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“king”

12 fragments across 10 traditions carry this sense. They split 6 to 6 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 4 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, Dragon, has 3.

Dragon


Creatures

Vaxos initial · rex final · eryx final

  • Vaxosthor

    Vaxos king + thor thunder

    king thunder

  • Vaxosphyr

    Vaxos king + phyr flame

    king flame

  • Vaxostor

    Vaxos king + tor throne

    king throne

  • Haxorrex

    Haxor claw + rex king

    claw king

  • Thraxorrex

    Thraxor edge + rex king

    edge king

  • Daxorrex

    Daxor shadow + rex king

    shadow king

  • Umbraxeryx

    Umbrax shade + eryx king

    shade king

  • Korvytheryx

    Korvyth raven + eryx king

    raven king

  • Wrathyxeryx

    Wrathyx wrath + eryx king

    wrath king

D&D


Tabletop

rik final

  • Dravrik

    Drav blood + rik king

    blood king

  • Dunrik

    Dun hill + rik king

    hill king

  • Ornrik

    Orn eagle + rik king

    eagle king

Dog


People

Rex initial

  • Rexpatch

    Rex king + patch small piece

    king small piece

  • Rexie

    Rex king + ie dear

    king dear

  • Rexjay

    Rex king + jay chattering bird

    king chattering bird

French


Real world

roy final

  • Montroy

    Mont mount + roy king

    mount king

  • Pontroy

    Pont bridge + roy king

    bridge king

  • Croixroy

    Croix cross + roy king

    cross king

German


Real world

König initial

  • Königjäger

    König king + jäger hunter

    king hunter

  • Königberg

    König king + berg mountain

    king mountain

  • Königfischer

    König king + fischer fisherman

    king fisherman

Greek


Real world

Vasil initial

  • Vasiliadis

    Vasil king + iadis descendant of

    descendant of king

  • Vasileas

    Vasil king + eas hailing from

    hailing from king

  • Vasilidis

    Vasil king + idis son of

    son of king

Irish


Real world

Rig initial

  • Rigall

    Rig king + all mighty

    king mighty

  • Rigvinn

    Rig king + vinn melodious

    king melodious

  • Rigchad

    Rig king + chad war

    king war

Knight


People

Roy initial

  • Royaud

    Roy king + aud rule

    king rule

  • Royland

    Roy king + land land

    king land

  • Roywin

    Roy king + win friend

    king friend

Mermaid


Creatures

ereus final

  • Cyrenereus

    Cyren siren call + ereus king

    siren call king

  • Pelagereus

    Pelag ocean + ereus king

    ocean king

  • Narilereus

    Naril nacre + ereus king

    nacre king

Welsh


Real world

bren final

  • Mabbren

    Mab son + bren king

    son king

  • Ffynnonbren

    Ffynnon spring + bren king

    spring king

  • Madbren

    Mad fortunate + bren king

    fortunate king

Senses that travel together

See also

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