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“valley”

28 fragments across 21 traditions carry this sense. 19 of them close a name against 9 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 6 different families, from people outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. Vampire carries the most, with 4 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

thal final · vale final · Dolina initial · dol final

  • Adelthal

    Adel noble + thal valley

    noble-valley

  • Borthal

    Bor battle + thal valley

    battle-valley

  • Totenthal

    Toten dead + thal valley

    dead-valley

  • Anavale

    Ana grace + vale valley

    grace-valley

  • Krasnavale

    Krasna beautiful + vale valley

    beautiful-valley

  • Caravale

    Cara beloved + vale valley

    beloved-valley

  • Dolinapolje

    Dolina valley + polje field

    valley-field

  • Dolinaslav

    Dolina valley + slav glory

    valley-glory

  • Dolinablut

    Dolina valley + blut blood

    valley-blood

  • Hohendol

    Hohen lofty + dol valley

    lofty-valley

  • Nocdol

    Noc night + dol valley

    night-valley

  • Morgendol

    Morgen morning + dol valley

    morning-valley

D&D


Tabletop

del final · Vale initial

  • Luddel

    Lud famous + del valley

    famous valley

  • Seldel

    Sel bright + del valley

    bright valley

  • Magdel

    Mag great + del valley

    great valley

  • Valeloft

    Vale valley + loft height

    valley height

  • Valewake

    Vale valley + wake wake

    valley wake

  • Valeglen

    Vale valley + glen glen

    valley glen

Japanese


Real world

tani final · dani final

  • Rikutani

    Riku land + tani valley

    land valley

  • Yukitani

    Yuki snow + tani valley

    snow valley

  • Soratani

    Sora sky + tani valley

    sky valley

  • Iwadani

    Iwa rock + dani valley

    rock valley

  • Tsuchidani

    Tsuchi earth + dani valley

    earth valley

  • Hoshidani

    Hoshi star + dani valley

    star valley

Knight


People

Val initial · dalle final

  • Valchastel

    Val valley + chastel castle

    valley castle

  • Valtot

    Val valley + tot homestead

    valley homestead

  • Valgny

    Val valley + gny holding

    valley holding

  • Beaudalle

    Beau fair + dalle valley

    fair valley

  • Longdalle

    Long long + dalle valley

    long valley

  • Saultdalle

    Sault leap + dalle valley

    leap valley

Welsh


Real world

Glyn initial · Cwm initial

  • Glyngraig

    Glyn valley + graig crag

    valley crag

  • Glynwyllt

    Glyn valley + wyllt wild

    valley wild

  • Glynfyw

    Glyn valley + fyw alive

    valley alive

  • Cwmgraig

    Cwm valley + graig crag

    valley crag

  • Cwmgarw

    Cwm valley + garw rough

    valley rough

  • Cwmdeg

    Cwm valley + deg fair

    valley fair

Dog


People

dale final

  • Jasperdale

    Jasper speckled gem + dale valley

    speckled gem valley

  • Inkdale

    Ink burnt-in dye + dale valley

    burnt-in dye valley

  • Kirkdale

    Kirk church + dale valley

    church valley

Druid


Tabletop

slad final

  • Dairslad

    Dair oak + slad valley

    oak valley

  • Prenslad

    Pren tree + slad valley

    tree valley

  • Yarrslad

    Yarr yarrow + slad valley

    yarrow valley

Dwarf


Fantasy races

dal final

  • Holdal

    Hol hollow + dal valley

    hollow valley

  • Hundal

    Hun hound + dal valley

    hound valley

  • Tarndal

    Tarn lake + dal valley

    lake valley

Elf


Fantasy races

nan final

  • Kelnan

    Kel green + nan valley

    green valley

  • Melnan

    Mel sweet + nan valley

    sweet valley

  • Arnnan

    Arn sun + nan valley

    sun valley

French


Real world

Val initial

  • Valmont

    Val valley + mont mount

    valley mount

  • Valclair

    Val valley + clair bright

    valley bright

  • Valchamp

    Val valley + champ field

    valley field

German


Real world

tal final

  • Brandtal

    Brand fire + tal valley

    fire valley

  • Buchtal

    Buch beech + tal valley

    beech valley

  • Hoftal

    Hof farmstead + tal valley

    farmstead valley

Halfling


Fantasy races

combe final

  • Brancombe

    Bran husk + combe valley

    husk valley

  • Hawcombe

    Haw hawthorn + combe valley

    hawthorn valley

  • Cotcombe

    Cot cottage + combe valley

    cottage valley

Horse


People

dale final

  • Mapledale

    Maple maple tree + dale valley

    maple tree valley

  • Elmdale

    Elm elm tree + dale valley

    elm tree valley

  • Valedale

    Vale wide lowland + dale valley

    wide lowland valley

Irish


Real world

Glen initial

  • Glennure

    Glen valley + nure yew

    valley yew

  • Glenlear

    Glen valley + lear sea

    valley sea

  • Glenboy

    Glen valley + boy yellow

    valley yellow

Kingdom


Objects

vale final

  • Belvale

    Bel bright + vale valley

    bright valley

  • Helvale

    Hel hidden + vale valley

    hidden valley

  • Drakvale

    Drak dragon + vale valley

    dragon valley

dale final

  • Hawkdale

    Hawk hunting bird + dale valley

    hunting bird valley

  • Ravendale

    Raven croaking bird + dale valley

    croaking bird valley

  • Thorndale

    Thorn thorn bush + dale valley

    thorn bush valley

Pirate


People

Vale initial

  • Vale Saltbeard

    Vale valley + saltbeard salt beard

    valley, called the salt beard

  • Vale Seadog

    Vale valley + seadog sea dog

    valley, called the sea dog

  • Vale Maelstrom

    Vale valley + maelstrom maelstrom

    valley, called the maelstrom

Planet


Objects

vallis final

  • Longvallis

    Long long + vallis valley

    long valley

  • Fumvallis

    Fum smoke + vallis valley

    smoke valley

  • Montvallis

    Mont mountain + vallis valley

    mountain valley

Scottish


Real world

Glen initial

  • Glenwood

    Glen valley + wood wood

    valley wood

  • Glenford

    Glen valley + ford crossing

    valley crossing

  • Glenrig

    Glen valley + rig ridge

    valley ridge

Superhero


People

dale final

  • Mardale

    Mar marsh + dale valley

    marsh valley

  • Brackdale

    Brack bracken + dale valley

    bracken valley

  • Elmdale

    Elm elm tree + dale valley

    elm tree valley

Username


People

valley final

  • Coppervalley

    Copper cyprus metal + valley valley

    cyprus metal valley

  • Silvervalley

    Silver silver + valley valley

    silver valley

  • Patientvalley

    Patient enduring + valley valley

    enduring valley

Senses that travel together

See also

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