ken|ning

“gentle”

16 fragments across 13 traditions carry this sense. They split 8 to 8 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 4 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 3.

German


Real world

lind final · linda final · linde final

  • Alblind

    Alb elf + lind gentle

    elf gentle

  • Swanlind

    Swan swan + lind gentle

    swan gentle

  • Fastlind

    Fast firm + lind gentle

    firm gentle

  • Konlinda

    Kon daring + linda gentle

    daring gentle

  • Huglinda

    Hug mind + linda gentle

    mind gentle

  • Gerlinda

    Ger spear + linda gentle

    spear gentle

  • Reinlinde

    Rein advice + linde gentle

    advice gentle

  • Erklinde

    Erk genuine + linde gentle

    genuine gentle

  • Blidlinde

    Blid joyful + linde gentle

    joyful gentle

Elf


Fantasy races

Ani initial · vel final

  • Aniniel

    Ani gentle + niel star

    gentle star

  • Animeth

    Ani gentle + meth dusk

    gentle dusk

  • Anilume

    Ani gentle + lume light

    gentle light

  • Naevel

    Nae flame + vel gentle

    flame gentle

  • Aeravel

    Aera breeze + vel gentle

    breeze gentle

  • Liavel

    Lia bond + vel gentle

    bond gentle

Bard


Tabletop

Damia initial

  • Damiavoce

    Damia gentle + voce voice

    gentle voice

  • Damiafiora

    Damia gentle + fiora blossom

    gentle blossom

  • Damiamorna

    Damia gentle + morna longing

    gentle longing

Chinese


Real world

Wan initial

  • Wanlu

    Wan gentle + lu dew

    gentle dew

  • Wanchun

    Wan gentle + chun spring

    gentle spring

  • Wanqin

    Wan gentle + qin zither

    gentle zither

French


Real world

linde final

  • Victlinde

    Vict victor + linde gentle

    victor gentle

  • Marclinde

    Marc of Mars + linde gentle

    of Mars gentle

  • Frélinde

    Fré peace + linde gentle

    peace gentle

Gnome


Fantasy races

allow final

  • Minnikallow

    Minnik minding + allow gentle

    minding gentle

  • Tellikallow

    Tellik telling + allow gentle

    telling gentle

  • Rittelallow

    Rittel riddling + allow gentle

    riddling gentle

Halfling


Fantasy races

enna final

  • Olenna

    Ol olive + enna gentle

    olive gentle

  • Mintenna

    Mint sweet herb + enna gentle

    sweet herb gentle

  • Pimenna

    Pim pimpernel + enna gentle

    pimpernel gentle

Irish


Real world

Keev initial

  • Keevlann

    Keev gentle + lann enclosure

    gentle enclosure

  • Keevloch

    Keev gentle + loch lake

    gentle lake

  • Keevall

    Keev gentle + all mighty

    gentle mighty

Japanese


Real world

Yu initial

  • Yuyasu

    Yu gentle + yasu peace

    gentle peace

  • Yuta

    Yu gentle + ta great

    gentle great

  • Yumasa

    Yu gentle + masa correct

    gentle correct

Knight


People

lin final

  • Preslin

    Pres prowess + lin gentle

    prowess gentle

  • Radlin

    Rad counsel + lin gentle

    counsel gentle

  • Corlin

    Cor heart + lin gentle

    heart gentle

Korean


Real world

Yu initial

  • Yuseo

    Yu gentle + seo auspicious

    gentle auspicious

  • Yuyeon

    Yu gentle + yeon lotus

    gentle lotus

  • Yudan

    Yu gentle + dan vermilion

    gentle vermilion

Rogue


Tabletop

Soft initial

  • Softpurse

    Soft gentle + purse leather bag

    gentle leather bag

  • Softfoot

    Soft gentle + foot foot

    gentle foot

  • Softlock

    Soft gentle + lock door fastening

    gentle door fastening

Scottish


Real world

Caoin initial

  • Caoinknowe

    Caoin gentle + knowe knoll

    gentle knoll

  • Caoinmaiseach

    Caoin gentle + maiseach comely

    gentle comely

  • Caoinbuie

    Caoin gentle + buie golden

    gentle golden

Senses that travel together

See also

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

Corpus under CC BY 4.0 — every fragment above has a stable anchor, so you can cite one entry rather than the whole site.