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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.

Build names meaning gate

Gate names across the traditions

Reverse entry

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.

God


Creatures

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

Barbarian


Tabletop

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

Celtic


Real world

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

Demon


Creatures

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

Vampire


Creatures

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

Wizard


People

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

Alien


Creatures

shen final

  • Tlenshen

    Tlen ash + shen gate

    ash gate

  • Nokhshen

    Nokh dark + shen gate

    dark gate

  • Ekrushen

    Ekru iron + shen gate

    iron gate

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

Orth initial

  • Orthvan

    Orth gate + van first

    gate first

  • Orthzak

    Orth gate + zak striking

    gate striking

  • Orthrath

    Orth gate + rath raging

    gate raging

Drow


Fantasy races

azzon final

  • Urthazzon

    Urth bedrock + azzon gate

    bedrock gate

  • Velthazzon

    Velth veined + azzon gate

    veined gate

  • Erzzazzon

    Erzz order + azzon gate

    order gate

Dwarf


Fantasy races

Dor initial

  • Dorglim

    Dor gate + glim glimmer

    gate glimmer

  • Dorvald

    Dor gate + vald rule

    gate rule

  • Dorrik

    Dor gate + rik ruler

    gate ruler

French


Real world

porte final

  • Champporte

    Champ field + porte gate

    field gate

  • Courporte

    Cour courtyard + porte gate

    courtyard gate

  • Blancporte

    Blanc white + porte gate

    white gate

Kraken


Creatures

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

Minotaur


Creatures

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

Phoenix


Creatures

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

Town


Objects

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

Unicorn


Creatures

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

See also

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.

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