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“courage”

17 fragments across 15 traditions carry this sense. 14 of them close a name against 3 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 6 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, German, has 2.

German


Real world

mut final · muth final

  • Amalmut

    Amal vigour + mut courage

    vigour courage

  • Friedmut

    Fried peace + mut courage

    peace courage

  • Gismut

    Gis pledge + mut courage

    pledge courage

  • Albmuth

    Alb elf + muth courage

    elf courage

  • Arnmuth

    Arn eagle + muth courage

    eagle courage

  • Heilmuth

    Heil health + muth courage

    health courage

Griffin


Creatures

mod final · moda final

  • Rupmod

    Rup rock + mod courage

    rock courage

  • Nobilmod

    Nobil noble + mod courage

    noble courage

  • Praedmod

    Praed prey + mod courage

    prey courage

  • Regiamoda

    Regia royal + moda courage

    royal courage

  • Fortiamoda

    Fortia brave + moda courage

    brave courage

  • Fidamoda

    Fida faith + moda courage

    faith courage

Cat


People

mod final

  • Steelmod

    Steel hardened iron + mod courage

    hardened iron courage

  • Charmod

    Char charcoal + mod courage

    charcoal courage

  • Cindermod

    Cinder burnt slag + mod courage

    burnt slag courage

Elf


Fantasy races

vir final

  • Aurvir

    Aur sunrise + vir courage

    sunrise courage

  • Dorvir

    Dor land + vir courage

    land courage

  • Kalvir

    Kal green + vir courage

    green courage

Greek


Real world

Thymo initial

  • Thymotheos

    Thymo courage + theos god

    courage god

  • Thymonous

    Thymo courage + nous intellect

    courage intellect

  • Thymomenes

    Thymo courage + menes spirit

    courage spirit

Horse


People

heart final

  • Grand Heart

    Grand imposing + heart courage

    imposing courage

  • Thunder Heart

    Thunder rolling roar + heart courage

    rolling roar courage

  • Chestnut Heart

    Chestnut reddish brown + heart courage

    reddish brown courage

Human


People

Mod initial

  • Modceol

    Mod courage + ceol ship

    courage ship

  • Modord

    Mod courage + ord spear point

    courage spear point

  • Modrun

    Mod courage + run secret

    courage secret

Japanese


Real world

Isa initial

  • Isatoshi

    Isa courage + toshi sharp

    courage sharp

  • Isama

    Isa courage + ma true

    courage true

  • Isaji

    Isa courage + ji second

    courage second

Knight


People

mod final

  • Hermod

    Her army + mod courage

    army courage

  • Godmod

    God deity + mod courage

    deity courage

  • Ricmod

    Ric ruler + mod courage

    ruler courage

heart final

  • Goodheart

    Good worthy + heart courage

    worthy courage

  • Fairheart

    Fair beautiful + heart courage

    beautiful courage

  • Tannerheart

    Tanner hide curer + heart courage

    hide curer courage

Nickname


People

heart final

  • Briarheart

    Briar prickly bush + heart courage

    prickly bush courage

  • Candleheart

    Candle wax light + heart courage

    wax light courage

  • Waspheart

    Wasp stinging insect + heart courage

    stinging insect courage

Paladin


Tabletop

mod final

  • Probomod

    Probo upright + mod courage

    upright courage

  • Clemenmod

    Clemen merciful + mod courage

    merciful courage

  • Nobimod

    Nobi noble + mod courage

    noble courage

Scottish


Real world

mod final

  • Shanmod

    Shan old + mod courage

    old courage

  • Donmod

    Don brown + mod courage

    brown courage

  • Calmod

    Cal dove + mod courage

    dove courage

Viking


Real world

mod final

  • Folkmod

    Folk host + mod courage

    host courage

  • Saemod

    Sae sea + mod courage

    sea courage

  • Grimmod

    Grim mask + mod courage

    mask courage

heart final

  • Ravenheart

    Raven croaking bird + heart courage

    croaking bird courage

  • Cloudheart

    Cloud heaped vapour + heart courage

    heaped vapour courage

  • Mossheart

    Moss green cushion + heart courage

    green cushion courage

Senses that travel together

See also

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