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“sea”

29 fragments across 22 traditions carry this sense. 20 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 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, Bard, has 3.

Bard


Tabletop

Sae initial · mara final · mare final

  • Saelin

    Sae sea + lin melody

    sea melody

  • Saenell

    Sae sea + nell bell

    sea bell

  • Saezan

    Sae sea + zan chanson

    sea chanson

  • Aliamara

    Alia song + mara sea

    song sea

  • Eloramara

    Elora laurel + mara sea

    laurel sea

  • Cantiamara

    Cantia singing + mara sea

    singing sea

  • Pienomare

    Pieno full + mare sea

    full sea

  • Tonomare

    Tono tone + mare sea

    tone sea

  • Cambimare

    Cambi change + mare sea

    change sea

Druid


Tabletop

Muir initial · Mara initial

  • Muirbreck

    Muir sea + breck slope

    sea slope

  • Muirmoor

    Muir sea + moor open waste

    sea open waste

  • Muirgorm

    Muir sea + gorm dark

    sea dark

  • Maraleaf

    Mara sea + leaf green blade

    sea green blade

  • Marathistle

    Mara sea + thistle prickly weed

    sea prickly weed

  • Marawhin

    Mara sea + whin gorse bush

    sea gorse bush

Elf


Fantasy races

maris final · Gaer initial

  • Silamaris

    Sila shining + maris sea

    shining sea

  • Emimaris

    Emi swift + maris sea

    swift sea

  • Elumaris

    Elu twilight + maris sea

    twilight sea

  • Gaerleth

    Gaer sea + leth veil

    sea veil

  • Gaerdal

    Gaer sea + dal vale

    sea vale

  • Gaeryth

    Gaer sea + yth depth

    sea depth

Irish


Real world

Muir initial · lear final

  • Muirlay

    Muir sea + lay hero

    sea hero

  • Muirgow

    Muir sea + gow smith

    sea smith

  • Muirreagh

    Muir sea + reagh brindled

    sea brindled

  • Mucklear

    Muck pig + lear sea

    pig sea

  • Sruthlear

    Sruth stream + lear sea

    stream sea

  • Cloghlear

    Clogh stone + lear sea

    stone sea

Japanese


Real world

Kai initial · umi final

  • Kaimune

    Kai sea + mune lineage

    sea lineage

  • Kaitomo

    Kai sea + tomo wisdom

    sea wisdom

  • Kaiki

    Kai sea + ki tree

    sea tree

  • Yukiumi

    Yuki snow + umi sea

    snow sea

  • Natsuumi

    Natsu summer + umi sea

    summer sea

  • Kusaumi

    Kusa grass + umi sea

    grass sea

Mermaid


Creatures

Maren initial · Sea initial

  • Marenseneth

    Maren sea + seneth palace

    sea palace

  • Marenselis

    Maren sea + selis echo

    sea echo

  • Marenanel

    Maren sea + anel herald

    sea herald

  • Seawater

    Sea sea + water water

    sea water

  • Seachorus

    Sea sea + chorus chorus

    sea chorus

  • Seashoal

    Sea sea + shoal shoal

    sea shoal

Angel


Creatures

Yamla initial

  • Yamlaroth

    Yamla sea + roth of hosts

    sea of hosts

  • Yamlaphim

    Yamla sea + phim of the wings

    sea of the wings

  • Yamlaron

    Yamla sea + ron of the throne

    sea of the throne

Chinese


Real world

Hai initial

  • Haiying

    Hai sea + ying heroic

    sea heroic

  • Hailiang

    Hai sea + liang good

    sea good

  • Haizhi

    Hai sea + zhi ambition

    sea ambition

Country


Objects

Mar initial

  • Marosia

    Mar sea + osia island country

    sea island country

  • Marolia

    Mar sea + olia land

    sea land

  • Maritia

    Mar sea + itia region

    sea region

D&D


Tabletop

mara final

  • Niamara

    Nia bright + mara sea

    bright sea

  • Nymmara

    Nym spirit + mara sea

    spirit sea

  • Hespmara

    Hesp evening + mara sea

    evening sea

Dwarf


Fantasy races

haf final

  • Stokhaf

    Stok trunk + haf sea

    trunk sea

  • Narvhaf

    Narv scar + haf sea

    scar sea

  • Bjarnhaf

    Bjarn bear + haf sea

    bear sea

God


Creatures

Mar initial

  • Marmir

    Mar sea + mir mirror

    sea of the mirror

  • Martel

    Mar sea + tel distance

    sea of the distance

  • Marseth

    Mar sea + seth silence

    sea of the silence

Greek


Real world

Thalasso initial

  • Thalassonous

    Thalasso sea + nous intellect

    sea intellect

  • Thalassoteles

    Thalasso sea + teles fulfilment

    sea fulfilment

  • Thalassothymos

    Thalasso sea + thymos heart

    sea heart

Kingdom


Objects

Mar initial

  • Marthorn

    Mar sea + thorn thicket

    sea thicket

  • Margarde

    Mar sea + garde stronghold

    sea stronghold

  • Margarth

    Mar sea + garth enclosed yard

    sea enclosed yard

Knight


People

Mor initial

  • Morianne

    Mor sea + ianne grace

    sea grace

  • Morecia

    Mor sea + ecia grace

    sea grace

  • Morburg

    Mor sea + burg fortress

    sea fortress

Korean


Real world

Hae initial

  • Haeho

    Hae sea + ho vast

    sea vast

  • Haeman

    Hae sea + man ten thousand

    sea ten thousand

  • Haetae

    Hae sea + tae grand

    sea grand

Paladin


Tabletop

mara final

  • Gratimara

    Grati grace + mara sea

    grace sea

  • Amaramara

    Amara everlasting + mara sea

    everlasting sea

  • Valamara

    Vala strong + mara sea

    strong sea

Planet


Objects

mare final

  • Scintmare

    Scint spark + mare sea

    spark sea

  • Cavmare

    Cav hollow + mare sea

    hollow sea

  • Fractmare

    Fract broken + mare sea

    broken sea

Scottish


Real world

Muir initial

  • Muirock

    Muir sea + ock little

    sea little

  • Muirwick

    Muir sea + wick bay

    sea bay

  • Muirthwaite

    Muir sea + thwaite clearing

    sea clearing

Ship


Objects

Sea initial

  • Sea Petrel

    Sea sea + petrel petrel

    sea petrel

  • Sea Wolf

    Sea sea + wolf wolf

    sea wolf

  • Sea Venture

    Sea sea + venture venture

    sea venture

Viking


Real world

Sae initial

  • Saerad

    Sae sea + rad counsel

    sea counsel

  • Saeberg

    Sae sea + berg help

    sea help

  • Saeulf

    Sae sea + ulf wolf

    sea wolf

Welsh


Real world

Mor initial

  • Morlyn

    Mor sea + lyn pool

    sea pool

  • Morfelyn

    Mor sea + felyn yellow

    sea yellow

  • Morffordd

    Mor sea + ffordd road

    sea road

Senses that travel together

See also

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