Names that mean “burial mound”
13 fragments across 13 traditions carry this sense. They split 7 to 6 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.
Build names meaning burial mound
Burial mound names across the traditions
¶They are spread across 6 different families, from objects 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 a single fragment.
Howe initial
- Howecaster
Howe burial mound + caster roman fort
burial mound roman fort
- Howedun
Howe burial mound + dun gaelic hill fort
burial mound gaelic hill fort
- Howekeep
Howe burial mound + keep central tower
burial mound central tower
barrow final
- Willowbarrow
Willow willow tree + barrow burial mound
willow tree burial mound
- Kirkbarrow
Kirk church + barrow burial mound
church burial mound
- Haybarrow
Hay cut grass + barrow burial mound
cut grass burial mound
Barrow final
- The Hungry Barrow
The Hungry devouring + Barrow burial mound
devouring burial mound
- The Green Barrow
The Green algae-slicked + Barrow burial mound
algae-slicked burial mound
- The Blind Barrow
The Blind windowless + Barrow burial mound
windowless burial mound
barrow final
- Vaerebarrow
Vaere plain-speaking + barrow burial mound
plain-speaking burial mound
- Gaelebarrow
Gaele merry + barrow burial mound
merry burial mound
- Lannebarrow
Lanne long + barrow burial mound
long burial mound
Toom initial
- Toomcurragh
Toom burial mound + curragh marsh
burial mound marsh
- Toommuine
Toom burial mound + muine thicket
burial mound thicket
- Toominver
Toom burial mound + inver estuary
burial mound estuary
barrow final
- Wyrbarrow
Wyr fate + barrow burial mound
fate burial mound
- Frostbarrow
Frost biting cold + barrow burial mound
biting cold burial mound
- Skalbarrow
Skal bard + barrow burial mound
bard burial mound
low final
- Longlow
Long lengthy + low burial mound
lengthy burial mound
- Haylow
Hay enclosure + low burial mound
enclosure burial mound
- Whitlow
Whit white + low burial mound
white burial mound
Barrow initial
- Barrowknell
Barrow burial mound + knell death bell
burial mound death bell
- Barrowgale
Barrow burial mound + gale cold wind
burial mound cold wind
- Barrowcinder
Barrow burial mound + cinder fire slag
burial mound fire slag
barrow final
- Gravebarrow
Grave dug pit + barrow burial mound
dug pit burial mound
- Stonebarrow
Stone solid rock + barrow burial mound
solid rock burial mound
- Winterbarrow
Winter the cold season + barrow burial mound
the cold season burial mound
Grave initial
- Graverender
Grave burial mound + render sunderer
burial mound sunderer
- Graveeater
Grave burial mound + eater devourer
burial mound devourer
- Gravechopper
Grave burial mound + chopper cleaving arm
burial mound cleaving arm
Barrow initial
Barrow initial
- Barrowknuckle
Barrow burial mound + knuckle bone joint
burial mound bone joint
- Barrowbelly
Barrow burial mound + belly swollen paunch
burial mound swollen paunch
- Barrowheap
Barrow burial mound + heap great pile
burial mound great pile
Barrow initial
- Barrowstile
Barrow burial mound + stile climbing step
burial mound climbing step
- Barrowwold
Barrow burial mound + wold forest upland
burial mound forest upland
- Barrowwell
Barrow burial mound + well bubbling spring
burial mound bubbling spring
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “burial mound”. 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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