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“friend”

23 fragments across 15 traditions carry this sense. 20 of them close a name against 3 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 5 different families, from real world outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. Knight carries the most, with 4 separate fragments for it — a tradition that needs this many words for one idea is telling you something about what it cares about.

Knight


People

ouin final · win final · oine final · vin final

  • Rainouin

    Rain counsel + ouin friend

    counsel friend

  • Marouin

    Mar famous + ouin friend

    famous friend

  • Robouin

    Rob fame + ouin friend

    fame friend

  • Harwin

    Har army + win friend

    army friend

  • Robwin

    Rob fame + win friend

    fame friend

  • Fredwin

    Fred peace + win friend

    peace friend

  • Francoine

    Franc free + oine friend

    free friend

  • Adeloine

    Adel noble + oine friend

    noble friend

  • Edoine

    Ed wealth + oine friend

    wealth friend

  • Godvin

    God deity + vin friend

    deity friend

  • Ermvin

    Erm whole + vin friend

    whole friend

  • Gunvin

    Gun war + vin friend

    war friend

French


Real world

ouin final · ouine final

  • Richouin

    Rich ruler + ouin friend

    ruler friend

  • Laurouin

    Laur laurel + ouin friend

    laurel friend

  • Clairouin

    Clair bright + ouin friend

    bright friend

  • Prudouine

    Prud prudent + ouine friend

    prudent friend

  • Richouine

    Rich ruler + ouine friend

    ruler friend

  • Paulouine

    Paul small + ouine friend

    small friend

German


Real world

Win initial · wina final

  • Winsieg

    Win friend + sieg victory

    friend victory

  • Winlef

    Win friend + lef heir

    friend heir

  • Winbert

    Win friend + bert bright

    friend bright

  • Irmwina

    Irm great + wina friend

    great friend

  • Liebwina

    Lieb dear + wina friend

    dear friend

  • Hildwina

    Hild battle + wina friend

    battle friend

Griffin


Creatures

win final · wina final

  • Rostrowin

    Rostro beak + win friend

    beak friend

  • Siniswin

    Sinis left hand + win friend

    left hand friend

  • Alawin

    Ala wing + win friend

    wing friend

  • Sinistrawina

    Sinistra left hand + wina friend

    left hand friend

  • Cornuawina

    Cornua horn + wina friend

    horn friend

  • Clarawina

    Clara bright + wina friend

    bright friend

Human


People

Win initial · wine final

  • Winsunu

    Win friend + sunu son

    friend son

  • Winfolc

    Win friend + folc folk

    friend folk

  • Wintir

    Win friend + tir glory

    friend glory

  • Lindwine

    Lind shield + wine friend

    shield friend

  • Cynewine

    Cyne royal + wine friend

    royal friend

  • Wynwine

    Wyn joy + wine friend

    joy friend

Viking


Real world

vin final · vina final

  • Vigvin

    Vig battle + vin friend

    battle friend

  • Ragnvin

    Ragn the gods + vin friend

    the gods friend

  • Bodvin

    Bod battle + vin friend

    battle friend

  • Randvina

    Rand shield rim + vina friend

    shield rim friend

  • Thjodvina

    Thjod people + vina friend

    people friend

  • Valvina

    Val the slain + vina friend

    the slain friend

Cat


People

win final

  • Winterwin

    Winter wet season + win friend

    wet season friend

  • Emberwin

    Ember glowing coal + win friend

    glowing coal friend

  • Walnutwin

    Walnut foreign nut + win friend

    foreign nut friend

D&D


Tabletop

wyn final

  • Falwyn

    Fal falcon + wyn friend

    falcon friend

  • Nerwyn

    Ner deep + wyn friend

    deep friend

  • Norwyn

    Nor north + wyn friend

    north friend

Dog


People

win final

  • Huntwin

    Hunt game seeking + win friend

    game seeking friend

  • Ashwin

    Ash ash tree + win friend

    ash tree friend

  • Scampwin

    Scamp rascal + win friend

    rascal friend

Elf


Fantasy races

dan final

  • Eludan

    Elu twilight + dan friend

    twilight friend

  • Aerdan

    Aer air + dan friend

    air friend

  • Faedan

    Fae spirit + dan friend

    spirit friend

Greek


Real world

philos final

  • Thrasyphilos

    Thrasy bold + philos friend

    bold friend

  • Anaxiphilos

    Anaxi lord + philos friend

    lord friend

  • Stephanophilos

    Stephano crown + philos friend

    crown friend

Indian


Real world

mitra final

  • Sanjaymitra

    Sanjay triumphant + mitra friend

    triumphant friend

  • Anandmitra

    Anand bliss + mitra friend

    bliss friend

  • Dhirmitra

    Dhir resolute + mitra friend

    resolute friend

Irish


Real world

cara final

  • Shancara

    Shan old + cara friend

    old friend

  • Oscara

    Os deer + cara friend

    deer friend

  • Keevcara

    Keev gentle + cara friend

    gentle friend

Japanese


Real world

Tomo initial

  • Tomoyasu

    Tomo friend + yasu peace

    friend peace

  • Tomomichi

    Tomo friend + michi path

    friend path

  • Tomokuni

    Tomo friend + kuni country

    friend country

Paladin


Tabletop

win final

  • Altewin

    Alte high + win friend

    high friend

  • Ambrowin

    Ambro undying + win friend

    undying friend

  • Regiwin

    Regi royal + win friend

    royal friend

Senses that travel together

See also

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