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“night”

35 fragments across 19 traditions carry this sense. 26 of them open a name against 9 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 5 different families, from creatures outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. Vampire carries the most, with 6 separate fragments for it — a tradition that needs this many words for one idea is telling you something about what it cares about.

Vampire


Creatures

Nacht initial · nox final · Noct initial · nocta final · Noc initial · Nachtri initial

  • Nachtaru

    Nacht night + aru craftsman

    night-craftsman

  • Nachtbert

    Nacht night + bert bright

    night-bright

  • Nachtturm

    Nacht night + turm tower

    night-tower

  • Zarnox

    Zar dawn + nox night

    dawn-night

  • Turnnox

    Turn tower + nox night

    tower-night

  • Dobronox

    Dobro good + nox night

    good-night

  • Nocttsvet

    Noct night + tsvet blossom

    night-blossom

  • Noctnocta

    Noct night + nocta night

    night-night

  • Noctberga

    Noct night + berga height

    night-height

  • Svetlanocta

    Svetla radiant + nocta night

    radiant-night

  • Lunanocta

    Luna moon + nocta night

    moon-night

  • Irinanocta

    Irina peace + nocta night

    peace-night

Dragon


Creatures

Naxor initial · nyx final · Naxira initial · Noctyx initial · Night initial

  • Naxorgorn

    Naxor night + gorn ridge

    night ridge

  • Naxorvyth

    Naxor night + vyth song

    night song

  • Naxorrox

    Naxor night + rox stone

    night stone

  • Ashkarnyx

    Ashkar ash + nyx night

    ash night

  • Zoltharnyx

    Zolthar depth + nyx night

    depth night

  • Ryzornyx

    Ryzor scale + nyx night

    scale night

  • Naxiradhrax

    Naxira night + dhrax bane

    night bane

  • Naxirasor

    Naxira night + sor storm

    night storm

  • Naxiraryx

    Naxira night + ryx tempest

    night tempest

  • Noctyxzandor

    Noctyx night + zandor heaven

    night heaven

  • Noctyxylith

    Noctyx night + ylith ice

    night ice

  • Noctyxmorix

    Noctyx night + morix doom

    night doom

God


Creatures

noth final · nocta final · Night initial

  • Volnoth

    Vol will + noth night

    will of the night

  • Dhurnoth

    Dhur endurance + noth night

    endurance of the night

  • Termnoth

    Term ending + noth night

    ending of the night

  • Vespernocta

    Vesper evening + nocta night

    evening of the night

  • Rivnocta

    Riv river + nocta night

    river of the night

  • Obnocta

    Ob shadow + nocta night

    shadow of the night

  • Nightbreaker

    Night night + breaker breaker

    night breaker

  • Nightbringer

    Night night + bringer bringer

    night bringer

  • Nighthand

    Night night + hand hand

    night hand

Bard


Tabletop

notte final · Night initial

  • Modonotte

    Modo mode + notte night

    mode night

  • Andonotte

    Ando wandering + notte night

    wandering night

  • Foconotte

    Foco fire + notte night

    fire night

  • Nighttongue

    Night night + tongue tongue

    night tongue

  • Nightharp

    Night night + harp harp

    night harp

  • Nightquill

    Night night + quill quill

    night quill

Demon


Creatures

Nyzr initial · okt final

  • Nyzrora

    Nyzr night + ora furnace

    night of the furnace

  • Nyzruza

    Nyzr night + uza craving

    night of the craving

  • Nyzrikha

    Nyzr night + ikha splinter

    night of the splinter

  • Ondrokt

    Ondr burden + okt night

    burden of the night

  • Zalthokt

    Zalth zeal + okt night

    zeal of the night

  • Ikthokt

    Ikth itching + okt night

    itching of the night

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

Nez initial · Noth initial

  • Nezlakha

    Nez night + lakha lithe

    night lithe

  • Nezmora

    Nez night + mora grim

    night grim

  • Nezkhira

    Nez night + khira proud

    night proud

  • Nothsur

    Noth night + sur enduring

    night enduring

  • Nothvorn

    Noth night + vorn forward

    night forward

  • Nothtesh

    Noth night + tesh swift

    night swift

Drow


Fantasy races

Nyss initial · Nazz initial

  • Nyssethraz

    Nyss night + ethraz trained

    night trained

  • Nyssomryn

    Nyss night + omryn counted

    night counted

  • Nyssezzyn

    Nyss night + ezzyn cold

    night cold

  • Nazzorvytha

    Nazz night + orvytha outrider

    night outrider

  • Nazzobryth

    Nazz night + obryth patient

    night patient

  • Nazzanthra

    Nazz night + anthra sworn

    night sworn

Necromancer


Tabletop

Noct initial · Nocta initial

  • Noctgloom

    Noct night + gloom dim twilight

    night dim twilight

  • Noctgrave

    Noct night + grave dug pit

    night dug pit

  • Noctmarrow

    Noct night + marrow inner pith

    night inner pith

  • Noctafenna

    Nocta night + fenna fen

    night fen

  • Noctanima

    Nocta night + nima dust

    night dust

  • Noctanella

    Nocta night + nella wick

    night wick

Country


Objects

Nox initial

  • Noxulia

    Nox night + ulia land

    night land

  • Noxatia

    Nox night + atia region

    night region

  • Noxina

    Nox night + ina land

    night land

Cyberpunk


People

Nyx initial

  • Nyxchaser

    Nyx night + chaser chaser

    night chaser

  • Nyxhum

    Nyx night + hum hum

    night hum

  • Nyxlantern

    Nyx night + lantern torch bearer

    night torch bearer

D&D


Tabletop

Nyx initial

  • Nyxward

    Nyx night + ward guardian

    night guardian

  • Nyxspire

    Nyx night + spire spire

    night spire

  • Nyxquill

    Nyx night + quill quill

    night quill

Dwarf


Fantasy races

nott final

  • Inganott

    Inga hearth + nott night

    hearth night

  • Salanott

    Sala salt + nott night

    salt night

  • Heddanott

    Hedda strife + nott night

    strife night

Elf


Fantasy races

Night initial

  • Nighthollow

    Night night + hollow hollow

    night hollow

  • Nightwalker

    Night night + walker walker

    night walker

  • Nightwhisper

    Night night + whisper whisper

    night whisper

Orc


Fantasy races

nash final

  • Braknash

    Brak break + nash night

    break night

  • Shargnash

    Sharg fierce + nash night

    fierce night

  • Lugnash

    Lug heavy + nash night

    heavy night

Planet


Objects

Noct initial

  • Noctdorsum

    Noct night + dorsum ridge

    night ridge

  • Noctlacus

    Noct night + lacus lake

    night lake

  • Noctida

    Noct night + ida daughter

    night daughter

Villain


People

Nyx initial

  • Nyxwraith

    Nyx night + wraith ghostly double

    night ghostly double

  • Nyxthorn

    Nyx night + thorn sharp spine

    night sharp spine

  • Nyxmire

    Nyx night + mire deep bog

    night deep bog

Werewolf


Creatures

Nott initial

  • Nottheart

    Nott night + heart beating core

    night beating core

  • Nottglade

    Nott night + glade bright clearing

    night bright clearing

  • Nottmoon

    Nott night + moon monthly orb

    night monthly orb

Witch


People

Nyth initial

  • Nythvara

    Nyth night + vara ward

    night ward

  • Nythveth

    Nyth night + veth veil

    night veil

  • Nythgith

    Nyth night + gith gift

    night gift

Wizard


People

Night initial

  • Nightdelver

    Night night + delver delver

    night delver

  • Nightkindler

    Night night + kindler kindler

    night kindler

  • Nightwright

    Night night + wright maker

    night maker

Senses that travel together

See also

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