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“ash tree”

20 fragments across 19 traditions carry this sense. 17 of them open a name against 3 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 7 different families, from people 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 2.

Druid


Tabletop

Onn initial · Ash initial

  • Onndell

    Onn ash tree + dell hollow

    ash tree hollow

  • Onnwick

    Onn ash tree + wick farm

    ash tree farm

  • Onnant

    Onn ash tree + nant stream

    ash tree stream

  • Ashdown

    Ash ash tree + down grassy upland

    ash tree grassy upland

  • Ashgrain

    Ash ash tree + grain corn seed

    ash tree corn seed

  • Ashspring

    Ash ash tree + spring water source

    ash tree water source

Barbarian


Tabletop

ask final

  • Settask

    Sett set down + ask ash tree

    set down the ash tree

  • Harnask

    Harn harried + ask ash tree

    harried the ash tree

  • Waldask

    Wald ruled + ask ash tree

    ruled the ash tree

Castle


Objects

Fresne initial

  • Fresnevoir

    Fresne ash tree + voir view

    ash tree view

  • Fresnevast

    Fresne ash tree + vast waste land

    ash tree waste land

  • Fresnetour

    Fresne ash tree + tour tower

    ash tree tower

Centaur


Creatures

Melio initial

  • Meliopedion

    Melio ash tree + pedion plain

    ash tree plain

  • Melioklitys

    Melio ash tree + klitys slope

    ash tree slope

  • Melionomia

    Melio ash tree + nomia pasture right

    ash tree pasture right

City


Objects

Ash initial

  • Ashbury

    Ash ash tree + bury fortified place

    ash tree fortified place

  • Ashgill

    Ash ash tree + gill ravine

    ash tree ravine

  • Ashwick

    Ash ash tree + wick dairy farm

    ash tree dairy farm

D&D


Tabletop

ash final

  • Fenash

    Fen marsh + ash ash tree

    marsh ash tree

  • Cadash

    Cad battle + ash ash tree

    battle ash tree

  • Dravash

    Drav blood + ash ash tree

    blood ash tree

Dog


People

Ash initial

  • Ashby

    Ash ash tree + by farmstead

    ash tree farmstead

  • Ashsock

    Ash ash tree + sock white foot

    ash tree white foot

  • Ashee

    Ash ash tree + ee dear

    ash tree dear

Greek


Real world

melia final

  • Sophomelia

    Sopho wise + melia ash tree

    wise ash tree

  • Alkimelia

    Alki strength + melia ash tree

    strength ash tree

  • Onesimelia

    Onesi benefit + melia ash tree

    benefit ash tree

Half-Elf


Fantasy races

Ash initial

  • Ashholt

    Ash ash tree + holt small wood

    small wood by the ash tree

  • Ashhaven

    Ash ash tree + haven sheltered landing

    sheltered landing by the ash tree

  • Ashbourne

    Ash ash tree + bourne small stream

    small stream by the ash tree

Horse


People

Ash initial

  • Ashfield

    Ash ash tree + field open land

    ash tree open land

  • Ashdale

    Ash ash tree + dale valley

    ash tree valley

  • Ashbrook

    Ash ash tree + brook small stream

    ash tree small stream

Ash initial

  • Ashland

    Ash ash tree + land holding

    ash tree holding

  • Ashby

    Ash ash tree + by farmstead

    ash tree farmstead

  • Ashsmith

    Ash ash tree + smith forge worker

    ash tree forge worker

Middle


People

Ash initial

  • Ash Clayton

    Ash ash tree + clayton clay settlement

    ash tree, clay settlement

  • Ash Sinclair

    Ash ash tree + sinclair of Saint Clair

    ash tree, of Saint Clair

  • Ash Sutton

    Ash ash tree + sutton south settlement

    ash tree, south settlement

Nickname


People

Ash initial

  • Ashbarrow

    Ash ash tree + barrow burial mound

    ash tree burial mound

  • Ashhythe

    Ash ash tree + hythe landing

    ash tree landing

  • Ashmill

    Ash ash tree + mill grinding house

    ash tree grinding house

Pirate


People

Ash initial

  • Ash Seabones

    Ash ash tree + seabones sea bones

    ash tree, called the sea bones

  • Ash Ironheart

    Ash ash tree + ironheart iron heart

    ash tree, called the iron heart

  • Ash the Lean

    Ash ash tree + the lean lean

    ash tree, called the lean

Rogue


Tabletop

Ash initial

  • Ashlock

    Ash ash tree + lock door fastening

    ash tree door fastening

  • Ashdew

    Ash ash tree + dew dawn damp

    ash tree dawn damp

  • Ashsigh

    Ash ash tree + sigh soft breath

    ash tree soft breath

Superhero


People

Ash initial

  • Ashstead

    Ash ash tree + stead place

    ash tree place

  • Ashmoor

    Ash ash tree + moor open wasteland

    ash tree open wasteland

  • Ashcroft

    Ash ash tree + croft small farm

    ash tree small farm

Ash initial

  • Ashreach

    Ash ash tree + reach open stretch

    ash tree open stretch

  • Ashmoor

    Ash ash tree + moor open heath

    ash tree open heath

  • Ashcamp

    Ash ash tree + camp open field

    ash tree open field

Welsh


Real world

Onnen initial

  • Onnenlwyd

    Onnen ash tree + lwyd grey

    ash tree grey

  • Onnenhardd

    Onnen ash tree + hardd handsome

    ash tree handsome

  • Onnenig

    Onnen ash tree + ig tiny

    ash tree tiny

Werewolf


Creatures

Ash initial

  • Ashscar

    Ash ash tree + scar healed wound

    ash tree healed wound

  • Ashveig

    Ash ash tree + veig strength

    ash tree strength

  • Ashstorm

    Ash ash tree + storm violent weather

    ash tree violent weather

Senses that travel together

See also

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