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“grove”

21 fragments across 16 traditions carry this sense. 16 of them close a name against 5 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 6 different families, from objects 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, Japanese, has 3.

Japanese


Real world

rin final · Hayashi initial · bayashi final

  • Sachirin

    Sachi happiness + rin grove

    happiness grove

  • Harurin

    Haru spring + rin grove

    spring grove

  • Shizurin

    Shizu quiet + rin grove

    quiet grove

  • Hayashimoto

    Hayashi grove + moto origin

    grove origin

  • Hayashisaki

    Hayashi grove + saki cape

    grove cape

  • Hayashisawa

    Hayashi grove + sawa marsh

    grove marsh

  • Sugibayashi

    Sugi cedar + bayashi grove

    cedar grove

  • Ishibayashi

    Ishi stone + bayashi grove

    stone grove

  • Kanebayashi

    Kane metal + bayashi grove

    metal grove

Elf


Fantasy races

thal final · Thia initial

  • Elthal

    El star + thal grove

    star grove

  • Thelthal

    Thel thicket + thal grove

    thicket grove

  • Naethal

    Nae flame + thal grove

    flame grove

  • Thiarina

    Thia grove + rina circle

    grove circle

  • Thiaquel

    Thia grove + quel high

    grove high

  • Thiayla

    Thia grove + yla flower

    grove flower

Kingdom


Objects

lund final · grove final

  • Storlund

    Stor great + lund grove

    great grove

  • Kallund

    Kal bare + lund grove

    bare grove

  • Thanelund

    Thane lord + lund grove

    lord grove

  • Falgrove

    Fal cliff + grove grove

    cliff grove

  • Belgrove

    Bel bright + grove grove

    bright grove

  • Lungrove

    Lun moon + grove grove

    moon grove

Welsh


Real world

lwyn final · Llwyn initial

  • Tallwyn

    Tal brow + lwyn grove

    brow grove

  • Dollwyn

    Dol meadow + lwyn grove

    meadow grove

  • Maenlwyn

    Maen stone + lwyn grove

    stone grove

  • Llwyngaer

    Llwyn grove + gaer stronghold

    grove stronghold

  • Llwynfaen

    Llwyn grove + faen boulder

    grove boulder

  • Llwynlwyd

    Llwyn grove + lwyd grey

    grove grey

Bard


Tabletop

hain final

  • Aurohain

    Auro dawn + hain grove

    dawn grove

  • Serahain

    Sera evening + hain grove

    evening grove

  • Niahain

    Nia hope + hain grove

    hope grove

City


Objects

grove final

  • Elmgrove

    Elm elm tree + grove grove

    elm tree grove

  • Coldgrove

    Cold cold + grove grove

    cold grove

  • Kinggrove

    King king's + grove grove

    king's grove

D&D


Tabletop

Grove initial

  • Grovewind

    Grove grove + wind wind

    grove wind

  • Groveeddy

    Grove grove + eddy eddy

    grove eddy

  • Grovefell

    Grove grove + fell fell

    grove fell

Dwarf


Fantasy races

lund final

  • Dranglund

    Drang toil + lund grove

    toil grove

  • Ulvlund

    Ulv wolf + lund grove

    wolf grove

  • Klovlund

    Klov cleft + lund grove

    cleft grove

Forest


Objects

grove final

  • Hindgrove

    Hind hinds + grove grove

    hinds grove

  • Sloegrove

    Sloe blackthorn + grove grove

    blackthorn grove

  • Tangrove

    Tan tanbark + grove grove

    tanbark grove

Halfling


Fantasy races

orchard final

  • Copperorchard

    Copper burnished + orchard grove

    burnished grove

  • Cloverorchard

    Clover trefoil + orchard grove

    trefoil grove

  • Elderorchard

    Elder blossom + orchard grove

    blossom grove

Knight


People

londe final

  • Vallonde

    Val valley + londe grove

    valley grove

  • Puylonde

    Puy peak + londe grove

    peak grove

  • Chaslonde

    Chas hunt + londe grove

    hunt grove

Pirate


People

Grove initial

  • Grove Longshanks

    Grove grove + longshanks long legs

    grove, called the long legs

  • Grove the Quick

    Grove grove + the quick quick

    grove, called the quick

  • Grove Farwater

    Grove grove + farwater far water

    grove, called the far water

Planet


Objects

etum final

  • Fractetum

    Fract broken + etum grove

    broken grove

  • Torretum

    Torr scorched + etum grove

    scorched grove

  • Montetum

    Mont mountain + etum grove

    mountain grove

Superhero


People

grave final

  • Ravensgrave

    Ravens raven + grave grove

    raven grove

  • Thorngrave

    Thorn thorn tree + grave grove

    thorn tree grove

  • Brackgrave

    Brack bracken + grave grove

    bracken grove

Vampire


Creatures

hain final

  • Vyshain

    Vys high + hain grove

    high-grove

  • Studhain

    Stud chill + hain grove

    chill-grove

  • Sathain

    Sat village + hain grove

    village-grove

Witch


People

grave final

  • Belgrave

    Bel bell + grave grove

    bell grove

  • Peatgrave

    Peat cut turf + grave grove

    cut turf grove

  • Murkgrave

    Murk darkness + grave grove

    darkness grove

Senses that travel together

See also

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