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“wave”

13 fragments across 10 traditions carry this sense. They split 8 to 5 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 4 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, Viking, has 3.

Viking


Real world

unn final · unna final · unnr final

  • Ulfunn

    Ulf wolf + unn wave

    wolf wave

  • Valunn

    Val the slain + unn wave

    the slain wave

  • Ragnunn

    Ragn the gods + unn wave

    the gods wave

  • Rafnunna

    Rafn raven + unna wave

    raven wave

  • Ragnunna

    Ragn the gods + unna wave

    the gods wave

  • Dagunna

    Dag day + unna wave

    day wave

  • Bergunnr

    Berg help + unnr wave

    help wave

  • Eyunnr

    Ey island + unnr wave

    island wave

  • Vigunnr

    Vig battle + unnr wave

    battle wave

Mermaid


Creatures

Vaelith initial · Wave initial

  • Vaelithneth

    Vaelith wave + neth court

    wave court

  • Vaelithlior

    Vaelith wave + lior watcher

    wave watcher

  • Vaelithithel

    Vaelith wave + ithel mirror

    wave mirror

  • Wavefathom

    Wave wave + fathom fathom

    wave fathom

  • Wavereach

    Wave wave + reach reach

    wave reach

  • Wavehall

    Wave wave + hall hall

    wave hall

Angel


Creatures

Galiya initial

  • Galiyakiela

    Galiya wave + kiela of God

    wave of God

  • Galiyadela

    Galiya wave + dela of God

    wave of God

  • Galiyaela

    Galiya wave + ela of God

    wave of God

Gamertag


People

wave final

  • Nitrowave

    Nitro nitro + wave wave

    nitro wave

  • Vertexwave

    Vertex turning point + wave wave

    turning point wave

  • Roguewave

    Rogue rogue + wave wave

    rogue wave

Japanese


Real world

Nami initial

  • Namimine

    Nami wave + mine peak

    wave peak

  • Namiori

    Nami wave + ori weave

    wave weave

  • Namiyuri

    Nami wave + yuri lily

    wave lily

Pirate


People

Wave initial

  • Waveborn

    Wave wave + born born

    wave born

  • Wavetide

    Wave wave + tide tide

    wave tide

  • Wavehollow

    Wave wave + hollow hollow

    wave hollow

Tiefling


Fantasy races

undis final

  • Quaerenundis

    Quaeren seeking + undis wave

    seeking wave

  • Durenundis

    Duren lasting + undis wave

    lasting wave

  • Debrenundis

    Debren owing + undis wave

    owing wave

Vampire


Creatures

Val initial

  • Valdorf

    Val wave + dorf village

    wave-village

  • Valvad

    Val wave + vad ford

    wave-ford

  • Valrand

    Val wave + rand edge

    wave-edge

Welsh


Real world

Ton initial

  • Tonig

    Ton wave + ig little

    wave little

  • Tonfelyn

    Ton wave + felyn yellow

    wave yellow

  • Tonlyn

    Ton wave + lyn pool

    wave pool

Werewolf


Creatures

Unn initial

  • Unnsol

    Unn wave + sol sun

    wave sun

  • Unnhowl

    Unn wave + howl long cry

    wave long cry

  • Unngerd

    Unn wave + gerd enclosure

    wave enclosure

Senses that travel together

See also

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