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“warrior”

11 fragments across 8 traditions carry this sense. They split 4 to 7 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 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

wig final · wiga final

  • Praedwig

    Praed prey + wig warrior

    prey warrior

  • Magniwig

    Magni great + wig warrior

    great warrior

  • Alawig

    Ala wing + wig warrior

    wing warrior

  • Solawiga

    Sola sun + wiga warrior

    sun warrior

  • Gradiawiga

    Gradia step + wiga warrior

    step warrior

  • Imperiawiga

    Imperia command + wiga warrior

    command warrior

Hawaiian


Real world

Koa initial · Kekoa initial

  • Koalalo

    Koa warrior + lalo lower

    lower warrior

  • Koapua

    Koa warrior + pua flowering

    flowering warrior

  • Koakea

    Koa warrior + kea white

    white warrior

  • Kekoalaa

    Kekoa warrior + laa sacred

    the sacred warrior

  • Kekoalani

    Kekoa warrior + lani heavenly

    the heavenly warrior

  • Kekoaiki

    Kekoa warrior + iki little

    the little warrior

Human


People

Beorn initial · wig final

  • Beornric

    Beorn warrior + ric ruler

    warrior ruler

  • Beornead

    Beorn warrior + ead wealth

    warrior wealth

  • Beornmod

    Beorn warrior + mod courage

    warrior courage

  • Readwig

    Read red + wig warrior

    red warrior

  • Heahwig

    Heah high + wig warrior

    high warrior

  • Wilwig

    Wil will + wig warrior

    will warrior

Banshee


Creatures

laoch final

  • Oichlaoch

    Oich night + laoch warrior

    night warrior

  • Neallaoch

    Neal cloud + laoch warrior

    cloud warrior

  • Tobarlaoch

    Tobar well + laoch warrior

    well warrior

Dwarf


Fantasy races

ar final

  • Balar

    Bal fire + ar warrior

    fire warrior

  • Ulfar

    Ulf wolf + ar warrior

    wolf warrior

  • Korgar

    Korg ember + ar warrior

    ember warrior

Nordic


Real world

Gunnar initial

  • Gunnar Torgeir

    Gunnar warrior + torgeir thunder spear

    warrior and thunder spear

  • Gunnar Valdemar

    Gunnar warrior + valdemar famed ruler

    warrior and famed ruler

  • Gunnar Arnulf

    Gunnar warrior + arnulf eagle wolf

    warrior and eagle wolf

Paladin


Tabletop

hun final

  • Magnihun

    Magni great + hun warrior

    great warrior

  • Albihun

    Albi white + hun warrior

    white warrior

  • Caelehun

    Caele heaven + hun warrior

    heaven warrior

Viking


Real world

ar final

  • Harar

    Har army + ar warrior

    army warrior

  • Otar

    Ot dread + ar warrior

    dread warrior

  • Gunnar

    Gunn battle + ar warrior

    battle warrior

Senses that travel together

See also

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