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“red”

31 fragments across 27 traditions carry this sense. 27 of them open a name against 4 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.

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, Griffin, has 2.

Griffin


Creatures

Gulen initial · Gules initial

  • Gulenhelm

    Gulen red + helm helmet

    red helmet

  • Gulenbod

    Gulen red + bod messenger

    red messenger

  • Gulenswind

    Gulen red + swind strong

    red strong

  • Gules Sejant

    Gules red + Sejant sitting

    red, sitting

  • Gules Rampant

    Gules red + Rampant rearing

    red, rearing

  • Gules Salient

    Gules red + Salient leaping

    red, leaping

Irish


Real world

Flann initial · roe final

  • Flanngus

    Flann red + gus vigour

    red vigour

  • Flannur

    Flann red + ur fresh

    red fresh

  • Flanncam

    Flann red + cam crooked

    red crooked

  • Tirroe

    Tir land + roe red

    land red

  • Drumroe

    Drum ridge + roe red

    ridge red

  • Monaroe

    Mona bog + roe red

    bog red

Scottish


Real world

Derg initial · roy final

  • Dergmoss

    Derg red + moss bog

    red bog

  • Derggate

    Derg red + gate road

    red road

  • Derginch

    Derg red + inch water meadow

    red water meadow

  • Sianroy

    Sian storm + roy red

    storm red

  • Grianroy

    Grian sun + roy red

    sun red

  • Muirnroy

    Muirn joy + roy red

    joy red

Welsh


Real world

Rhudd initial · goch final

  • Rhuddol

    Rhudd red + ddol dale

    red dale

  • Rhuddgoed

    Rhudd red + goed trees

    red trees

  • Rhuddfelin

    Rhudd red + felin mill

    red mill

  • Telyngoch

    Telyn harp + goch red

    harp red

  • Morwyngoch

    Morwyn maiden + goch red

    maiden red

  • Glangoch

    Glan pure + goch red

    pure red

Alien


Creatures

Ghor initial

  • Ghorzoll

    Ghor red + zoll shelf

    red shelf

  • Ghorchaan

    Ghor red + chaan reach

    red reach

  • Ghornith

    Ghor red + nith harbour

    red harbour

Bard


Tabletop

Red initial

  • Redheart

    Red red + heart heart

    red heart

  • Redchord

    Red red + chord chord

    red chord

  • Redverse

    Red red + verse verse

    red verse

Chinese


Real world

Hong initial

  • Hongjun

    Hong red + jun noble

    red noble

  • Hongqian

    Hong red + qian pretty

    red pretty

  • Honglan

    Hong red + lan orchid

    red orchid

City


Objects

Red initial

  • Redpool

    Red red + pool pool

    red pool

  • Redley

    Red red + ley woodland clearing

    red woodland clearing

  • Redby

    Red red + by village

    red village

Country


Objects

Rub initial

  • Ruburia

    Rub red + uria realm

    red realm

  • Rubika

    Rub red + ika land

    red land

  • Rubosia

    Rub red + osia island country

    red island country

Cyberpunk


People

Rust initial

  • Rustnoise

    Rust red + noise noise

    red noise

  • Rustrunner

    Rust red + runner runner

    red runner

  • Rustcircuit

    Rust red + circuit going around

    red going around

D&D


Tabletop

Red initial

  • Redward

    Red red + ward guard

    red guard

  • Redcrest

    Red red + crest crest

    red crest

  • Redblade

    Red red + blade blade

    red blade

Dog


People

Rud initial

  • Rudgale

    Rud red + gale howling blast

    red howling blast

  • Rudtuft

    Rud red + tuft small bunch

    red small bunch

  • Rudsea

    Rud red + sea salt water

    red salt water

Druid


Tabletop

Derg initial

  • Derglith

    Derg red + lith stone

    red stone

  • Dergtreath

    Derg red + treath strand

    red strand

  • Dergthwaite

    Derg red + thwaite forest clearing

    red forest clearing

Dwarf


Fantasy races

Rud initial

  • Rudormr

    Rud red + ormr drake

    red drake

  • Rudrak

    Rud red + rak tunnel

    red tunnel

  • Rudgan

    Rud red + gan walker

    red walker

German


Real world

Rot initial

  • Rotstadt

    Rot red + stadt town

    red town

  • Rothoff

    Rot red + hoff farmstead

    red farmstead

  • Rotholz

    Rot red + holz wood

    red wood

Greek


Real world

Kokkin initial

  • Kokkinopoulos

    Kokkin red + opoulos son of

    son of red

  • Kokkinidis

    Kokkin red + idis son of

    son of red

  • Kokkinakis

    Kokkin red + akis little

    little red

Japanese


Real world

Aka initial

  • Akamori

    Aka red + mori forest

    red forest

  • Akaki

    Aka red + ki tree

    red tree

  • Akasawa

    Aka red + sawa marsh

    red marsh

Knight


People

Rou initial

  • Roudalle

    Rou red + dalle valley

    red valley

  • Rougny

    Rou red + gny holding

    red holding

  • Roucourt

    Rou red + court manor

    red manor

Rad initial

  • Radburn

    Rad red + burn stream

    red stream

  • Radlow

    Rad red + low burial mound

    red burial mound

  • Radfield

    Rad red + field open land

    red open land

Mountain


Objects

Ruadh initial

  • Ruadhmoel

    Ruadh red + moel bald hill

    red bald hill

  • Ruadhdodd

    Ruadh red + dodd rounded hill

    red rounded hill

  • Ruadhgully

    Ruadh red + gully eroded gully

    red eroded gully

Orc


Fantasy races

Red initial

  • Redjaw

    Red red + jaw jaw

    red jaw

  • Redskewer

    Red red + skewer skewer

    red skewer

  • Redfist

    Red red + fist fist

    red fist

Pirate


People

the red final

  • Gideon the Red

    Gideon hewer + the red red

    hewer, called the red

  • Griffith the Red

    Griffith strong lord + the red red

    strong lord, called the red

  • Evan the Red

    Evan god is gracious + the red red

    god is gracious, called the red

Planet


Objects

Rub initial

  • Ruboikos

    Rub red + oikos house

    red house

  • Rubcatena

    Rub red + catena chain

    red chain

  • Rubdorsum

    Rub red + dorsum ridge

    red ridge

Roman


Real world

Ruf initial

  • Rufidus

    Ruf red + idus kind

    the red kind

  • Rufitus

    Ruf red + itus marked one

    the red marked one

  • Rufillus

    Ruf red + illus little one

    the red little one

Tavern


Objects

The Red initial

  • The Red Eagle

    The Red red + eagle imperial bird

    red imperial bird

  • The Red Bell

    The Red red + bell sounding vessel

    red sounding vessel

  • The Red Sow

    The Red red + sow female pig

    red female pig

Vampire


Creatures

Rot initial

  • Rotklippe

    Rot red + klippe crag

    red-crag

  • Rotsky

    Rot red + sky of the

    red-of the

  • Rotgrad

    Rot red + grad city

    red-city

Viking


Real world

Raud initial

  • Raudbrok

    Raud red + brok breeches

    red breeches

  • Raudboga

    Raud red + boga bow

    red bow

  • Raudskjold

    Raud red + skjold shield

    red shield

Senses that travel together

See also

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