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“gift of god”

12 fragments across 6 traditions carry this sense. 9 of them open a name against 3 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They cluster in 2 families, most of them real world. No single tradition hoards it: the deepest, Spanish, has 3.

Spanish


Real world

Mateo initial · teodoro final · dorotea final

  • Mateo Urbano

    Mateo gift of god + urbano of the city

    gift of god and of the city

  • Mateo Ramiro

    Mateo gift of god + ramiro famous counsel

    gift of god and famous counsel

  • Mateo Víctor

    Mateo gift of god + víctor conqueror

    gift of god and conqueror

  • Bernardo Teodoro

    Bernardo brave bear + teodoro gift of god

    brave bear and gift of god

  • Rodrigo Teodoro

    Rodrigo famous ruler + teodoro gift of god

    famous ruler and gift of god

  • Guillermo Teodoro

    Guillermo resolute protector + teodoro gift of god

    resolute protector and gift of god

  • Sofía Dorotea

    Sofía wisdom + dorotea gift of god

    wisdom and gift of god

  • Montserrat Dorotea

    Montserrat jagged mountain + dorotea gift of god

    jagged mountain and gift of god

  • Clara Dorotea

    Clara bright + dorotea gift of god

    bright and gift of god

Italian


Real world

Matteo initial · dorotea final

  • Matteo Saverio

    Matteo gift of god + saverio new house

    gift of god and new house

  • Matteo Ernesto

    Matteo gift of god + ernesto earnest

    gift of god and earnest

  • Matteo Gerardo

    Matteo gift of god + gerardo brave spear

    gift of god and brave spear

  • Gabriella Dorotea

    Gabriella god is strength + dorotea gift of god

    god is strength and gift of god

  • Nicoletta Dorotea

    Nicoletta victory of people + dorotea gift of god

    victory of people and gift of god

  • Isabella Dorotea

    Isabella oath sworn + dorotea gift of god

    oath sworn and gift of god

Middle


People

Matthew initial · Dorothy initial

  • Matthew Denton

    Matthew gift of god + denton valley town

    gift of god, valley town

  • Matthew Lockwood

    Matthew gift of god + lockwood enclosed wood

    gift of god, enclosed wood

  • Matthew Wakefield

    Matthew gift of god + wakefield festival field

    gift of god, festival field

  • Dorothy Haywood

    Dorothy gift of god + haywood hedged wood

    gift of god, hedged wood

  • Dorothy Yardley

    Dorothy gift of god + yardley enclosure meadow

    gift of god, enclosure meadow

  • Dorothy Harper

    Dorothy gift of god + harper harp player

    gift of god, harp player

Nordic


Real world

Mads initial · Dorthe initial

  • Mads Tore

    Mads gift of god + tore thunder warrior

    gift of god and thunder warrior

  • Mads Sverre

    Mads gift of god + sverre restless

    gift of god and restless

  • Mads Viktor

    Mads gift of god + viktor conqueror

    gift of god and conqueror

  • Dorthe Karoline

    Dorthe gift of god + karoline freeman's daughter

    gift of god and freeman's daughter

  • Dorthe Kjersti

    Dorthe gift of god + kjersti christian woman

    gift of god and christian woman

  • Dorthe Kristine

    Dorthe gift of god + kristine christ follower

    gift of god and christ follower

Pirate


People

Nathaniel initial · Mateo initial

  • Nathaniel the Leeward

    Nathaniel gift of god + the leeward leeward

    gift of god, called the leeward

  • Nathaniel Northstar

    Nathaniel gift of god + northstar north star

    gift of god, called the north star

  • Nathaniel the Wild

    Nathaniel gift of god + the wild wild

    gift of god, called the wild

  • Mateo Fearless

    Mateo gift of god + fearless dauntless

    gift of god, called the dauntless

  • Mateo the Red

    Mateo gift of god + the red red

    gift of god, called the red

  • Mateo Seadog

    Mateo gift of god + seadog sea dog

    gift of god, called the sea dog

Russian


Real world

Fyodor initial

  • Fyodor Yevgenyevich

    Fyodor gift of god + yevgenyevich son of Yevgeny

    gift of god, son of Yevgeny

  • Fyodor Fomich

    Fyodor gift of god + fomich son of Foma

    gift of god, son of Foma

  • Fyodor Mikhailovich

    Fyodor gift of god + mikhailovich son of Mikhail

    gift of god, son of Mikhail

Senses that travel together

See also

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