“island”
16 fragments across 9 traditions carry this sense. 11 of them close a name against 5 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.
Across the traditions
¶They cluster in 3 families, most of them real world. Island carries the most, with 7 separate fragments for it — a tradition that needs this many words for one idea is telling you something about what it cares about.
ey final · ay final · oy final · sey final · inch final · innis final · inish final
- Sailey
Sail sail + ey island
sail island
- Mistey
Mist mist + ey island
mist island
- Eiderey
Eider eider ducks + ey island
eider ducks island
- Foamay
Foam foam + ay island
foam island
- Galeay
Gale gale + ay island
gale island
- Pearlay
Pearl pearl + ay island
pearl island
- Gannetoy
Gannet gannets + oy island
gannets island
- Selkieoy
Selkie seal folk + oy island
seal folk island
- Inneroy
Inner inner + oy island
inner island
- Mastsey
Mast mast + sey island
mast island
- Surfsey
Surf surf + sey island
surf island
- Langsey
Lang long + sey island
long island
Innis initial · ey final
- Innismoss
Innis island + moss bog
island bog
- Innisrig
Innis island + rig ridge
island ridge
- Innisfell
Innis island + fell hill
island hill
- Aberey
Aber river mouth + ey island
river mouth island
- Croftey
Croft smallholding + ey island
smallholding island
- Knockey
Knock hill + ey island
hill island
Isle initial
- Islewind
Isle island + wind wind
island wind
- Islehearth
Isle island + hearth hearth
island hearth
- Isleholt
Isle island + holt wood
island wood
Inish initial
- Inishtorc
Inish island + torc boar
island boar
- Inishlear
Inish island + lear sea
island sea
- Inishaird
Inish island + aird high
island high
shima final
- Yukishima
Yuki snow + shima island
snow island
- Yamashima
Yama mountain + shima island
mountain island
- Natsushima
Natsu summer + shima island
summer island
holm final
- Halderholm
Halder steadfast + holm island
steadfast island
- Ardholm
Ard high + holm island
high island
- Emberholm
Ember ember + holm island
ember island
nesos final
- Montnesos
Mont mountain + nesos island
mountain island
- Aternesos
Ater black + nesos island
black island
- Novemnesos
Novem ninth + nesos island
ninth island
Ey initial
- Eysvein
Ey island + svein boy
island boy
- Eyvaldr
Ey island + valdr ruler
island ruler
- Eyvard
Ey island + vard guardian
island guardian
Ynys initial
- Ynysfawr
Ynys island + fawr big
island big
- Ynysgrug
Ynys island + grug heather
island heather
- Ynysgain
Ynys island + gain fine
island fine
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “island”. 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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