“holy”
13 fragments across 10 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 are spread across 6 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, Griffin, has 2.
Sancti initial · Sancta initial
- Sanctileud
Sancti holy + leud people
holy people
- Sanctiraban
Sancti holy + raban raven
holy raven
- Sanctiwin
Sancti holy + win friend
holy friend
- Sanctagilda
Sancta holy + gilda tribute
holy tribute
- Sanctalanda
Sancta holy + landa land
holy land
- Sanctagard
Sancta holy + gard enclosure
holy enclosure
Sancti initial · Sancta initial
- Sanctiwig
Sancti holy + wig combat
holy combat
- Sanctimod
Sancti holy + mod courage
holy courage
- Sanctigis
Sancti holy + gis pledge
holy pledge
- Sanctanara
Sancta holy + nara flame
holy flame
- Sanctamunda
Sancta holy + munda warding
holy warding
- Sanctalaude
Sancta holy + laude praise
holy praise
Oleg initial · Olga initial
- Oleg Matveyevich
Oleg holy + matveyevich son of Matvey
holy, son of Matvey
- Oleg Anatolyevich
Oleg holy + anatolyevich son of Anatoly
holy, son of Anatoly
- Oleg Filippovich
Oleg holy + filippovich son of Filipp
holy, son of Filipp
- Olga Yakovlevna
Olga holy + yakovlevna daughter of Yakov
holy, daughter of Yakov
- Olga Bogdanovna
Olga holy + bogdanovna daughter of Bogdan
holy, daughter of Bogdan
- Olga Fominichna
Olga holy + fominichna daughter of Foma
holy, daughter of Foma
Helga initial
- Helgarikka
Helga holy + rikka ruler
holy ruler
- Helgavor
Helga holy + vor careful
holy careful
- Helgalif
Helga holy + lif life
holy life
Ala initial
- Aladorn
Ala holy + dorn tower
holy tower
- Alathal
Ala holy + thal grove
holy grove
- Alaveth
Ala holy + veth peace
holy peace
Saint initial
- Saintporte
Saint holy + porte gate
holy gate
- Saintville
Saint holy + ville town
holy town
- Saintroy
Saint holy + roy king
holy king
Holy initial
- Holyrock
Holy holy + rock rock
holy rock
- Holybay
Holy holy + bay bay
holy bay
- Holyey
Holy holy + ey island
holy island
Helga initial
- Helga Deepwater
Helga holy + deepwater deep water
holy, called the deep water
- Helga Stormcrow
Helga holy + stormcrow storm crow
holy, called the storm crow
- Helga the Lucky
Helga holy + the lucky lucky
holy, called the lucky
Helga initial
- Helgadolch
Helga holy + dolch dagger
holy-dagger
- Helgamira
Helga holy + mira peace
holy-peace
- Helgaberga
Helga holy + berga height
holy-height
Helg initial
- Helggest
Helg holy + gest guest
holy guest
- Helggeirr
Helg holy + geirr spear
holy spear
- Helgulfr
Helg holy + ulfr wolf
holy wolf
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “holy”. 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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