Names that mean “good”
14 fragments across 12 traditions carry this sense. 13 of them open a name against 1 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.
Good names across the traditions
¶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. No single tradition hoards it: none of them goes past 3 fragments.
Agatho initial · Eu initial · Kal initial
- Agatholochos
Agatho good + lochos company
good company
- Agathosophos
Agatho good + sophos wisdom
good wisdom
- Agathomedes
Agatho good + medes cunning
good cunning
- Euponos
Eu good + ponos toil
good toil
- Eusthenes
Eu good + sthenes strength
good strength
- Eutheos
Eu good + theos god
good god
Bon initial
- Bonvast
Bon good + vast waste land
good waste land
- Bonfort
Bon good + fort stronghold
good stronghold
- Bonmare
Bon good + mare pool
good pool
Liang initial
- Liangtie
Liang good + tie iron
good iron
- Liangren
Liang good + ren benevolence
good benevolence
- Liangnan
Liang good + nan south
good south
Bon initial
- Bonroy
Bon good + roy king
good king
- Bonmarais
Bon good + marais marsh
good marsh
- Bonpré
Bon good + pré meadow
good meadow
God initial
- Godsige
God good + sige victory
good victory
- Godceol
God good + ceol ship
good ship
- Godgisl
God good + gisl pledge
good pledge
agata final
- Isabella Agata
Isabella oath sworn + agata good
oath sworn and good
- Alessandra Agata
Alessandra defender of men + agata good
defender of men and good
- Gabriella Agata
Gabriella god is strength + agata good
god is strength and good
Yoshi initial
- Yoshishi
Yoshi good + shi ambition
good ambition
- Yoshiro
Yoshi good + ro son
good son
- Yoshimaru
Yoshi good + maru round
good round
Agatha initial
- Agatha Dexter
Agatha good + Dexter cloth dyer
good, cloth dyer
- Agatha Sibson
Agatha good + Sibson daughter of Sibyl
good, daughter of Sibyl
- Agatha Kempster
Agatha good + Kempster wool comber
good, wool comber
Bene initial
- Benegar
Bene good + gar spear
good spear
- Benewin
Bene good + win friend
good friend
- Benebrand
Bene good + brand sword
good sword
Agafya initial
- Agafya Miroslavovna
Agafya good + miroslavovna daughter of Miroslav
good, daughter of Miroslav
- Agafya Olegovna
Agafya good + olegovna daughter of Oleg
good, daughter of Oleg
- Agafya Innokentyevna
Agafya good + innokentyevna daughter of Innokenty
good, daughter of Innokenty
Boni initial
- Boniagmen
Boni good + agmen procession
good procession
- Bonistamen
Boni good + stamen thread
good thread
- Bonicaelum
Boni good + caelum sky
good sky
Dobro initial
- Dobrofeld
Dobro good + feld field
good-field
- Dobroovic
Dobro good + ovic heir
good-heir
- Dobroschild
Dobro good + schild shield
good-shield
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “good”. 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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