“dear”
20 fragments across 13 traditions carry this sense. They split 8 to 12 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.
Across the traditions
¶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. Dog carries the most, with 5 separate fragments for it — a tradition that needs this many words for one idea is telling you something about what it cares about.
ee final · ey final · ie final · sy final · y final
- Dashee
Dash sudden rush + ee dear
sudden rush dear
- Chumee
Chum companion + ee dear
companion dear
- Heathee
Heath open moorland + ee dear
open moorland dear
- Walnutey
Walnut foreign nut + ey dear
foreign nut dear
- Ironey
Iron hard metal + ey dear
hard metal dear
- Soley
Sol sun + ey dear
sun dear
- Cedarie
Cedar fragrant wood + ie dear
fragrant wood dear
- Wolfie
Wolf grey wolf + ie dear
grey wolf dear
- Onyxie
Onyx fingernail stone + ie dear
fingernail stone dear
- Ironsy
Iron hard metal + sy dear
hard metal dear
- Jetsy
Jet jet black + sy dear
jet black dear
- Brocksy
Brock badger + sy dear
badger dear
Cari initial · Caria initial
- Cariron
Cari dear + ron round
dear round
- Caripais
Cari dear + pais peace
dear peace
- Carilain
Cari dear + lain lay
dear lay
- Cariaglenne
Caria dear + glenne glen
dear glen
- Cariaquilla
Caria dear + quilla feather
dear feather
- Cariaselle
Caria dear + selle chamber
dear chamber
in final · ie final
- Oatin
Oat oats + in dear
oats dear
- Loamin
Loam rich soil + in dear
rich soil dear
- Sedgein
Sedge reed + in dear
reed dear
- Ellie
Ell elderflower + ie dear
elderflower dear
- Malie
Mal mallow + ie dear
mallow dear
- Blosie
Blos blossom + ie dear
blossom dear
Cara initial · Cari initial
- Carasenda
Cara dear + senda path
dear path
- Caralira
Cara dear + lira song
dear song
- Caradora
Cara dear + dora gift
dear gift
- Carimant
Cari dear + mant mantle
dear mantle
- Carirant
Cari dear + rant warrant
dear warrant
- Carisalv
Cari dear + salv saving
dear saving
y final
- Basily
Basil royal herb + y dear
royal herb dear
- Steely
Steel hardened iron + y dear
hardened iron dear
- Ebony
Ebon black + y dear
black dear
Caro initial
- Carolitanos
Caro dear + litanos broad
dear broad
- Carobitus
Caro dear + bitus world
dear world
- Caronertos
Caro dear + nertos strong
dear strong
Lieb initial
- Liebtraut
Lieb dear + traut strength
dear strength
- Liebrade
Lieb dear + rade counsel
dear counsel
- Liebsinda
Lieb dear + sinda journey
dear journey
Leof initial
- Leoftir
Leof dear + tir glory
dear glory
- Leofgrim
Leof dear + grim mask
dear mask
- Leofbrand
Leof dear + brand sword
dear sword
lal final
- Kamallal
Kamal lotus + lal dear
lotus dear
- Mohanlal
Mohan charming + lal dear
charming dear
- Ramlal
Ram pleasing + lal dear
pleasing dear
cara final
- Vesperacara
Vespera vespers + cara dear
vespers dear
- Silenacara
Silena silence + cara dear
silence dear
- Nubilacara
Nubila clouded + cara dear
clouded dear
Milana initial
- Milana Sergeyevna
Milana dear + sergeyevna daughter of Sergey
dear, daughter of Sergey
- Milana Viktorovna
Milana dear + viktorovna daughter of Viktor
dear, daughter of Viktor
- Milana Alexandrovna
Milana dear + alexandrovna daughter of Alexander
dear, daughter of Alexander
ya final
- Eravelya
Eravel wandering + ya dear
wandering dear
- Sevrenya
Sevren severed + ya dear
severed dear
- Alethya
Aleth mourning + ya dear
mourning dear
gu final
- Eiriangu
Eirian bright + gu dear
bright dear
- Morwyngu
Morwyn maiden + gu dear
maiden dear
- Cerddgu
Cerdd song + gu dear
song dear
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “dear”. 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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