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“hardy”

16 fragments across 8 traditions carry this sense. 13 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 4 different families, from people outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. French 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.

French


Real world

ard final · art final · arde final · arte final

  • Sigard

    Sig victory + ard hardy

    victory hardy

  • Bernard

    Bern bear + ard hardy

    bear hardy

  • Amard

    Am love + ard hardy

    love hardy

  • Richart

    Rich ruler + art hardy

    ruler hardy

  • Herart

    Her army + art hardy

    army hardy

  • Brunart

    Brun brown + art hardy

    brown hardy

  • Mainarde

    Main strength + arde hardy

    strength hardy

  • Rodarde

    Rod glory + arde hardy

    glory hardy

  • Sopharde

    Soph wisdom + arde hardy

    wisdom hardy

  • Adelarte

    Adel noble + arte hardy

    noble hardy

  • Clotarte

    Clot fame + arte hardy

    fame hardy

  • Valarte

    Val strong + arte hardy

    strong hardy

Knight


People

ard final · hard final · art final

  • Regard

    Reg power + ard hardy

    power hardy

  • Garard

    Gar spear + ard hardy

    spear hardy

  • Warard

    War guard + ard hardy

    guard hardy

  • Baldhard

    Bald bold + hard hardy

    bold hardy

  • Harhard

    Har army + hard hardy

    army hardy

  • Guilhard

    Guil will + hard hardy

    will hardy

  • Sangart

    Sang blood + art hardy

    blood hardy

  • Vertart

    Vert green + art hardy

    green hardy

  • Lanart

    Lan land + art hardy

    land hardy

German


Real world

Hart initial · hard final

  • Hartram

    Hart hardy + ram raven

    hardy raven

  • Hartmod

    Hart hardy + mod spirit

    hardy spirit

  • Harthold

    Hart hardy + hold gracious

    hardy gracious

  • Gebhard

    Geb gift + hard hardy

    gift hardy

  • Fasthard

    Fast firm + hard hardy

    firm hardy

  • Gerhard

    Ger spear + hard hardy

    spear hardy

Griffin


Creatures

hard final · harda final

  • Vigilhard

    Vigil watchful + hard hardy

    watchful hardy

  • Silvahard

    Silva forest + hard hardy

    forest hardy

  • Alahard

    Ala wing + hard hardy

    wing hardy

  • Silvaharda

    Silva forest + harda hardy

    forest hardy

  • Altaharda

    Alta high + harda hardy

    high hardy

  • Petriaharda

    Petria crag + harda hardy

    crag hardy

Human


People

Hard initial · heard final

  • Hardleof

    Hard hardy + leof dear

    hardy dear

  • Hardstan

    Hard hardy + stan stone

    hardy stone

  • Hardweald

    Hard hardy + weald power

    hardy power

  • Aethelheard

    Aethel noble + heard hardy

    noble hardy

  • Hereheard

    Here army + heard hardy

    army hardy

  • Wardheard

    Ward guard + heard hardy

    guard hardy

Cat


People

hard final

  • Marmaladehard

    Marmalade quince jam + hard hardy

    quince jam hardy

  • Inkhard

    Ink burnt-in dye + hard hardy

    burnt-in dye hardy

  • Creamhard

    Cream rich milk + hard hardy

    rich milk hardy

Hard initial

  • Hardridge

    Hard hardy + ridge land spine

    hardy land spine

  • Hardbeck

    Hard hardy + beck brook

    hardy brook

  • Hardbridge

    Hard hardy + bridge water crossing

    hardy water crossing

Paladin


Tabletop

ard final

  • Aureard

    Aure gold + ard hardy

    gold hardy

  • Ferroard

    Ferro iron + ard hardy

    iron hardy

  • Constaard

    Consta steadfast + ard hardy

    steadfast hardy

Senses that travel together

See also

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