Names that mean “dove”
10 fragments across 7 traditions carry this sense. 9 of them open a name against 1 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.
Dove names across the traditions
¶They cluster in 3 families, most of them people. No single tradition hoards it: none of them goes past 3 fragments.
Jonah initial · Callum initial · Paloma initial
- Jonah Halyard
Jonah dove + halyard sail rope
dove, called the sail rope
- Jonah Copperhand
Jonah dove + copperhand copper hand
dove, called the copper hand
- Jonah Saltbeard
Jonah dove + saltbeard salt beard
dove, called the salt beard
- Callum the Elder
Callum dove + the elder elder
dove, called the elder
- Callum the Drowned
Callum dove + the drowned drowned
dove, called the drowned
- Callum Tarpot
Callum dove + tarpot tar pot
dove, called the tar pot
- Paloma Goldheart
Paloma dove + goldheart gold heart
dove, called the gold heart
- Paloma the Red
Paloma dove + the red red
dove, called the red
- Paloma Landless
Paloma dove + landless dispossessed
dove, called the dispossessed
Jonah initial · Palomino initial
- Jonah Dempsey
Jonah dove + Dempsey proud
dove, proud
- Jonah Wheeler
Jonah dove + Wheeler wheel maker
dove, wheel maker
- Jonah Farrow
Jonah dove + Farrow swineherd
dove, swineherd
- Palomino Nieto
Palomino dove + Nieto grandson
dove, grandson
- Palomino Fischer
Palomino dove + Fischer fisherman
dove, fisherman
- Palomino Bauer
Palomino dove + Bauer farmer
dove, farmer
Pelia initial
- Peliaviola
Pelia dove + viola viol
dove viol
- Peliavina
Pelia dove + vina vine
dove vine
- Peliasara
Pelia dove + sara clear
dove clear
Colm initial
- Colmcarn
Colm dove + carn cairn
dove cairn
- Colmfada
Colm dove + fada long
dove long
- Colmbawn
Colm dove + bawn pale
dove pale
Jemima initial
- Jemima Milton
Jemima dove + milton mill settlement
dove, mill settlement
- Jemima Everett
Jemima dove + everett brave boar
dove, brave boar
- Jemima Kingsley
Jemima dove + kingsley king's meadow
dove, king's meadow
columba final
- Domitia Columba
Domitia tamed + columba dove
tamed, dove
- Aquilia Columba
Aquilia eagle + columba dove
eagle, dove
- Nonia Columba
Nonia ninth + columba dove
ninth, dove
Cal initial
- Callaw
Cal dove + law round summit
dove round summit
- Calgate
Cal dove + gate road
dove road
- Calock
Cal dove + ock little
dove little
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “dove”. 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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