Names that mean “fortunate”
10 fragments across 9 traditions carry this sense. 7 of them open a name against 3 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.
Fortunate names across the traditions
¶They cluster in 2 families, most of them real world. No single tradition hoards it: none of them goes past 2 fragments.
Faustus initial · faustina final
- Faustus Nigidius
Faustus fortunate + nigidius black
fortunate, black
- Faustus Nonius
Faustus fortunate + nonius ninth
fortunate, ninth
- Faustus Octavius
Faustus fortunate + octavius eighth
fortunate, eighth
- Aemilia Faustina
Aemilia striving + faustina fortunate
striving, fortunate
- Octavia Faustina
Octavia eighth + faustina fortunate
eighth, fortunate
- Albia Faustina
Albia white + faustina fortunate
white, fortunate
Said initial
- Said ibn Bashir
Said fortunate + ibn bashir son of Bashir
fortunate, son of Bashir
- Said ibn Harun
Said fortunate + ibn harun son of Harun
fortunate, son of Harun
- Said ibn Khalid
Said fortunate + ibn khalid son of Khalid
fortunate, son of Khalid
Lucky initial
- Lucky Davis
Lucky fortunate + Davis son of David
fortunate, son of David
- Lucky Bauer
Lucky fortunate + Bauer farmer
fortunate, farmer
- Lucky Williams
Lucky fortunate + Williams son of William
fortunate, son of William
Fel initial
- Felold
Fel fortunate + old rule
fortunate rule
- Felmand
Fel fortunate + mand man
fortunate man
- Felouf
Fel fortunate + ouf wolf
fortunate wolf
Subha initial
- Subhabhadra
Subha fortunate + bhadra gracious
fortunate gracious
- Subhapushpa
Subha fortunate + pushpa flower
fortunate flower
- Subharuchi
Subha fortunate + ruchi lustre
fortunate lustre
fortunato final
- Cristiano Fortunato
Cristiano follower of christ + fortunato fortunate
follower of christ and fortunate
- Stefano Fortunato
Stefano crown + fortunato fortunate
crown and fortunate
- Ettore Fortunato
Ettore holding fast + fortunato fortunate
holding fast and fortunate
Felix initial
- Felix Bramwell
Felix fortunate + bramwell bramble spring
fortunate, bramble spring
- Felix Langley
Felix fortunate + langley long meadow
fortunate, long meadow
- Felix Haywood
Felix fortunate + haywood hedged wood
fortunate, hedged wood
félix final
- Santiago Félix
Santiago saint james + félix fortunate
saint james and fortunate
- Adrián Félix
Adrián from Hadria + félix fortunate
from Hadria and fortunate
- Fernando Félix
Fernando brave journey + félix fortunate
brave journey and fortunate
Mad initial
- Madgwm
Mad fortunate + gwm hollow
fortunate hollow
- Madwalch
Mad fortunate + walch falcon
fortunate falcon
- Madffordd
Mad fortunate + ffordd road
fortunate road
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “fortunate”. 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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