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“joy”

21 fragments across 16 traditions carry this sense. They split 10 to 11 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

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, Knight, has 3.

Knight


People

Wyn initial · wenna final · oy final

  • Wynswind

    Wyn joy + swind strong

    joy strong

  • Wynice

    Wyn joy + ice blessed

    joy blessed

  • Wynhilde

    Wyn joy + hilde battle

    joy battle

  • Beawenna

    Bea blessed + wenna joy

    blessed joy

  • Radwenna

    Rad counsel + wenna joy

    counsel joy

  • Godwenna

    God god + wenna joy

    god joy

  • Godoy

    God god + oy joy

    god joy

  • Adeloy

    Adel noble + oy joy

    noble joy

  • Wigoy

    Wig battle + oy joy

    battle joy

Bard


Tabletop

Gio initial · Galia initial

  • Giomene

    Gio joy + mene measure

    joy measure

  • Giohain

    Gio joy + hain grove

    joy grove

  • Giobel

    Gio joy + bel lovely

    joy lovely

  • Galiavina

    Galia joy + vina vine

    joy vine

  • Galiaviola

    Galia joy + viola viol

    joy viol

  • Galiadine

    Galia joy + dine refrain

    joy refrain

Vampire


Creatures

Rada initial · radna final

  • Radagora

    Rada joy + gora mountain

    joy-mountain

  • Radahilda

    Rada joy + hilda strife

    joy-strife

  • Radafried

    Rada joy + fried protection

    joy-protection

  • Selenaradna

    Selena moonlight + radna joy

    moonlight-joy

  • Krasnaradna

    Krasna beautiful + radna joy

    beautiful-joy

  • Mararadna

    Mara bitter + radna joy

    bitter-joy

Wizard


People

wyn final · yn final

  • Falwyn

    Fal falling + wyn joy

    falling joy

  • Zirwyn

    Zir circle + wyn joy

    circle joy

  • Lumwyn

    Lum lantern + wyn joy

    lantern joy

  • Limyn

    Lim threshold + yn joy

    threshold joy

  • Wickyn

    Wick wick + yn joy

    wick joy

  • Bralyn

    Bral brass + yn joy

    brass joy

Cat


People

wynn final

  • Blossomwynn

    Blossom fruit flower + wynn joy

    fruit flower joy

  • Emberwynn

    Ember glowing coal + wynn joy

    glowing coal joy

  • Wispwynn

    Wisp handful of hay + wynn joy

    handful of hay joy

Chinese


Real world

Le initial

  • Leya

    Le joy + ya refined

    joy refined

  • Lehua

    Le joy + hua flower

    joy flower

  • Leyu

    Le joy + yu jade

    joy jade

D&D


Tabletop

Gala initial

  • Galamina

    Gala joy + mina love

    joy love

  • Galazana

    Gala joy + zana flower

    joy flower

  • Galaquin

    Gala joy + quin queen

    joy queen

Elf


Fantasy races

rien final

  • Raerien

    Rae glow + rien joy

    glow joy

  • Laerien

    Lae water + rien joy

    water joy

  • Thiarien

    Thia grove + rien joy

    grove joy

Greek


Real world

chara final

  • Alkichara

    Alki strength + chara joy

    strength joy

  • Philochara

    Philo loving + chara joy

    loving joy

  • Polychara

    Poly many + chara joy

    many joy

Kingdom


Objects

Wyn initial

  • Wynholm

    Wyn joy + holm island

    joy island

  • Wyngard

    Wyn joy + gard enclosure

    joy enclosure

  • Wyndeep

    Wyn joy + deep depths

    joy depths

Korean


Real world

Hee initial

  • Heedan

    Hee joy + dan vermilion

    joy vermilion

  • Heeun

    Hee joy + eun grace

    joy grace

  • Heehyo

    Hee joy + hyo filial devotion

    joy filial devotion

Paladin


Tabletop

gaud final

  • Martigaud

    Marti war + gaud joy

    war joy

  • Purogaud

    Puro pure + gaud joy

    pure joy

  • Auregaud

    Aure gold + gaud joy

    gold joy

Phoenix


Creatures

chares final

  • Ouranochares

    Ourano heaven + chares joy

    heaven joy

  • Hypsochares

    Hypso height + chares joy

    height joy

  • Megachares

    Mega great + chares joy

    great joy

Russian


Real world

Yefrosinya initial

  • Yefrosinya Innokentyevna

    Yefrosinya joy + innokentyevna daughter of Innokenty

    joy, daughter of Innokenty

  • Yefrosinya Vladislavovna

    Yefrosinya joy + vladislavovna daughter of Vladislav

    joy, daughter of Vladislav

  • Yefrosinya Svyatoslavovna

    Yefrosinya joy + svyatoslavovna daughter of Svyatoslav

    joy, daughter of Svyatoslav

Scottish


Real world

Muirn initial

  • Muirnglas

    Muirn joy + glas green

    joy green

  • Muirnbane

    Muirn joy + bane pale

    joy pale

  • Muirnbuie

    Muirn joy + buie golden

    joy golden

Witch


People

wyn final

  • Vervwyn

    Verv vervain + wyn joy

    vervain joy

  • Loamwyn

    Loam clay soil + wyn joy

    clay soil joy

  • Morwyn

    Mor moor + wyn joy

    moor joy

Senses that travel together

See also

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