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Names that mean “depth”

25 fragments across 14 traditions carry this sense. They split 13 to 12 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

Build names meaning depth

Depth names across the traditions

Reverse entry

They cluster in 3 families, most of them creatures. God is among those carrying 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.

God


Creatures

Gor initial · nath final · natha final · Yth initial · sith final

  • Goror

    Gor depth + or light

    depth of the light

  • Gorgorn

    Gor depth + gorn vigil

    depth of the vigil

  • Gorren

    Gor depth + ren rebirth

    depth of the rebirth

  • Sarnath

    Sar star + nath depth

    star of the depth

  • Termnath

    Term ending + nath depth

    ending of the depth

  • Mornath

    Mor death + nath depth

    death of the depth

  • Marnatha

    Mar sea + natha depth

    sea of the depth

  • Sylnatha

    Syl veil + natha depth

    veil of the depth

  • Aelnatha

    Ael radiance + natha depth

    radiance of the depth

  • Ythvor

    Yth depth + vor hunger

    depth of the hunger

  • Ythmar

    Yth depth + mar tide

    depth of the tide

  • Ythith

    Yth depth + ith root

    depth of the root

Dragon


Creatures

Zolthar initial · Nyssa initial · Zolthyr initial

  • Zoltharazor

    Zolthar depth + azor sovereign

    depth sovereign

  • Zoltharshar

    Zolthar depth + shar sand

    depth sand

  • Zoltharvyr

    Zolthar depth + vyr ancient

    depth ancient

  • Nyssaxis

    Nyssa depth + xis gaze

    depth gaze

  • Nyssanix

    Nyssa depth + nix frost

    depth frost

  • Nyssalax

    Nyssa depth + lax coil

    depth coil

  • Zolthyrzaroth

    Zolthyr depth + zaroth fury

    depth fury

  • Zolthyrsylth

    Zolthyr depth + sylth whisper

    depth whisper

  • Zolthyrandor

    Zolthyr depth + andor realm

    depth realm

Wizard


People

thys final · sith final · Plumb initial

  • Umthys

    Um shade + thys depth

    shade depth

  • Morthys

    Mor shadow + thys depth

    shadow depth

  • Vasthys

    Vas vessel + thys depth

    vessel depth

  • Pyrasith

    Pyra fire + sith depth

    fire depth

  • Delasith

    Dela veil + sith depth

    veil depth

  • Stellasith

    Stella fixed star + sith depth

    fixed star depth

  • Plumbthal

    Plumb depth + thal deep

    depth deep

  • Plumbur

    Plumb depth + ur first

    depth first

  • Plumbon

    Plumb depth + on great

    depth great

Demon


Creatures

Ubz initial · Ubr initial

  • Ubzosh

    Ubz depth + osh mire

    depth of the mire

  • Ubzuz

    Ubz depth + uz craving

    depth of the craving

  • Ubzesh

    Ubz depth + esh hearth

    depth of the hearth

  • Ubraza

    Ubr depth + aza void

    depth of the void

  • Ubrukha

    Ubr depth + ukha slag

    depth of the slag

  • Ubrekha

    Ubr depth + ekha gash

    depth of the gash

Drow


Fantasy races

Ulz initial · aeth final

  • Ulzorzen

    Ulz depth + orzen expendable

    depth expendable

  • Ulzazzir

    Ulz depth + azzir dagger

    depth dagger

  • Ulzendyl

    Ulz depth + endyl housebound

    depth housebound

  • Elthaeth

    Elth stair + aeth depth

    stair depth

  • Slyzaeth

    Slyz slick + aeth depth

    slick depth

  • Nyrthaeth

    Nyrth nightfall + aeth depth

    nightfall depth

Mermaid


Creatures

Thalor initial · Thalyth initial

  • Thalorvelar

    Thalor depth + velar veil

    depth veil

  • Thalorynor

    Thalor depth + ynor elder

    depth elder

  • Thalorys

    Thalor depth + ys isle

    depth isle

  • Thalythlara

    Thalyth depth + lara harp

    depth harp

  • Thalythetha

    Thalyth depth + etha breath

    depth breath

  • Thalythnessa

    Thalyth depth + nessa grotto

    depth grotto

Banshee


Creatures

Doimhne initial

  • Doimhnecille

    Doimhne depth + cille churchyard

    depth churchyard

  • Doimhnemuilinn

    Doimhne depth + muilinn mill

    depth mill

  • Doimhneduibhe

    Doimhne depth + duibhe blackness

    depth blackness

Elf


Fantasy races

yth final

  • Auryth

    Aur sunrise + yth depth

    sunrise depth

  • Anyth

    An gift + yth depth

    gift depth

  • Orinyth

    Orin mountain + yth depth

    mountain depth

Giant


Creatures

djup final

  • Vaultvardjup

    Vaultvar sky vault + djup depth

    sky vault depth

  • Chasmardjup

    Chasmar chasm + djup depth

    chasm depth

  • Quartzildjup

    Quartzil quartz + djup depth

    quartz depth

Kraken


Creatures

Dyp initial

  • Dypslod

    Dyp depth + slod trail

    depth trail

  • Dypmyrkr

    Dyp depth + myrkr darkness

    depth darkness

  • Dypsvid

    Dyp depth + svid scorching

    depth scorching

Minotaur


Creatures

bathos final

  • Dekabathos

    Deka ten + bathos depth

    ten depth

  • Monobathos

    Mono single + bathos depth

    single depth

  • Protobathos

    Proto first + bathos depth

    first depth

Phoenix


Creatures

bathos final

  • Neophytobathos

    Neophyto newly grown + bathos depth

    newly grown depth

  • Eschatobathos

    Eschato last + bathos depth

    last depth

  • Phanerobathos

    Phanero manifest + bathos depth

    manifest depth

Tiefling


Fantasy races

yth final

  • Pendenyth

    Penden hanging + yth depth

    hanging depth

  • Clamenyth

    Clamen outcry + yth depth

    outcry depth

  • Iasteryth

    Iaster yearning + yth depth

    yearning depth

Witch


People

neth final

  • Salneth

    Sal salt + neth depth

    salt depth

  • Sorneth

    Sor sorrel + neth depth

    sorrel depth

  • Belneth

    Bel bell + neth depth

    bell depth

Senses that travel together

See also

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