“god is gracious”
14 fragments across 7 traditions carry this sense. Every one of them opens a name; not a single tradition here uses this sense to close one.
Across the traditions
¶They cluster in 2 families, most of them real world. Pirate 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.
Jack initial · John initial · Evan initial · Jean initial · Jane initial
- Jack the Drowned
Jack god is gracious + the drowned drowned
god is gracious, called the drowned
- Jack Saltbeard
Jack god is gracious + saltbeard salt beard
god is gracious, called the salt beard
- Jack the Fierce
Jack god is gracious + the fierce fierce
god is gracious, called the fierce
- John Longshanks
John god is gracious + longshanks long legs
god is gracious, called the long legs
- John Saltbeard
John god is gracious + saltbeard salt beard
god is gracious, called the salt beard
- John Halyard
John god is gracious + halyard sail rope
god is gracious, called the sail rope
- Evan the Silent
Evan god is gracious + the silent silent
god is gracious, called the silent
- Evan Coldwater
Evan god is gracious + coldwater cold water
god is gracious, called the cold water
- Evan the Stout
Evan god is gracious + the stout stout
god is gracious, called the stout
- Jean One-Hand
Jean god is gracious + one-hand one hand
god is gracious, called the one hand
- Jean the Quick
Jean god is gracious + the quick quick
god is gracious, called the quick
- Jean One-Eye
Jean god is gracious + one-eye one eye
god is gracious, called the one eye
Giovanni initial · Giovanna initial
- Giovanni Oreste
Giovanni god is gracious + oreste mountain man
god is gracious and mountain man
- Giovanni Antonino
Giovanni god is gracious + antonino little Antonius
god is gracious and little Antonius
- Giovanni Osvaldo
Giovanni god is gracious + osvaldo divine power
god is gracious and divine power
- Giovanna Orsola
Giovanna god is gracious + orsola little bear
god is gracious and little bear
- Giovanna Ada
Giovanna god is gracious + ada noble
god is gracious and noble
- Giovanna Dorotea
Giovanna god is gracious + dorotea gift of god
god is gracious and gift of god
John initial · Jane initial
- John Langley
John god is gracious + langley long meadow
god is gracious, long meadow
- John Haywood
John god is gracious + haywood hedged wood
god is gracious, hedged wood
- John Winslow
John god is gracious + winslow friend's mound
god is gracious, friend's mound
- Jane Winslow
Jane god is gracious + winslow friend's mound
god is gracious, friend's mound
- Jane Blakely
Jane god is gracious + blakely dark meadow
god is gracious, dark meadow
- Jane Whitfield
Jane god is gracious + whitfield white field
god is gracious, white field
Jens initial · Johanne initial
- Jens Jarl
Jens god is gracious + jarl nobleman
god is gracious and nobleman
- Jens Hallvard
Jens god is gracious + hallvard rock defender
god is gracious and rock defender
- Jens Erling
Jens god is gracious + erling chieftain's son
god is gracious and chieftain's son
- Johanne Arnhild
Johanne god is gracious + arnhild eagle battle
god is gracious and eagle battle
- Johanne Gunborg
Johanne god is gracious + gunborg battle fortress
god is gracious and battle fortress
- Johanne Hildur
Johanne god is gracious + hildur battle maid
god is gracious and battle maid
Jeann initial
- Jeannonne
Jeann god is gracious + onne little
god is gracious little
- Jeannrande
Jeann god is gracious + rande raven
god is gracious raven
- Jeannonnette
Jeann god is gracious + onnette little
god is gracious little
Ivan initial
- Ivan Valeryevich
Ivan god is gracious + valeryevich son of Valery
god is gracious, son of Valery
- Ivan Matveyevich
Ivan god is gracious + matveyevich son of Matvey
god is gracious, son of Matvey
- Ivan Innokentyevich
Ivan god is gracious + innokentyevich son of Innokenty
god is gracious, son of Innokenty
Juan initial
- Juan Leopoldo
Juan god is gracious + leopoldo bold people
god is gracious and bold people
- Juan Ismael
Juan god is gracious + ismael god will hear
god is gracious and god will hear
- Juan Samuel
Juan god is gracious + samuel heard by God
god is gracious and heard by God
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “god is gracious”. 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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