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“calm”

27 fragments across 21 traditions carry this sense. They split 16 to 11 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 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, Mermaid, has 3.

Mermaid


Creatures

Galen initial · Galyn initial · Galynn initial

  • Galendris

    Galen calm + dris pilot

    calm pilot

  • Galensaris

    Galen calm + saris dancer

    calm dancer

  • Galenamar

    Galen calm + amar keeper

    calm keeper

  • Galynsira

    Galyn calm + sira elder

    calm elder

  • Galynosa

    Galyn calm + osa blossom

    calm blossom

  • Galynressa

    Galyn calm + ressa weaver

    calm weaver

  • Galynnemar

    Galynn calm + emar memory

    calm memory

  • Galynnaleth

    Galynn calm + aleth banner

    calm banner

  • Galynnoneth

    Galynn calm + oneth promise

    calm promise

Unicorn


Creatures

Placid initial · Placida initial · Placidi initial

  • Placidsoir

    Placid calm + soir evening

    calm evening

  • Placidblanc

    Placid calm + blanc whiteness

    calm whiteness

  • Placidcuer

    Placid calm + cuer heart

    calm heart

  • Placidabonte

    Placida calm + bonte goodness

    calm goodness

  • Placidafonteine

    Placida calm + fonteine spring

    calm spring

  • Placidafuite

    Placida calm + fuite escape

    calm escape

  • Placidicornu

    Placidi calm + cornu horn

    calm horn

  • Placidimare

    Placidi calm + mare the sea

    calm the sea

  • Placidirete

    Placidi calm + rete net

    calm net

Paladin


Tabletop

Serena initial · lana final

  • Serenalira

    Serena calm + lira song

    calm song

  • Serenacinda

    Serena calm + cinda ember

    calm ember

  • Serenagilda

    Serena calm + gilda worth

    calm worth

  • Adoralana

    Adora beloved + lana calm

    beloved calm

  • Albalana

    Alba white + lana calm

    white calm

  • Callalana

    Calla lovely + lana calm

    lovely calm

Roman


Real world

placida final · Plac initial

  • Cornelia Placida

    Cornelia horn + placida calm

    horn, calm

  • Aemilia Placida

    Aemilia striving + placida calm

    striving, calm

  • Minucia Placida

    Minucia small + placida calm

    small, calm

  • Placellus

    Plac calm + ellus tiny one

    the calm tiny one

  • Placaticus

    Plac calm + aticus stock

    the calm stock

  • Placio

    Plac calm + io notable one

    the calm notable one

Angel


Creatures

Shalva initial

  • Shalvarana

    Shalva calm + rana of the throne

    calm of the throne

  • Shalvadiah

    Shalva calm + diah of the dawn

    calm of the dawn

  • Shalvathiela

    Shalva calm + thiela of God

    calm of God

Bard


Tabletop

Sereno initial

  • Serenomonte

    Sereno calm + monte mountain

    calm mountain

  • Serenofine

    Sereno calm + fine end

    calm end

  • Serenosale

    Sereno calm + sale salt

    calm salt

Centaur


Creatures

Galeno initial

  • Galenotima

    Galeno calm + tima honour

    calm honour

  • Galenokleia

    Galeno calm + kleia glory

    calm glory

  • Galenothera

    Galeno calm + thera chase

    calm chase

Dragon


Creatures

liss final

  • Asheraliss

    Ashera ash + liss calm

    ash calm

  • Nyxaraliss

    Nyxara void + liss calm

    void calm

  • Malyaliss

    Malya bane + liss calm

    bane calm

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

veth final

  • Zelthveth

    Zelth song + veth calm

    song calm

  • Elthveth

    Elth hall + veth calm

    hall calm

  • Bharnveth

    Bharn brand + veth calm

    brand calm

Druid


Tabletop

Cala initial

  • Calagrain

    Cala calm + grain corn seed

    calm corn seed

  • Calashell

    Cala calm + shell cracked husk

    calm cracked husk

  • Calawillow

    Cala calm + willow bending bough

    calm bending bough

Elf


Fantasy races

Saeli initial

  • Saelilind

    Saeli calm + lind singer

    calm singer

  • Saelitae

    Saeli calm + tae bright

    calm bright

  • Saelisara

    Saeli calm + sara stone

    calm stone

Greek


Real world

galene final

  • Neogalene

    Neo new + galene calm

    new calm

  • Aglagalene

    Agla splendour + galene calm

    splendour calm

  • Kalligalene

    Kalli beautiful + galene calm

    beautiful calm

Halfling


Fantasy races

sa final

  • Lavsa

    Lav lavender + sa calm

    lavender calm

  • Cinsa

    Cin cinnamon + sa calm

    cinnamon calm

  • Junsa

    Jun juniper + sa calm

    juniper calm

Hawaiian


Real world

malie final

  • Hoamalie

    Hoa companion + malie calm

    calm companion

  • Olamalie

    Ola life + malie calm

    calm life

  • Koamalie

    Koa warrior + malie calm

    calm warrior

Indian


Real world

Shanta initial

  • Shantamati

    Shanta calm + mati mind

    calm mind

  • Shantaruchi

    Shanta calm + ruchi lustre

    calm lustre

  • Shantavati

    Shanta calm + vati possessing

    calm possessing

Italian


Real world

placido final

  • Emanuele Placido

    Emanuele god with us + placido calm

    god with us and calm

  • Giacomo Placido

    Giacomo supplanter + placido calm

    supplanter and calm

  • Luigi Placido

    Luigi famous warrior + placido calm

    famous warrior and calm

Japanese


Real world

Nagi initial

  • Nagimori

    Nagi calm + mori forest

    calm forest

  • Nagiko

    Nagi calm + ko child

    calm child

  • Nagikumo

    Nagi calm + kumo cloud

    calm cloud

Necromancer


Tabletop

lissa final

  • Seralissa

    Sera evening + lissa calm

    evening calm

  • Callalissa

    Calla lily + lissa calm

    lily calm

  • Ceralissa

    Cera wax + lissa calm

    wax calm

Russian


Real world

Galina initial

  • Galina Andreyevna

    Galina calm + andreyevna daughter of Andrey

    calm, daughter of Andrey

  • Galina Zakharovna

    Galina calm + zakharovna daughter of Zakhar

    calm, daughter of Zakhar

  • Galina Ruslanovna

    Galina calm + ruslanovna daughter of Ruslan

    calm, daughter of Ruslan

Spanish


Real world

plácido final

  • Guillermo Plácido

    Guillermo resolute protector + plácido calm

    resolute protector and calm

  • Joaquín Plácido

    Joaquín god will establish + plácido calm

    god will establish and calm

  • Adrián Plácido

    Adrián from Hadria + plácido calm

    from Hadria and calm

Tiefling


Fantasy races

quiet final

  • Newly Quiet

    Newly lately + quiet calm

    lately calm

  • Half Quiet

    Half partly + quiet calm

    partly calm

  • Late Quiet

    Late belatedly + quiet calm

    belatedly calm

Senses that travel together

See also

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