“white”
44 fragments across 26 traditions carry this sense. 34 of them open a name against 10 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.
Across the traditions
¶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. Elf 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.
Cel initial · faen final · Celi initial · gwen final
- Celgal
Cel white + gal light
white light
- Cellir
Cel white + lir singer
white singer
- Cellas
Cel white + las leaf
white leaf
- Mirfaen
Mir crystal + faen white
crystal white
- Thelfaen
Thel thicket + faen white
thicket white
- Elufaen
Elu twilight + faen white
twilight white
- Celisara
Celi white + sara stone
white stone
- Celirea
Celi white + rea queen
white queen
- Celiliel
Celi white + liel song
white song
- Arigwen
Ari silver + gwen white
silver white
- Liragwen
Lira voice + gwen white
voice white
- Raegwen
Rae glow + gwen white
glow white
Albi initial · Alba initial · Cando initial · White initial
- Albinoth
Albi white + noth boldness
white boldness
- Albibrand
Albi white + brand sword
white sword
- Albigern
Albi white + gern eager
white eager
- Albaphia
Alba white + phia wisdom
white wisdom
- Albafina
Alba white + fina flawless
white flawless
- Albacinda
Alba white + cinda ember
white ember
- Candovig
Cando white + vig vigil
white vigil
- Candotern
Cando white + tern unending
white unending
- Candorant
Cando white + rant warrant
white warrant
- Whitehand
White white + hand hand
white hand
- Whiteherald
White white + herald herald
white herald
- Whitehelm
White white + helm helm
white helm
Ban initial · van final · bawn final
- Banvan
Ban white + van blond
white blond
- Banlia
Ban white + lia grey
white grey
- Banvinn
Ban white + vinn melodious
white melodious
- Fialvan
Fial generous + van white
generous white
- Duffvan
Duff black + van white
black white
- Rionvan
Rion queen + van white
queen white
- Owenbawn
Owen river + bawn white
river white
- Kilbawn
Kil church + bawn white
church white
- Coolbawn
Cool nook + bawn white
nook white
albius final · Albia initial · Alb initial
- Primus Albius
Primus first + albius white
first, white
- Manius Albius
Manius born at morning + albius white
born at morning, white
- Probus Albius
Probus honest + albius white
honest, white
- Albia Fortunata
Albia white + fortunata blessed
white, blessed
- Albia Grata
Albia white + grata pleasing
white, pleasing
- Albia Septima
Albia white + septima seventh
white, seventh
- Albolus
Alb white + olus slight one
the white slight one
- Albinus
Alb white + inus descendant
the white descendant
- Albius
Alb white + ius kinsman
the white kinsman
Bela initial · Weiss initial · Belov initial
- Belaich
Bela white + ich child
white-child
- Belamir
Bela white + mir world
white-world
- Belagrav
Bela white + grav count
white-count
- Weissfeld
Weiss white + feld meadow
white-meadow
- Weisstadt
Weiss white + stadt town
white-town
- Weisswald
Weiss white + wald forest
white-forest
- Belovnacht
Belov white + nacht night
white night
- Belovgrad
Belov white + grad city
white city
- Belovburg
Belov white + burg castle
white castle
wyn final · Gwen initial · wen final
- Dolwyn
Dol meadow + wyn white
meadow white
- Carwyn
Car love + wyn white
love white
- Hafwyn
Haf summer + wyn white
summer white
- Gwenferch
Gwen white + ferch daughter
white daughter
- Gwengaer
Gwen white + gaer stronghold
white stronghold
- Gwenbont
Gwen white + bont bridge
white bridge
- Cilwen
Cil nook + wen white
nook white
- Nantwen
Nant brook + wen white
brook white
- Ffynnonwen
Ffynnon spring + wen white
spring white
Blanch initial · Blanc initial
- Blanchrande
Blanch white + rande raven
white raven
- Blanchflède
Blanch white + flède beauty
white beauty
- Blanchrade
Blanch white + rade counsel
white counsel
- Blancmoulin
Blanc white + moulin mill
white mill
- Blancville
Blanc white + ville town
white town
- Blancgrange
Blanc white + grange barn
white barn
Blanch initial · Blanc initial
- Blanchsende
Blanch white + sende path
white path
- Blanchette
Blanch white + ette little
white little
- Blanchelle
Blanch white + elle little
white little
- Blancchamp
Blanc white + champ field
white field
- Blancmesnil
Blanc white + mesnil manor
white manor
- Blanclieu
Blanc white + lieu place
white place
Leuko initial · Leuka initial
- Leukonikos
Leuko white + nikos victory
white victory
- Leukoomma
Leuko white + omma eye
white eye
- Leukobolos
Leuko white + bolos thrower
white thrower
- Leukaphora
Leuka white + phora bearer
white bearer
- Leukamelia
Leuka white + melia song
white song
- Leukanike
Leuka white + nike victory
white victory
Fin initial · bane final
- Finall
Fin white + all mighty
white mighty
- Finmod
Fin white + mod courage
white courage
- Finrig
Fin white + rig ridge
white ridge
- Inverbane
Inver river confluence + bane white
river confluence white
- Braidbane
Braid broad + bane white
broad white
- Lochbane
Loch lake + bane white
lake white
White initial
- Whitegrove
White white + grove grove
white grove
- Whitestead
White white + stead place
white place
- Whiteport
White white + port harbour
white harbour
Alb initial
- Albevia
Alb white + evia territory
white territory
- Albunia
Alb white + unia country
white country
- Alburia
Alb white + uria realm
white realm
Gwenna initial
- Gwennaberry
Gwenna white + berry small fruit
white small fruit
- Gwennaburr
Gwenna white + burr clinging seed
white clinging seed
- Gwennaflower
Gwenna white + flower plant bloom
white plant bloom
Weiss initial
- Weissbauer
Weiss white + bauer farmer
white farmer
- Weissbach
Weiss white + bach brook
white brook
- Weisshauer
Weiss white + hauer hewer
white hewer
Aspr initial
- Aspris
Aspr white + is one called
one called white
- Asprakos
Aspr white + akos little one
little one white
- Asproudis
Aspr white + oudis descendant
descendant white
Whit initial
- Whitwright
Whit white + wright maker
white maker
- Whitlow
Whit white + low burial mound
white burial mound
- Whitcroft
Whit white + croft smallholding
white smallholding
Ban initial
- Bangap
Ban white + gap gap
white gap
- Banneedle
Ban white + needle rock needle
white rock needle
- Bantooth
Ban white + tooth rock tooth
white rock tooth
wenna final
- Cindrawenna
Cindra cinder + wenna white
cinder white
- Elegiawenna
Elegia lament + wenna white
lament white
- Glimawenna
Glima glimmer + wenna white
glimmer white
Bianca initial
- Bianca the Pale
Bianca white + the pale pale
white, called the pale
- Bianca the Red
Bianca white + the red red
white, called the red
- Bianca the Fair
Bianca white + the fair fair
white, called the fair
Alb initial
- Albcatena
Alb white + catena chain
white chain
- Albides
Alb white + ides descendant
white descendant
- Albaxis
Alb white + axis axle
white axle
White initial
- White Mistress
White white + mistress mistress
white mistress
- White Panther
White white + panther panther
white panther
- White Mariner
White white + mariner mariner
white mariner
Whit initial
- Whitston
Whit white + ston farmstead
white farmstead
- Whitworth
Whit white + worth enclosure
white enclosure
- Whitwick
Whit white + wick dwelling
white dwelling
The White initial
- The White Cockerel
The White white + cockerel young rooster
white young rooster
- The White Lion
The White white + lion heraldic beast
white heraldic beast
- The White Crow
The White white + crow cawing bird
white cawing bird
Hvit initial
- Hvitrod
Hvit white + rod voice
white voice
- Hvitox
Hvit white + ox axe
white axe
- Hvitskegg
Hvit white + skegg beard
white beard
wen final
- Corbwen
Corb crow + wen white
crow white
- Marwen
Mar marsh + wen white
marsh white
- Dernwen
Dern dread + wen white
dread white
Alba initial
- Albathira
Alba white + thira sight
white sight
- Albazelle
Alba white + zelle chime
white chime
- Albamelle
Alba white + melle honey
white honey
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “white”. 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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