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“golden”

15 fragments across 12 traditions carry this sense. 11 of them open a name against 4 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 7 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, Roman, has 3.

Roman


Real world

aurelius final · Aurelia initial · Flav initial

  • Justus Aurelius

    Justus upright + aurelius golden

    upright, golden

  • Decimus Aurelius

    Decimus tenth + aurelius golden

    tenth, golden

  • Postumus Aurelius

    Postumus last born + aurelius golden

    last born, golden

  • Aurelia Restituta

    Aurelia golden + restituta restored

    golden, restored

  • Aurelia Candida

    Aurelia golden + candida shining

    golden, shining

  • Aurelia Ursula

    Aurelia golden + ursula little bear

    golden, little bear

  • Flavellus

    Flav golden + ellus tiny one

    the golden tiny one

  • Flavorius

    Flav golden + orius maker

    the golden maker

  • Flavius

    Flav golden + ius kinsman

    the golden kinsman

Vampire


Creatures

Zlata initial · Zlatan initial

  • Zlatatikha

    Zlata golden + tikha quiet

    golden-quiet

  • Zlatagrafin

    Zlata golden + grafin countess

    golden-countess

  • Zlatareka

    Zlata golden + reka river

    golden-river

  • Zlatanturm

    Zlatan golden + turm tower

    golden tower

  • Zlatanwald

    Zlatan golden + wald forest

    golden forest

  • Zlatanthal

    Zlatan golden + thal valley

    golden valley

Band


Music

Golden initial

  • Golden Pilgrims

    Golden golden + pilgrims foreigners

    golden foreigners

  • Golden Glaciers

    Golden golden + glaciers ice

    golden ice

  • Golden Arsonists

    Golden golden + arsonists burners

    golden burners

Bard


Tabletop

Aurea initial

  • Aurealume

    Aurea golden + lume glow

    golden glow

  • Aureatine

    Aurea golden + tine chime

    golden chime

  • Aureamara

    Aurea golden + mara sea

    golden sea

D&D


Tabletop

Xan initial

  • Xanelle

    Xan golden + elle bright

    golden bright

  • Xanesse

    Xan golden + esse dew

    golden dew

  • Xandawn

    Xan golden + dawn dawn

    golden dawn

Guild


Objects

The Golden initial

  • The Golden Ascendancy

    The Golden golden + ascendancy upward mastery

    golden upward mastery

  • The Golden Circle

    The Golden golden + circle little ring

    golden little ring

  • The Golden Blades

    The Golden golden + blades sword edges

    golden sword edges

Halfling


Fantasy races

ora final

  • Lilora

    Lil lily + ora golden

    lily golden

  • Popora

    Pop poppy + ora golden

    poppy golden

  • Malora

    Mal mallow + ora golden

    mallow golden

Scottish


Real world

buie final

  • Fraochbuie

    Fraoch heather + buie golden

    heather golden

  • Gealachbuie

    Gealach moon + buie golden

    moon golden

  • Blathbuie

    Blath blossom + buie golden

    blossom golden

Ship


Objects

Golden initial

  • Golden Leviathan

    Golden golden + leviathan coiled one

    golden coiled one

  • Golden Defender

    Golden golden + defender defender

    golden defender

  • Golden Comet

    Golden golden + comet long-haired star

    golden long-haired star

Tavern


Objects

The Golden initial

  • The Golden Eagle

    The Golden golden + eagle imperial bird

    golden imperial bird

  • The Golden Badger

    The Golden golden + badger striped digger

    golden striped digger

  • The Golden Sow

    The Golden golden + sow female pig

    golden female pig

Username


People

Golden initial

  • Goldenvector

    Golden golden + vector carrier

    golden carrier

  • Goldenmeridian

    Golden golden + meridian midday

    golden midday

  • Goldentangent

    Golden golden + tangent touching

    golden touching

Welsh


Real world

aur final

  • Eglwysaur

    Eglwys church + aur golden

    church golden

  • Hafodaur

    Hafod summer farm + aur golden

    summer farm golden

  • Penaur

    Pen head + aur golden

    head golden

Senses that travel together

See also

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