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“spark”

18 fragments across 12 traditions carry this sense. They split 8 to 10 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

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. No single tradition hoards it: the deepest, Dragon, has 3.

Dragon


Creatures

Ignax initial · Zaryna initial · Ignyx initial

  • Ignaxryn

    Ignax spark + ryn wing

    spark wing

  • Ignaxsereth

    Ignax spark + sereth eye

    spark eye

  • Ignaxtax

    Ignax spark + tax scourge

    spark scourge

  • Zarynaseth

    Zaryna spark + seth eye

    spark eye

  • Zarynathess

    Zaryna spark + thess dusk

    spark dusk

  • Zarynamor

    Zaryna spark + mor death

    spark death

  • Ignyxzandor

    Ignyx spark + zandor heaven

    spark heaven

  • Ignyxvorath

    Ignyx spark + vorath famine

    spark famine

  • Ignyxseryx

    Ignyx spark + seryx eye

    spark eye

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

Daz initial · Xes initial · kira final

  • Dazmur

    Daz spark + mur patient

    spark patient

  • Dazkan

    Daz spark + kan sworn

    spark sworn

  • Daznur

    Daz spark + nur deep

    spark deep

  • Xesra

    Xes spark + ra kindled

    spark kindled

  • Xesrokha

    Xes spark + rokha immovable

    spark immovable

  • Xesthura

    Xes spark + thura enduring

    spark enduring

  • Valkira

    Val vault + kira spark

    vault spark

  • Malkira

    Mal molten + kira spark

    molten spark

  • Zeskira

    Zes stone + kira spark

    stone spark

Tiefling


Fantasy races

Galvis initial · isca final

  • Galvisavel

    Galvis spark + avel exiled

    spark exiled

  • Galvisena

    Galvis spark + ena kept

    spark kept

  • Galvisyre

    Galvis spark + yre flame

    spark flame

  • Memorisca

    Memor recalling + isca spark

    recalling spark

  • Clamenisca

    Clamen outcry + isca spark

    outcry spark

  • Quaerenisca

    Quaeren seeking + isca spark

    seeking spark

Wizard


People

cine final · tine final

  • Calacine

    Cala chalk + cine spark

    chalk spark

  • Galacine

    Gala gall + cine spark

    gall spark

  • Glimacine

    Glima glimmer + cine spark

    glimmer spark

  • Veratine

    Vera true + tine spark

    true spark

  • Evratine

    Evra evening + tine spark

    evening spark

  • Celatine

    Cela wax + tine spark

    wax spark

Bard


Tabletop

zetta final

  • Niazetta

    Nia hope + zetta spark

    hope spark

  • Roseazetta

    Rosea rose + zetta spark

    rose spark

  • Lariazetta

    Laria lark + zetta spark

    lark spark

Demon


Creatures

isk final

  • Ravzisk

    Ravz raving + isk spark

    raving of the spark

  • Gralvisk

    Gralv greed + isk spark

    greed of the spark

  • Kruvisk

    Kruv crush + isk spark

    crush of the spark

Elf


Fantasy races

Gil initial

  • Gilros

    Gil spark + ros dew

    spark dew

  • Gilmel

    Gil spark + mel love

    spark love

  • Gilthil

    Gil spark + thil gleam

    spark gleam

Gamertag


People

spark final

  • Surgespark

    Surge rising + spark spark

    rising spark

  • Astrospark

    Astro astral + spark spark

    astral spark

  • Omegaspark

    Omega great o + spark spark

    great o spark

Necromancer


Tabletop

fira final

  • Amarafira

    Amara bitter + fira spark

    bitter spark

  • Cerafira

    Cera wax + fira spark

    wax spark

  • Vesperafira

    Vespera vespers + fira spark

    vespers spark

Phoenix


Creatures

spark final

  • Palmspark

    Palm palm + spark spark

    palm spark

  • Ashspark

    Ash ash + spark spark

    ash spark

  • Crimsonspark

    Crimson crimson + spark spark

    crimson spark

Planet


Objects

Scint initial

  • Scintrupes

    Scint spark + rupes cliff

    spark cliff

  • Scintdorsum

    Scint spark + dorsum ridge

    spark ridge

  • Scintmons

    Scint spark + mons peak

    spark peak

Witch


People

ena final

  • Holena

    Hol hollow + ena spark

    hollow spark

  • Netena

    Net nettle + ena spark

    nettle spark

  • Gloamena

    Gloam dusk + ena spark

    dusk spark

Senses that travel together

See also

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