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“lovely”

10 fragments across 9 traditions carry this sense. They split 5 to 5 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, Bard, has 2.

Bard


Tabletop

bel final · belle final

  • Canobel

    Cano singing + bel lovely

    singing lovely

  • Giobel

    Gio joy + bel lovely

    joy lovely

  • Orielbel

    Oriel gold + bel lovely

    gold lovely

  • Deliabelle

    Delia delight + belle lovely

    delight lovely

  • Ivorabelle

    Ivora ivory + belle lovely

    ivory lovely

  • Cantiabelle

    Cantia singing + belle lovely

    singing lovely

Cat


People

ella final

  • Fawnella

    Fawn pale tan + ella lovely

    pale tan lovely

  • Lilella

    Lil lily + ella lovely

    lily lovely

  • Tawnella

    Tawn tawny + ella lovely

    tawny lovely

Dog


People

ella final

  • Amberella

    Amber fossil resin + ella lovely

    fossil resin lovely

  • Juniperella

    Juniper blue-berried shrub + ella lovely

    blue-berried shrub lovely

  • Velella

    Vel swift + ella lovely

    swift lovely

Greek


Real world

Erato initial

  • Eratodoxa

    Erato lovely + doxa renown

    lovely renown

  • Eratomelia

    Erato lovely + melia ash tree

    lovely ash tree

  • Eratothea

    Erato lovely + thea goddess

    lovely goddess

Japanese


Real world

Rei initial

  • Reiyo

    Rei lovely + yo generation

    lovely generation

  • Reiyu

    Rei lovely + yu gentle

    lovely gentle

  • Reiteru

    Rei lovely + teru shine

    lovely shine

Paladin


Tabletop

Calla initial

  • Callawenda

    Calla lovely + wenda wanderer

    lovely wanderer

  • Callariana

    Calla lovely + riana queen

    lovely queen

  • Callazara

    Calla lovely + zara daybreak

    lovely daybreak

Roman


Real world

venusta final

  • Caesia Venusta

    Caesia blue-grey + venusta lovely

    blue-grey, lovely

  • Fonteia Venusta

    Fonteia of the spring + venusta lovely

    of the spring, lovely

  • Cornelia Venusta

    Cornelia horn + venusta lovely

    horn, lovely

Tiefling


Fantasy races

Belith initial

  • Belithe

    Belith lovely + e quiet

    lovely quiet

  • Belithith

    Belith lovely + ith thin

    lovely thin

  • Belithande

    Belith lovely + ande waiting

    lovely waiting

Welsh


Real world

Cain initial

  • Cainddyn

    Cain lovely + ddyn person

    lovely person

  • Cainlwyd

    Cain lovely + lwyd hoary

    lovely hoary

  • Cainfaen

    Cain lovely + faen boulder

    lovely boulder

Senses that travel together

See also

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