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“famous”

14 fragments across 8 traditions carry this sense. 10 of them close a name against 4 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 4 different families, from people 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, Knight, has 3.

Knight


People

Lod initial · Mar initial · mer final

  • Lodfroy

    Lod famous + froy peace

    famous peace

  • Lodfrey

    Lod famous + frey peace

    famous peace

  • Lodbald

    Lod famous + bald bold

    famous bold

  • Marwald

    Mar famous + wald rule

    famous rule

  • Marbrand

    Mar famous + brand sword

    famous sword

  • Marfort

    Mar famous + fort strong

    famous strong

  • Landmer

    Land territory + mer famous

    territory famous

  • Guilmer

    Guil will + mer famous

    will famous

  • Adalmer

    Adal noble + mer famous

    noble famous

D&D


Tabletop

Lud initial · mar final

  • Luddor

    Lud famous + dor land

    famous land

  • Ludmont

    Lud famous + mont mountain

    famous mountain

  • Ludhart

    Lud famous + hart stag

    famous stag

  • Haldmar

    Hald guardian + mar famous

    guardian famous

  • Aldmar

    Ald old + mar famous

    old famous

  • Vermar

    Ver green + mar famous

    green famous

Griffin


Creatures

mar final · mera final

  • Vigilmar

    Vigil watchful + mar famous

    watchful famous

  • Caelmar

    Cael sky + mar famous

    sky famous

  • Corvinmar

    Corvin raven + mar famous

    raven famous

  • Fidamera

    Fida faith + mera famous

    faith famous

  • Ungulamera

    Ungula claw + mera famous

    claw famous

  • Solamera

    Sola sun + mera famous

    sun famous

Human


People

Cuth initial · maer final

  • Cuthnoth

    Cuth famous + noth daring

    famous daring

  • Cuthgar

    Cuth famous + gar spear

    famous spear

  • Cuthnyd

    Cuth famous + nyd need

    famous need

  • Holtmaer

    Holt wood + maer famous

    wood famous

  • Burgmaer

    Burg fortress + maer famous

    fortress famous

  • Meremaer

    Mere lake + maer famous

    lake famous

Phoenix


Creatures

klytos final · klyta final

  • Kalliklytos

    Kalli beautiful + klytos famous

    beautiful famous

  • Tephroklytos

    Tephro ash + klytos famous

    ash famous

  • Phaidroklytos

    Phaidro radiant + klytos famous

    radiant famous

  • Proteklyta

    Prote first + klyta famous

    first famous

  • Leukaklyta

    Leuka white + klyta famous

    white famous

  • Asteraklyta

    Astera star + klyta famous

    star famous

Cat


People

mer final

  • Mistmer

    Mist fine haze + mer famous

    fine haze famous

  • Ironmer

    Iron hard metal + mer famous

    hard metal famous

  • Marmalademer

    Marmalade quince jam + mer famous

    quince jam famous

French


Real world

mar final

  • Adelmar

    Adel noble + mar famous

    noble famous

  • Germar

    Ger spear + mar famous

    spear famous

  • Laurmar

    Laur laurel + mar famous

    laurel famous

German


Real world

mar final

  • Walmar

    Wal rule + mar famous

    rule famous

  • Albmar

    Alb elf + mar famous

    elf famous

  • Fastmar

    Fast firm + mar famous

    firm famous

Senses that travel together

See also

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