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“willow”

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 tabletop 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, Druid, has 3.

Druid


Tabletop

Sal initial · with final · Sael initial

  • Salheath

    Sal willow + heath open moorland

    willow open moorland

  • Saldun

    Sal willow + dun hill

    willow hill

  • Salknock

    Sal willow + knock knoll

    willow knoll

  • Branwith

    Bran raven + with willow

    raven willow

  • Bodwith

    Bod dwelling + with willow

    dwelling willow

  • Yarrwith

    Yarr yarrow + with willow

    yarrow willow

  • Saelblossom

    Sael willow + blossom fruit flower

    willow fruit flower

  • Saelbough

    Sael willow + bough branching arm

    willow branching arm

  • Saelbriar

    Sael willow + briar prickly bush

    willow prickly bush

D&D


Tabletop

wyth final · Wil initial

  • Faewyth

    Fae fate + wyth willow

    fate willow

  • Druwyth

    Dru oak + wyth willow

    oak willow

  • Vywyth

    Vy vine + wyth willow

    vine willow

  • Wilthatch

    Wil willow + thatch thatch

    willow thatch

  • Wilbane

    Wil willow + bane bane

    willow bane

  • Wilfrost

    Wil willow + frost frost

    willow frost

Bard


Tabletop

Willow initial

  • Willowecho

    Willow willow + echo echo

    willow echo

  • Willowtune

    Willow willow + tune tune

    willow tune

  • Willownote

    Willow willow + note note

    willow note

Chinese


Real world

Liu initial

  • Liuxiao

    Liu willow + xiao smile

    willow smile

  • Liumei

    Liu willow + mei plum blossom

    willow plum blossom

  • Liulian

    Liu willow + lian lotus

    willow lotus

Dwarf


Fantasy races

selja final

  • Heddaselja

    Hedda strife + selja willow

    strife willow

  • Solvaselja

    Solva sun + selja willow

    sun willow

  • Eiraselja

    Eira mercy + selja willow

    mercy willow

Elf


Fantasy races

Willow initial

  • Willowflower

    Willow willow + flower flower

    willow flower

  • Willowhollow

    Willow willow + hollow hollow

    willow hollow

  • Willowsong

    Willow willow + song song

    willow song

Halfling


Fantasy races

Wil initial

  • Wilberry

    Wil willow + berry fruit

    willow fruit

  • Wilbrook

    Wil willow + brook stream

    willow stream

  • Wilrow

    Wil willow + row lane

    willow lane

Irish


Real world

sallagh final

  • Glensallagh

    Glen valley + sallagh willow

    valley willow

  • Athsallagh

    Ath ford + sallagh willow

    ford willow

  • Ballaghsallagh

    Ballagh pass + sallagh willow

    pass willow

Username


People

willow final

  • Rapidwillow

    Rapid seizing + willow willow

    seizing willow

  • Windywillow

    Windy windy + willow willow

    windy willow

  • Mildwillow

    Mild mild + willow willow

    mild willow

Witch


People

Wil initial

  • Wileda

    Wil willow + eda oath

    willow oath

  • Wiline

    Wil willow + ine little

    willow little

  • Wildwyn

    Wil willow + dwyn twilight

    willow twilight

Senses that travel together

See also

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