Names that mean “gate”
23 fragments across 16 traditions carry this sense. 16 of them close a name against 7 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.
Gate names across the traditions
¶They are spread across 6 different families, from creatures 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 3 fragments.
Dor initial · gath final · enna final
- Dorkar
Dor gate + kar hand
gate of the hand
- Doreth
Dor gate + eth breath
gate of the breath
- Dortel
Dor gate + tel distance
gate of the distance
- Akgath
Ak edge + gath gate
edge of the gate
- Vorgath
Vor devourer + gath gate
devourer of the gate
- Lumgath
Lum lantern + gath gate
lantern of the gate
- Sarenna
Sar star + enna gate
star of the gate
- Ilenna
Il light + enna gate
light of the gate
- Dhurenna
Dhur endurance + enna gate
endurance of the gate
dorr final · dorra final
- Mokkdorr
Mokk mocked + dorr gate
mocked the gate
- Torvdorr
Torv took + dorr gate
took the gate
- Halddorr
Hald held + dorr gate
held the gate
- Skeladorra
Skela skinned + dorra gate
skinned the gate
- Brukadorra
Bruka burned + dorra gate
burned the gate
- Fannadorra
Fanna caught + dorra gate
caught the gate
Duro initial · duros final
- Duroritus
Duro gate + ritus ford
gate ford
- Duroanextlos
Duro gate + anextlos protection
gate protection
- Duroviros
Duro gate + viros man
gate man
- Brigoduros
Brigo eminence + duros gate
eminence gate
- Lanoduros
Lano plain + duros gate
plain gate
- Boduduros
Bodu crow + duros gate
crow gate
ak final · aka final
- Zhorvak
Zhorv worm + ak gate
worm of the gate
- Barzak
Barz iron + ak gate
iron of the gate
- Rakzak
Rakz ruin + ak gate
ruin of the gate
- Feshaka
Fesh fever + aka gate
fever of the gate
- Peskaka
Pesk plague + aka gate
plague of the gate
- Ilthaka
Ilth famine + aka gate
famine of the gate
Brana initial · tor final
- Branaberg
Brana gate + berg mountain
gate-mountain
- Branaquelle
Brana gate + quelle water source
gate-water source
- Branagarten
Brana gate + garten garden
gate-garden
- Skaltor
Skal rock + tor gate
rock-gate
- Sentor
Sen dream + tor gate
dream-gate
- Tisator
Tisa yew + tor gate
yew-gate
Dor initial · Dora initial
- Doryr
Dor gate + yr age
gate age
- Dorthys
Dor gate + thys depth
gate depth
- Dorex
Dor gate + ex mark
gate mark
- Doraia
Dora gate + ia daughter
gate daughter
- Dorabell
Dora gate + bell ringing brass
gate ringing brass
- Doravine
Dora gate + vine bond
gate bond
shen final
- Tlenshen
Tlen ash + shen gate
ash gate
- Nokhshen
Nokh dark + shen gate
dark gate
- Ekrushen
Ekru iron + shen gate
iron gate
Orth initial
- Orthvan
Orth gate + van first
gate first
- Orthzak
Orth gate + zak striking
gate striking
- Orthrath
Orth gate + rath raging
gate raging
azzon final
- Urthazzon
Urth bedrock + azzon gate
bedrock gate
- Velthazzon
Velth veined + azzon gate
veined gate
- Erzzazzon
Erzz order + azzon gate
order gate
Dor initial
- Dorglim
Dor gate + glim glimmer
gate glimmer
- Dorvald
Dor gate + vald rule
gate rule
- Dorrik
Dor gate + rik ruler
gate ruler
porte final
- Champporte
Champ field + porte gate
field gate
- Courporte
Cour courtyard + porte gate
courtyard gate
- Blancporte
Blanc white + porte gate
white gate
hlid final
- Djupahlid
Djupa deepened + hlid gate
deepened gate
- Eisahlid
Eisa glowing ember + hlid gate
glowing ember gate
- Grimahlid
Grima mask + hlid gate
mask gate
pyle final
- Glaukepyle
Glauke gleaming grey + pyle gate
gleaming grey gate
- Melainapyle
Melaina black + pyle gate
black gate
- Phoinissapyle
Phoinissa crimson + pyle gate
crimson gate
pyle final
- Zoogonopyle
Zoogono quickening + pyle gate
quickening gate
- Chilietopyle
Chilieto thousand-year + pyle gate
thousand-year gate
- Metabolopyle
Metabolo change + pyle gate
change gate
yate final
- Milleryate
Miller miller's + yate gate
miller's gate
- Bullyate
Bull bulls + yate gate
bulls gate
- Roseyate
Rose wild rose + yate gate
wild rose gate
porte final
- Candidaporte
Candida shining white + porte gate
shining white gate
- Feraporte
Fera wild + porte gate
wild gate
- Placidaporte
Placida calm + porte gate
calm gate
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “gate”. 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.
Corpus under CC BY 4.0 — every fragment above has a stable anchor, so you can cite one entry rather than the whole site.