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“eagle”

21 fragments across 14 traditions carry this sense. They split 14 to 7 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 6 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, D&D, has 3.

D&D


Tabletop

Orn initial · arn final · Ari initial

  • Ornbert

    Orn eagle + bert bright

    eagle bright

  • Ornveth

    Orn eagle + veth sworn

    eagle sworn

  • Ornlorn

    Orn eagle + lorn lost

    eagle lost

  • Otharn

    Oth bold + arn eagle

    bold eagle

  • Quenarn

    Quen song + arn eagle

    song eagle

  • Dravarn

    Drav blood + arn eagle

    blood eagle

  • Ariwyn

    Ari eagle + wyn friend

    eagle friend

  • Arilisse

    Ari eagle + lisse sweetness

    eagle sweetness

  • Ariiel

    Ari eagle + iel maiden

    eagle maiden

Barbarian


Tabletop

yrn final · yrna final

  • Skaryrn

    Skar scarred + yrn eagle

    scarred the eagle

  • Drukkyrn

    Drukk drank + yrn eagle

    drank the eagle

  • Daggyrn

    Dagg cut down + yrn eagle

    cut down the eagle

  • Unggayrna

    Ungga swallowed + yrna eagle

    swallowed the eagle

  • Wragayrna

    Wraga wrestled + yrna eagle

    wrestled the eagle

  • Drukkayrna

    Drukka drank + yrna eagle

    drank the eagle

Dwarf


Fantasy races

yrna final · arn final

  • Kollayrna

    Kolla knoll + yrna eagle

    knoll eagle

  • Gunnyrna

    Gunn war + yrna eagle

    war eagle

  • Tovayrna

    Tova thunder + yrna eagle

    thunder eagle

  • Vegarn

    Veg road + arn eagle

    road eagle

  • Tindarn

    Tind peak + arn eagle

    peak eagle

  • Lokarn

    Lok lock + arn eagle

    lock eagle

Griffin


Creatures

Aquil initial · Aquila initial

  • Aquilhelm

    Aquil eagle + helm helmet

    eagle helmet

  • Aquilrad

    Aquil eagle + rad counsel

    eagle counsel

  • Aquilsind

    Aquil eagle + sind expedition

    eagle expedition

  • Aquilananda

    Aquila eagle + nanda daring

    eagle daring

  • Aquilahugia

    Aquila eagle + hugia mind

    eagle mind

  • Aquilaharta

    Aquila eagle + harta stag

    eagle stag

Roman


Real world

aquilius final · Aquilia initial

  • Statius Aquilius

    Statius steadfast + aquilius eagle

    steadfast, eagle

  • Priscus Aquilius

    Priscus from old times + aquilius eagle

    from old times, eagle

  • Agrippa Aquilius

    Agrippa feet first + aquilius eagle

    feet first, eagle

  • Aquilia Camilla

    Aquilia eagle + camilla altar attendant

    eagle, altar attendant

  • Aquilia Casta

    Aquilia eagle + casta chaste

    eagle, chaste

  • Aquilia Candida

    Aquilia eagle + candida shining

    eagle, shining

Viking


Real world

Arn initial · Orn initial

  • Arnulfr

    Arn eagle + ulfr wolf

    eagle wolf

  • Arnleif

    Arn eagle + leif heir

    eagle heir

  • Arngest

    Arn eagle + gest guest

    eagle guest

  • Ornmagi

    Orn eagle + magi belly

    eagle belly

  • Ornfot

    Orn eagle + fot foot

    eagle foot

  • Ornfjodr

    Orn eagle + fjodr feather

    eagle feather

Country


Objects

Aquil initial

  • Aquilavia

    Aquil eagle + avia territory

    eagle territory

  • Aquilena

    Aquil eagle + ena land

    eagle land

  • Aquilovia

    Aquil eagle + ovia territory

    eagle territory

Elf


Fantasy races

gorn final

  • Faegorn

    Fae spirit + gorn eagle

    spirit eagle

  • Ylgorn

    Yl pale + gorn eagle

    pale eagle

  • Fingorn

    Fin hair + gorn eagle

    hair eagle

French


Real world

Arn initial

  • Arnmand

    Arn eagle + mand man

    eagle man

  • Arnard

    Arn eagle + ard hardy

    eagle hardy

  • Arnet

    Arn eagle + et little

    eagle little

German


Real world

Arn initial

  • Arnrat

    Arn eagle + rat counsel

    eagle counsel

  • Arnrich

    Arn eagle + rich ruler

    eagle ruler

  • Arnwart

    Arn eagle + wart warden

    eagle warden

Knight


People

Arn initial

  • Arnouin

    Arn eagle + ouin friend

    eagle friend

  • Arnrich

    Arn eagle + rich ruler

    eagle ruler

  • Arnger

    Arn eagle + ger spear

    eagle spear

Kraken


Creatures

Erni initial

  • Ernileid

    Erni eagle + leid course

    eagle course

  • Ernistod

    Erni eagle + stod berth

    eagle berth

  • Ernigardr

    Erni eagle + gardr yard

    eagle yard

Nordic


Real world

Arne initial

  • Arne Hallvard

    Arne eagle + hallvard rock defender

    eagle and rock defender

  • Arne Sander

    Arne eagle + sander defender of men

    eagle and defender of men

  • Arne Sten

    Arne eagle + sten rock

    eagle and rock

Scottish


Real world

Iolair initial

  • Iolairwick

    Iolair eagle + wick bay

    eagle bay

  • Iolaircrom

    Iolair eagle + crom bent

    eagle bent

  • Iolairroy

    Iolair eagle + roy red

    eagle red

Senses that travel together

See also

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