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“beauty”

20 fragments across 17 traditions carry this sense. They split 12 to 8 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 5 different families, from real world 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, Warlock, has 3.

Warlock


Tabletop

Perrir initial · Perra initial · Perre initial

  • Perrircess

    Perrir beauty + cess the yielding

    beauty for the yielding

  • Perrirpleg

    Perrir beauty + pleg the pledge given

    beauty for the pledge given

  • Perrirvad

    Perrir beauty + vad the surrender

    beauty for the surrender

  • Perraroga

    Perra beauty + roga what was asked

    beauty for what was asked

  • Perrascripa

    Perra beauty + scripa the note issued

    beauty for the note issued

  • Perradita

    Perra beauty + dita the debt entered

    beauty for the debt entered

  • Perrevenden

    Perre beauty + venden the selling

    beauty for the selling

  • Perrearren

    Perre beauty + arren the earnest paid

    beauty for the earnest paid

  • Perrelaten

    Perre beauty + laten the carrying off

    beauty for the carrying off

Hawaiian


Real world

Nani initial · Kanani initial

  • Nanimau

    Nani beauty + mau lasting

    lasting beauty

  • Nanilei

    Nani beauty + lei garlanded

    garlanded beauty

  • Naniola

    Nani beauty + ola living

    living beauty

  • Kananihauoli

    Kanani beauty + hauoli joyful

    the joyful beauty

  • Kananialohi

    Kanani beauty + alohi shining

    the shining beauty

  • Kananinui

    Kanani beauty + nui great

    the great beauty

Angel


Creatures

Shifra initial

  • Shifraniela

    Shifra beauty + niela of God

    beauty of God

  • Shifragiela

    Shifra beauty + giela of God

    beauty of God

  • Shifratiah

    Shifra beauty + tiah of the vigil

    beauty of the vigil

Arabic


Real world

Jamal initial

  • Jamal Ibn Rafiq

    Jamal beauty + ibn rafiq son of Rafiq

    beauty, son of Rafiq

  • Jamal Ibn Rashid

    Jamal beauty + ibn rashid son of Rashid

    beauty, son of Rashid

  • Jamal Ibn Ali

    Jamal beauty + ibn ali son of Ali

    beauty, son of Ali

Bard


Tabletop

Belia initial

  • Beliaselle

    Belia beauty + selle chamber

    beauty chamber

  • Beliadine

    Belia beauty + dine refrain

    beauty refrain

  • Beliavina

    Belia beauty + vina vine

    beauty vine

Cat


People

flaed final

  • Petalflaed

    Petal flower leaf + flaed beauty

    flower leaf beauty

  • Cinnamonflaed

    Cinnamon spice bark + flaed beauty

    spice bark beauty

  • Powderflaed

    Powder fine dust + flaed beauty

    fine dust beauty

Centaur


Creatures

kalle final

  • Krinokalle

    Krino lily + kalle beauty

    lily beauty

  • Drosokalle

    Droso dewy + kalle beauty

    dewy beauty

  • Xenokalle

    Xeno foreign + kalle beauty

    foreign beauty

D&D


Tabletop

belle final

  • Jesbelle

    Jes gift + belle beauty

    gift beauty

  • Lirabelle

    Lira song + belle beauty

    song beauty

  • Ilybelle

    Ily lily + belle beauty

    lily beauty

Elf


Fantasy races

vanya final

  • Olavanya

    Ola tall + vanya beauty

    tall beauty

  • Miravanya

    Mira crystal + vanya beauty

    crystal beauty

  • Emivanya

    Emi swift + vanya beauty

    swift beauty

French


Real world

flède final

  • Adelflède

    Adel noble + flède beauty

    noble beauty

  • Fleurflède

    Fleur flower + flède beauty

    flower beauty

  • Richflède

    Rich ruler + flède beauty

    ruler beauty

Indian


Real world

sundari final

  • Ujjwalasundari

    Ujjwala radiant + sundari beauty

    radiant beauty

  • Nirmalasundari

    Nirmala spotless + sundari beauty

    spotless beauty

  • Saralasundari

    Sarala upright + sundari beauty

    upright beauty

Irish


Real world

Aev initial

  • Aevmeen

    Aev beauty + meen fine

    beauty fine

  • Aevfila

    Aev beauty + fila poet

    beauty poet

  • Aevloch

    Aev beauty + loch lake

    beauty lake

Japanese


Real world

mi final

  • Kazumi

    Kazu harmony + mi beauty

    harmony beauty

  • Sachimi

    Sachi happiness + mi beauty

    happiness beauty

  • Renmi

    Ren lotus + mi beauty

    lotus beauty

Korean


Real world

Mi initial

  • Misook

    Mi beauty + sook pure

    beauty pure

  • Miseo

    Mi beauty + seo auspicious

    beauty auspicious

  • Mina

    Mi beauty + na graceful

    beauty graceful

Pirate


People

Aoife initial

  • Aoife the Windward

    Aoife beauty + the windward windward

    beauty, called the windward

  • Aoife the Pale

    Aoife beauty + the pale pale

    beauty, called the pale

  • Aoife Kingfisher

    Aoife beauty + kingfisher diving bird

    beauty, called the diving bird

Scottish


Real world

Maise initial

  • Maiseinch

    Maise beauty + inch river island

    beauty river island

  • Maisefinn

    Maise beauty + finn blonde

    beauty blonde

  • Maiselinn

    Maise beauty + linn pool

    beauty pool

Unicorn


Creatures

biaute final

  • Nobilabiaute

    Nobila noble + biaute beauty

    noble beauty

  • Stellabiaute

    Stella star + biaute beauty

    star beauty

  • Candidabiaute

    Candida shining white + biaute beauty

    shining white beauty

Senses that travel together

See also

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