“fair”
35 fragments across 22 traditions carry this sense. 24 of them open a name against 11 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.
Across the traditions
¶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, Elf, has 3.
bel final · Bela initial · fina final
- Kelbel
Kel green + bel fair
green fair
- Yrbel
Yr yew + bel fair
yew fair
- Naebel
Nae flame + bel fair
flame fair
- Belameth
Bela fair + meth dusk
fair dusk
- Belabriel
Bela fair + briel radiance
fair radiance
- Belalia
Bela fair + lia daughter
fair daughter
- Sylfina
Syl whisper + fina fair
whisper fair
- Arifina
Ari silver + fina fair
silver fair
- Naefina
Nae flame + fina fair
flame fair
Bel initial · vaine final · Beau initial
- Belsenda
Bel fair + senda path
fair path
- Belwyn
Bel fair + wyn joy
fair joy
- Beleline
Bel fair + eline little
fair little
- Ermvaine
Erm whole + vaine fair
whole fair
- Lamvaine
Lam land + vaine fair
land fair
- Rosvaine
Ros horse + vaine fair
horse fair
- Beaufred
Beau fair + fred peace
fair peace
- Beauland
Beau fair + land territory
fair territory
- Beauon
Beau fair + on great
fair great
Finn initial · the fair final · Fiona initial
- Finn Farwater
Finn fair + farwater far water
fair, called the far water
- Finn the Drowned
Finn fair + the drowned drowned
fair, called the drowned
- Finn Seadog
Finn fair + seadog sea dog
fair, called the sea dog
- Brendan the Fair
Brendan prince + the fair fair
prince, called the fair
- Rhys the Fair
Rhys ardour + the fair fair
ardour, called the fair
- Clement the Fair
Clement merciful + the fair fair
merciful, called the fair
- Fiona the Fair
Fiona fair + the fair fair
fair, called the fair
- Fiona the Leeward
Fiona fair + the leeward leeward
fair, called the leeward
- Fiona Seabones
Fiona fair + seabones sea bones
fair, called the sea bones
Fionna initial · Fionn initial
- Fionnacior
Fionna fair + cior comb
fair comb
- Fionnasceimhle
Fionna fair + sceimhle terror
fair terror
- Fionnatoirni
Fionna fair + toirni thunder
fair thunder
- Fionnfeadan
Fionn fair + feadan reed pipe
fair reed pipe
- Fionnbothan
Fionn fair + bothan hut
fair hut
- Fionnlorg
Fionn fair + lorg track
fair track
vindos final · vinda final
- Litanovindos
Litano broad + vindos fair
broad fair
- Rigovindos
Rigo royal + vindos fair
royal fair
- Mandovindos
Mando pony + vindos fair
pony fair
- Virovinda
Viro man + vinda fair
man fair
- Lanovinda
Lano plain + vinda fair
plain fair
- Dubnovinda
Dubno deep + vinda fair
deep fair
Finn initial · Bel initial
- Finnie
Finn fair + ie dear
fair dear
- Finnpatch
Finn fair + patch small piece
fair small piece
- Finnby
Finn fair + by farmstead
fair farmstead
- Beletta
Bel fair + etta small
fair small
- Beley
Bel fair + ey dear
fair dear
- Belberry
Bel fair + berry small fruit
fair small fruit
Teg initial · wen final
- Tegmoor
Teg fair + moor open waste
fair open waste
- Tegscar
Teg fair + scar cliff
fair cliff
- Tegknar
Teg fair + knar knot
fair knot
- Hazelwen
Hazel nut tree + wen fair
nut tree fair
- Cerriwen
Cerri rowan + wen fair
rowan fair
- Cloverwen
Clover three leaves + wen fair
three leaves fair
Beau initial · Bel initial
- Beaumaison
Beau fair + maison house
fair house
- Beaulac
Beau fair + lac lake
fair lake
- Beaunoir
Beau fair + noir black
fair black
- Belmont
Bel fair + mont mount
fair mount
- Belporte
Bel fair + porte gate
fair gate
- Belfort
Bel fair + fort stronghold
fair stronghold
Bella initial · bel final
- Bellatrice
Bella fair + trice threefold
fair threefold
- Bellaserra
Bella fair + serra keeper
fair keeper
- Bellasana
Bella fair + sana healing
fair healing
- Pactibel
Pacti covenant + bel fair
covenant fair
- Auribel
Auri gold + bel fair
gold fair
- Paribel
Pari equal + bel fair
equal fair
Teg initial · deg final
- Tegddyn
Teg fair + ddyn person
fair person
- Tegfynydd
Teg fair + fynydd upland
fair upland
- Tegfawr
Teg fair + fawr big
fair big
- Cardeg
Car love + deg fair
love fair
- Gwendeg
Gwen white + deg fair
white fair
- Melysdeg
Melys sweet + deg fair
sweet fair
Belo initial
- Belozan
Belo fair + zan chanson
fair chanson
- Belorain
Belo fair + rain reign
fair reign
- Belodell
Belo fair + dell hollow
fair hollow
Beau initial
- Beaumare
Beau fair + mare pool
fair pool
- Beauhogue
Beau fair + hogue norse mound
fair norse mound
- Beauroche
Beau fair + roche rock
fair rock
belle final
- Lilbelle
Lil lily + belle fair
lily fair
- Ashbelle
Ash fire dust + belle fair
fire dust fair
- Cloverbelle
Clover three-leaved herb + belle fair
three-leaved herb fair
gwen final
- Eirgwen
Eir mercy + gwen fair
mercy fair
- Celgwen
Cel heaven + gwen fair
heaven fair
- Vygwen
Vy vine + gwen fair
vine fair
Schön initial
- Schönkamp
Schön fair + kamp field
fair field
- Schönmeister
Schön fair + meister master
fair master
- Schönhoff
Schön fair + hoff farmstead
fair farmstead
Gauri initial
- Gauriila
Gauri fair + ila earth
fair earth
- Gaurijyoti
Gauri fair + jyoti light
fair light
- Gaurirani
Gauri fair + rani queen
fair queen
Fin initial
- Finkertach
Fin fair + kertach skilled
fair skilled
- Finry
Fin fair + ry ruler
fair ruler
- Finbawn
Fin fair + bawn pale
fair pale
Fionn initial
- Fionnsgurr
Fionn fair + sgurr rocky peak
fair rocky peak
- Fionnbrow
Fionn fair + brow hill brow
fair hill brow
- Fionntop
Fionn fair + top hilltop
fair hilltop
Just initial
- Justiculus
Just fair + iculus least one
the fair least one
- Justidus
Just fair + idus kind
the fair kind
- Justaticus
Just fair + aticus stock
the fair stock
Ban initial
- Banvald
Ban fair + vald ruler
fair ruler
- Banford
Ban fair + ford crossing
fair crossing
- Banie
Ban fair + ie little
fair little
Bel initial
- Bel Miracle
Bel fair + Miracle wonder
fair wonder
- Bel Espine
Bel fair + Espine thorn
fair thorn
- Bel Vallee
Bel fair + Vallee valley
fair valley
Fager initial
- Fagerfot
Fager fair + fot foot
fair foot
- Fagerrod
Fager fair + rod voice
fair voice
- Fagerhjarta
Fager fair + hjarta heart
fair heart
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “fair”. 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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