Names that mean “forest”
23 fragments across 21 traditions carry this sense. They split 10 to 13 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.
Forest names 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: none of them goes past 2 fragments.
wald final · Lesna initial
- Danawald
Dana given + wald forest
given-forest
- Moranawald
Morana death + wald forest
death-forest
- Mirawald
Mira peace + wald forest
peace-forest
- Lesnales
Lesna forest + les wood
forest-wood
- Lesnasky
Lesna forest + sky of the
forest-of the
- Lesnahain
Lesna forest + hain grove
forest-grove
Wald initial · Silva initial
- Waldkin
Wald forest + kin family stock
forest family stock
- Waldprowl
Wald forest + prowl stealthy roaming
forest stealthy roaming
- Waldfell
Wald forest + fell deadly cruel
forest deadly cruel
- Silvawrath
Silva forest + wrath twisted anger
forest twisted anger
- Silvahunt
Silva forest + hunt pursuit of game
forest pursuit of game
- Silvavale
Silva forest + vale river valley
forest river valley
skogg final
- Galnskogg
Galn sang + skogg forest
sang the forest
- Settskogg
Sett set down + skogg forest
set down the forest
- Pellskogg
Pell stripped + skogg forest
stripped the forest
wold final
- Marmaladewold
Marmalade quince jam + wold forest
quince jam forest
- Copperwold
Copper reddish metal + wold forest
reddish metal forest
- Velvetwold
Velvet shaggy pile + wold forest
shaggy pile forest
cetum final
- Catucetum
Catu battle + cetum forest
battle forest
- Uxellocetum
Uxello high + cetum forest
high forest
- Meducetum
Medu mead + cetum forest
mead forest
Sen initial
- Senxian
Sen forest + xian virtuous
forest virtuous
- Senxiao
Sen forest + xiao dawn
forest dawn
- Sendong
Sen forest + dong east
forest east
Wald initial
- Waldbrand
Wald forest + brand sword
forest sword
- Waldheim
Wald forest + heim home
forest home
- Waldlin
Wald forest + lin pool
forest pool
wood final
- Rockwood
Rock solid stone + wood forest
solid stone forest
- Coopwood
Coop barrel + wood forest
barrel forest
- Vicwood
Vic victory + wood forest
victory forest
wood final
- Willowwood
Willow drooping branches + wood forest
drooping branches forest
- Pollenwood
Pollen flower dust + wood forest
flower dust forest
- Rushwood
Rush slender stem + wood forest
slender stem forest
wald final
- Squirrelwald
Squirrel squirrels + wald forest
squirrels forest
- Roughwald
Rough uneven + wald forest
uneven forest
- Martenwald
Marten pine martens + wald forest
pine martens forest
Sil initial
- Silouf
Sil forest + ouf wolf
forest wolf
- Silrand
Sil forest + rand raven
forest raven
- Silon
Sil forest + on little
forest little
Wald initial
- Waldbaum
Wald forest + baum tree
forest tree
- Waldschneider
Wald forest + schneider tailor
forest tailor
- Waldweber
Wald forest + weber weaver
forest weaver
Silva initial
- Silvagund
Silva forest + gund battle
forest battle
- Silvagar
Silva forest + gar spear
forest spear
- Silvatrud
Silva forest + trud strength
forest strength
wood final
- Willowwood
Willow willow tree + wood forest
willow tree forest
- Westwood
West sunset side + wood forest
sunset side forest
- Springwood
Spring water source + wood forest
water source forest
Mori initial
- Morichika
Mori forest + chika close
forest close
- Morinobu
Mori forest + nobu trust
forest trust
- Moritoshi
Mori forest + toshi sharp
forest sharp
wald final
- Valwald
Val valour + wald forest
valour forest
- Lunwald
Lun moon + wald forest
moon forest
- Ashwald
Ash ash tree + wald forest
ash tree forest
mork final
- Ormmork
Orm serpent + mork forest
serpent forest
- Drekmork
Drek longship + mork forest
longship forest
- Hvalmork
Hval whale + mork forest
whale forest
wood final
- Fairwood
Fair beautiful + wood forest
beautiful forest
- Chapwood
Chap trade + wood forest
trade forest
- Holmwood
Holm islet + wood forest
islet forest
Silv initial
- Silvora
Silv forest + ora coast
forest coast
- Silvetum
Silv forest + etum grove
forest grove
- Silvsinus
Silv forest + sinus bay
forest bay
wood final
- Aonwood
Aon one + wood forest
one forest
- Brackwood
Brack speckled + wood forest
speckled forest
- Thorwood
Thor thunder + wood forest
thunder forest
wood final
- Norwood
Nor north + wood forest
north forest
- Kirkwood
Kirk church + wood forest
church forest
- Westwood
West evening side + wood forest
evening side forest
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “forest”. 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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