild combat

    eagle combat

Roman


Real world

aquilius final · Aquilia initial

  • Spurius Aquilius

    Spurius fatherless + aquilius eagle

    fatherless, eagle

  • Vibius Aquilius

    Vibius lively + aquilius eagle

    lively, eagle

  • Severus Aquilius

    Severus stern + aquilius eagle

    stern, eagle

  • Aquilia Fausta

    Aquilia eagle + fausta lucky

    eagle, lucky

  • Aquilia Modesta

    Aquilia eagle + modesta modest

    eagle, modest

  • Aquilia Pulchra

    Aquilia eagle + pulchra beautiful

    eagle, beautiful

Viking


Real world

Arn initial · Orn initial

  • Arnstein

    Arn eagle + stein stone

    eagle stone

  • Arnulf

    Arn eagle + ulf wolf

    eagle wolf

  • Arngeir

    Arn eagle + geir spear

    eagle spear

  • Ornstaf

    Orn eagle + staf staff

    eagle staff

  • Ornmal

    Orn eagle + mal speech

    eagle speech

  • Ornhjalm

    Orn eagle + hjalm helm

    eagle helm

Country


Objects

Aquil initial

  • Aquilistan

    Aquil eagle + istan place

    eagle place

  • Aquiloria

    Aquil eagle + oria realm

    eagle realm

  • Aquilalia

    Aquil eagle + alia land

    eagle land

Elf


Fantasy races

gorn final

  • Kelgorn

    Kel green + gorn eagle

    green eagle

  • Celgorn

    Cel white + gorn eagle

    white eagle

  • Calgorn

    Cal light + gorn eagle

    light eagle

French


Real world

Arn initial

  • Arnmar

    Arn eagle + mar famous

    eagle famous

  • Arnaut

    Arn eagle + aut rule

    eagle rule

  • Arnmand

    Arn eagle + mand man

    eagle man

German


Real world

Arn initial

  • Arnleib

    Arn eagle + leib heir

    eagle heir

  • Arnwolf

    Arn eagle + wolf wolf

    eagle wolf

  • Arnlef

    Arn eagle + lef heir

    eagle heir

Knight


People

Arn initial

  • Arnmod

    Arn eagle + mod courage

    eagle courage

  • Arnard

    Arn eagle + ard hardy

    eagle hardy

  • Arngier

    Arn eagle + gier spear

    eagle spear

Scottish


Real world

Iolair initial

  • Iolairay

    Iolair eagle + ay isle

    eagle isle

  • Iolairinch

    Iolair eagle + inch river island

    eagle river island

  • Iolairbrae

    Iolair eagle + brae hillside

    eagle hillside

Senses that travel together

See also

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