Names that mean “bearer”
18 fragments across 13 traditions carry this sense. Every one of them closes a name — this is a sense traditions reach for at the end, not the beginning.
Bearer names across the traditions
¶They are spread across 6 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: none of them goes past 2 fragments.
phoros final · phora final
- Polyphoros
Poly many + phoros bearer
many bearer
- Ampelophoros
Ampelo vine + phoros bearer
vine bearer
- Kalliphoros
Kalli beautiful + phoros bearer
beautiful bearer
- Parthenophora
Partheno maiden + phora bearer
maiden bearer
- Brontophora
Bronto thunder + phora bearer
thunder bearer
- Melissophora
Melisso bee + phora bearer
bee bearer
gan final · ga final
- Sokhgan
Sokh pit + gan bearer
pit bearer
- Zakhgan
Zakh furnace + gan bearer
furnace bearer
- Tulgan
Tul tower + gan bearer
tower bearer
- Orga
Or gold + ga bearer
gold bearer
- Nezga
Nez night + ga bearer
night bearer
- Tolga
Tol torch + ga bearer
torch bearer
phoros final · phora final
- Alkophoros
Alko strength + phoros bearer
strength bearer
- Gorgophoros
Gorgo grim + phoros bearer
grim bearer
- Dermophoros
Dermo hide + phoros bearer
hide bearer
- Nyktaphora
Nykta night + phora bearer
night bearer
- Amethyphora
Amethy unmixed + phora bearer
unmixed bearer
- Xanthaphora
Xantha tawny + phora bearer
tawny bearer
phoros final · phora final
- Aithophoros
Aitho burning + phoros bearer
burning bearer
- Rhodophoros
Rhodo rose + phoros bearer
rose bearer
- Zoophoros
Zoo life + phoros bearer
life bearer
- Neaphora
Nea new + phora bearer
new bearer
- Phengiaphora
Phengia gleam + phora bearer
gleam bearer
- Myrrhiaphora
Myrrhia myrrh + phora bearer
myrrh bearer
atus final · ata final
gan final
- Melgan
Mel sweet + gan bearer
sweet bearer
- Talgan
Tal pillar + gan bearer
pillar bearer
- Elengan
Elen starlight + gan bearer
starlight bearer
phoros final
- Megaphoros
Mega great + phoros bearer
great bearer
- Antiphoros
Anti against + phoros bearer
against bearer
- Timophoros
Timo honour + phoros bearer
honour bearer
gan final
- Crookgan
Crook bent-backed + gan bearer
bent-backed bearer
- Barrgan
Barr gate-kept + gan bearer
gate-kept bearer
- Bittgan
Bitt sharp-tasting + gan bearer
sharp-tasting bearer
dhar final
- Kanakdhar
Kanak golden + dhar bearer
golden bearer
- Sagardhar
Sagar ocean + dhar bearer
ocean bearer
- Sundardhar
Sundar beautiful + dhar bearer
beautiful bearer
varis final
- Lyrinvaris
Lyrin song + varis bearer
song bearer
- Irenvaris
Iren sea glass + varis bearer
sea glass bearer
- Merionvaris
Merion deep + varis bearer
deep bearer
gan final
- Ordigan
Ordi order + gan bearer
order bearer
- Purigan
Puri purity + gan bearer
purity bearer
- Presigan
Presi protection + gan bearer
protection bearer
ophora final
- Pluvophora
Pluv rain + ophora bearer
rain bearer
- Rosophora
Ros dew + ophora bearer
dew bearer
- Tacitophora
Tacit silent + ophora bearer
silent bearer
ent final
- Arcent
Arc curved span + ent bearer
curved span bearer
- Nodent
Nod knot + ent bearer
knot bearer
- Vellent
Vell vellum + ent bearer
vellum bearer
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “bearer”. 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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