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“iron”

53 fragments across 34 traditions carry this sense. 52 of them open a name against 1 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 7 different families, from creatures outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. Dwarf 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.

Dwarf


Fantasy races

Fen initial · arn final · Jarna initial · Jarn initial · Iron initial

  • Fenrik

    Fen iron + rik ruler

    iron ruler

  • Fengald

    Fen iron + gald chant

    iron chant

  • Fenar

    Fen iron + ar warrior

    iron warrior

  • Glorarn

    Glor glory + arn iron

    glory iron

  • Grumarn

    Grum growl + arn iron

    growl iron

  • Vararn

    Var watch + arn iron

    watch iron

  • Jarnagild

    Jarna iron + gild gilding

    iron gilding

  • Jarnaheim

    Jarna iron + heim home

    iron home

  • Jarnahild

    Jarna iron + hild battle

    iron battle

  • Jarngrund

    Jarn iron + grund bedrock

    iron bedrock

  • Jarnhaf

    Jarn iron + haf sea

    iron sea

  • Jarneim

    Jarn iron + eim breath

    iron breath

Demon


Creatures

Barz initial · Irth initial · Iron initial

  • Barzirth

    Barz iron + irth drought

    iron of the drought

  • Barzil

    Barz iron + il coil

    iron of the coil

  • Barzath

    Barz iron + ath scorch

    iron of the scorch

  • Irthuzk

    Irth iron + uzk hunger

    iron of the hunger

  • Irtherd

    Irth iron + erd earth

    iron of the earth

  • Irthex

    Irth iron + ex sigil

    iron of the sigil

  • Ironsunderer

    Iron iron + sunderer sunderer

    iron sunderer

  • Ironshackler

    Iron iron + shackler shackler

    iron shackler

  • Irongnawer

    Iron iron + gnawer gnawer

    iron gnawer

Orc


Fantasy races

Durg initial · Zan initial · Iron initial

  • Durgthrag

    Durg iron + thrag beast

    iron beast

  • Durgorz

    Durg iron + orz war

    iron war

  • Durgbash

    Durg iron + bash bash

    iron bash

  • Zanzug

    Zan iron + zug flight

    iron flight

  • Zannash

    Zan iron + nash night

    iron night

  • Zankag

    Zan iron + kag pen

    iron pen

  • Ironwrecker

    Iron iron + wrecker wrecker

    iron wrecker

  • Ironjaw

    Iron iron + jaw jaw

    iron jaw

  • Ironcrusher

    Iron iron + crusher crusher

    iron crusher

Paladin


Tabletop

Ferro initial · Ferre initial · Iron initial

  • Ferrofred

    Ferro iron + fred peace

    iron peace

  • Ferrolind

    Ferro iron + lind shield

    iron shield

  • Ferrobod

    Ferro iron + bod messenger

    iron messenger

  • Ferrehelm

    Ferre iron + helm helm

    iron helm

  • Ferremor

    Ferre iron + mor custom

    iron custom

  • Ferreward

    Ferre iron + ward warden

    iron warden

  • Ironward

    Iron iron + ward ward

    iron ward

  • Ironstanding

    Iron iron + standing standing

    iron standing

  • Ironhand

    Iron iron + hand hand

    iron hand

D&D


Tabletop

Emr initial · Iron initial

  • Emrwald

    Emr iron + wald forest lord

    iron forest lord

  • Emrarn

    Emr iron + arn eagle

    iron eagle

  • Emrlin

    Emr iron + lin pool

    iron pool

  • Ironholt

    Iron iron + holt wood

    iron wood

  • Ironspire

    Iron iron + spire spire

    iron spire

  • Ironhearth

    Iron iron + hearth hearth

    iron hearth

Dragon


Creatures

Ferrox initial · Iron initial

  • Ferroxethar

    Ferrox iron + ethar air

    iron air

  • Ferroxzandor

    Ferrox iron + zandor heaven

    iron heaven

  • Ferroxvareth

    Ferrox iron + vareth ward

    iron ward

  • Ironspire

    Iron iron + spire spire

    iron spire

  • Ironmaw

    Iron iron + maw maw

    iron maw

  • Irontalon

    Iron iron + talon talon

    iron talon

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

Irth initial · Kaz initial

  • Irthveth

    Irth iron + veth calm

    iron calm

  • Irthkon

    Irth iron + kon counted

    iron counted

  • Irthval

    Irth iron + val strength

    iron strength

  • Kazethrak

    Kaz iron + ethrak sharp law

    iron sharp law

  • Kazarrash

    Kaz iron + arrash unbroken line

    iron unbroken line

  • Kazekthar

    Kaz iron + ekthar iron oath

    iron iron oath

German


Real world

Isen initial · Eisen initial

  • Isenmann

    Isen iron + mann man

    iron man

  • Isendank

    Isen iron + dank thought

    iron thought

  • Isensind

    Isen iron + sind journey

    iron journey

  • Eisenweg

    Eisen iron + weg path

    iron path

  • Eisenschmidt

    Eisen iron + schmidt smith

    iron smith

  • Eisenholz

    Eisen iron + holz wood

    iron wood

God


Creatures

Irn initial · Iron initial

  • Irngal

    Irn iron + gal host

    iron of the host

  • Irnor

    Irn iron + or light

    iron of the light

  • Irnkar

    Irn iron + kar hand

    iron of the hand

  • Irongiver

    Iron iron + giver giver

    iron giver

  • Ironspeaker

    Iron iron + speaker speaker

    iron speaker

  • Ironwatcher

    Iron iron + watcher watcher

    iron watcher

Griffin


Creatures

Fer initial · Ferra initial

  • Ferbern

    Fer iron + bern bear

    iron bear

  • Ferlind

    Fer iron + lind lime shield

    iron lime shield

  • Ferraban

    Fer iron + raban raven

    iron raven

  • Ferraburg

    Ferra iron + burg fortress

    iron fortress

  • Ferrawina

    Ferra iron + wina friend

    iron friend

  • Ferraharta

    Ferra iron + harta stag

    iron stag

Knight


People

Isen initial · Fer initial

  • Isenin

    Isen iron + in little

    iron little

  • Isenric

    Isen iron + ric ruler

    iron ruler

  • Isenger

    Isen iron + ger spear

    iron spear

  • Ferrad

    Fer iron + rad counsel

    iron counsel

  • Fermund

    Fer iron + mund protection

    iron protection

  • Ferais

    Fer iron + ais born

    iron born

Tiefling


Fantasy races

Ferren initial · Ferrys initial

  • Ferreninal

    Ferren iron + inal final

    iron final

  • Ferrenith

    Ferren iron + ith thin

    iron thin

  • Ferrenaris

    Ferren iron + aris inheritance

    iron inheritance

  • Ferrysirel

    Ferrys iron + irel errant

    iron errant

  • Ferrysasme

    Ferrys iron + asme breath

    iron breath

  • Ferrysevre

    Ferrys iron + evre dusk

    iron dusk

Wizard


People

Fer initial · Iron initial

  • Feron

    Fer iron + on great

    iron great

  • Ferarn

    Fer iron + arn secret

    iron secret

  • Ferthys

    Fer iron + thys depth

    iron depth

  • Ironwright

    Iron iron + wright maker

    iron maker

  • Ironwalker

    Iron iron + walker walker

    iron walker

  • Ironkeeper

    Iron iron + keeper keeper

    iron keeper

Alien


Creatures

Ekru initial

  • Ekrudena

    Ekru iron + dena spring

    iron spring

  • Ekrusaru

    Ekru iron + saru landing

    iron landing

  • Ekrumora

    Ekru iron + mora field

    iron field

Band


Music

Iron initial

  • Iron Saints

    Iron iron + saints holy ones

    iron holy ones

  • Iron Architects

    Iron iron + architects chief builders

    iron chief builders

  • Iron Ladders

    Iron iron + ladders ladders

    iron ladders

Chinese


Real world

Tie initial

  • Tierui

    Tie iron + rui wise

    iron wise

  • Tieyun

    Tie iron + yun cloud

    iron cloud

  • Tiebo

    Tie iron + bo learned

    iron learned

Country


Objects

Fer initial

  • Ferenia

    Fer iron + enia country

    iron country

  • Ferreich

    Fer iron + reich realm

    iron realm

  • Feralia

    Fer iron + alia land

    iron land

Cyberpunk


People

Iron initial

  • Ironghost

    Iron iron + ghost ghost

    iron ghost

  • Irontongue

    Iron iron + tongue tongue

    iron tongue

  • Ironloop

    Iron iron + loop loop

    iron loop

Gamertag


People

Iron initial

  • Ironviper

    Iron iron + viper live bearer

    iron live bearer

  • Ironwraith

    Iron iron + wraith wraith

    iron wraith

  • Ironlink

    Iron iron + link link

    iron link

Giant


Creatures

Iron initial

  • Ironspan

    Iron iron + span span

    iron span

  • Irongate

    Iron iron + gate gate

    iron gate

  • Ironblood

    Iron iron + blood blood

    iron blood

Greek


Real world

Sider initial

  • Sidereas

    Sider iron + eas hailing from

    hailing from iron

  • Sideradis

    Sider iron + adis child of

    child of iron

  • Siderakos

    Sider iron + akos little one

    little one iron

Guild


Objects

The Iron initial

  • The Iron Phalanx

    The Iron iron + phalanx battle line

    iron battle line

  • The Iron Seekers

    The Iron iron + seekers searchers

    iron searchers

  • The Iron Chapter

    The Iron iron + chapter branch assembly

    iron branch assembly

Japanese


Real world

Tetsu initial

  • Tetsumichi

    Tetsu iron + michi path

    iron path

  • Tetsusuke

    Tetsu iron + suke help

    iron help

  • Tetsuya

    Tetsu iron + ya arrow

    iron arrow

Kingdom


Objects

Iron initial

  • Ironheath

    Iron iron + heath heathland

    iron heathland

  • Irongarde

    Iron iron + garde stronghold

    iron stronghold

  • Ironkeep

    Iron iron + keep castle

    iron castle

Pirate


People

Iron initial

  • Ironshore

    Iron iron + shore shore

    iron shore

  • Ironbone

    Iron iron + bone bone

    iron bone

  • Irongale

    Iron iron + gale gale

    iron gale

Planet


Objects

Ferr initial

  • Ferrura

    Ferr iron + ura tail

    iron tail

  • Ferrterra

    Ferr iron + terra upland

    iron upland

  • Ferrpelagos

    Ferr iron + pelagos open sea

    iron open sea

Robot


Objects

Ferr initial

  • Ferrun

    Ferr iron + un prototype

    iron prototype

  • Ferrar

    Ferr iron + ar arm

    iron arm

  • Ferrance

    Ferr iron + ance revision

    iron revision

Ship


Objects

Iron initial

  • Iron Valour

    Iron iron + valour strength

    iron strength

  • Iron Enterprise

    Iron iron + enterprise undertaking

    iron undertaking

  • Iron Pilgrim

    Iron iron + pilgrim foreigner

    iron foreigner

Troll


Creatures

Iron initial

  • Ironpot

    Iron iron + pot pot

    iron pot

  • Ironhoarder

    Iron iron + hoarder hoarder

    iron hoarder

  • Ironsleeper

    Iron iron + sleeper sleeper

    iron sleeper

Vampire


Creatures

Eisen initial

  • Eisenhof

    Eisen iron + hof court

    iron-court

  • Eisenrich

    Eisen iron + rich ruler

    iron-ruler

  • Eisenritter

    Eisen iron + ritter knight

    iron-knight

Viking


Real world

Jarn initial

  • Jarnlund

    Jarn iron + lund temper

    iron temper

  • Jarnbelti

    Jarn iron + belti belt

    iron belt

  • Jarnkapa

    Jarn iron + kapa cape

    iron cape

Villain


People

Jarn initial

  • Jarnstain

    Jarn iron + stain discolouring mark

    iron discolouring mark

  • Jarnwrack

    Jarn iron + wrack wreckage

    iron wreckage

  • Jarnrune

    Jarn iron + rune secret mark

    iron secret mark

Werewolf


Creatures

Jarn initial

  • Jarnstorm

    Jarn iron + storm violent weather

    iron violent weather

  • Jarnric

    Jarn iron + ric ruler

    iron ruler

  • Jarnblood

    Jarn iron + blood life fluid

    iron life fluid

Witch


People

Fer initial

  • Ferkin

    Fer iron + kin blood family

    iron blood family

  • Ferveth

    Fer iron + veth veil

    iron veil

  • Fersina

    Fer iron + sina root

    iron root

Senses that travel together

See also

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