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“height”

16 fragments across 11 traditions carry this sense. They split 9 to 7 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They cluster in 3 families, most of them creatures. No single tradition hoards it: the deepest, Angel, has 3.

Angel


Creatures

Maroma initial · Marovia initial · Ramla initial

  • Maromatiel

    Maroma height + tiel of God

    height of God

  • Maromanael

    Maroma height + nael of God

    height of God

  • Maromaruah

    Maroma height + ruah of the breath

    height of the breath

  • Maroviaziela

    Marovia height + ziela of God

    height of God

  • Maroviatiela

    Marovia height + tiela of God

    height of God

  • Maroviasana

    Marovia height + sana of the lampstand

    height of the lampstand

  • Ramlasim

    Ramla height + sim of the seals

    height of the seals

  • Ramlakon

    Ramla height + kon of the crown

    height of the crown

  • Ramlalesh

    Ramla height + lesh of the tongue

    height of the tongue

Irish


Real world

aird final · Ard initial

  • Finaird

    Fin fair + aird height

    fair height

  • Branaird

    Bran raven + aird height

    raven height

  • Ruaaird

    Rua red-haired + aird height

    red-haired height

  • Ardlia

    Ard height + lia grey

    height grey

  • Ardannagh

    Ard height + annagh fen

    height fen

  • Ardmore

    Ard height + more great

    height great

Phoenix


Creatures

Hypso initial · Hypsi initial

  • Hypsophylax

    Hypso height + phylax guard

    height guard

  • Hypsomnestos

    Hypso height + mnestos remembered

    height remembered

  • Hypsolaos

    Hypso height + laos people

    height people

  • Hypsitrope

    Hypsi height + trope turning

    height turning

  • Hypsimantia

    Hypsi height + mantia prophecy

    height prophecy

  • Hypsimache

    Hypsi height + mache fighter

    height fighter

Scottish


Real world

aird final · Ard initial

  • Glenaird

    Glen valley + aird height

    valley height

  • Fearaird

    Fear man + aird height

    man height

  • Gilaird

    Gil servant + aird height

    servant height

  • Ardey

    Ard height + ey island

    height island

  • Arday

    Ard height + ay isle

    height isle

  • Ardburn

    Ard height + burn stream

    height stream

Celtic


Real world

uxellon final

  • Dubrouxellon

    Dubro water + uxellon height

    water height

  • Moriuxellon

    Mori sea + uxellon height

    sea height

  • Leucouxellon

    Leuco shining + uxellon height

    shining height

D&D


Tabletop

loft final

  • Bramloft

    Bram bramble + loft height

    bramble height

  • Onyxloft

    Onyx black stone + loft height

    black stone height

  • Oakloft

    Oak hardwood + loft height

    hardwood height

God


Creatures

An initial

  • Andun

    An height + dun hill

    height of the hill

  • Ankel

    An height + kel well

    height of the well

  • Anmoth

    An height + moth dusk

    height of the dusk

Hawaiian


Real world

Kaluna initial

  • Kalunalaa

    Kaluna height + laa sacred

    the sacred height

  • Kalunauli

    Kaluna height + uli dark

    the dark height

  • Kalunalanakila

    Kaluna height + lanakila victorious

    the victorious height

Minotaur


Creatures

hypsos final

  • Telohypsos

    Telo distant + hypsos height

    distant height

  • Bathyhypsos

    Bathy deep + hypsos height

    deep height

  • Archihypsos

    Archi chief + hypsos height

    chief height

Vampire


Creatures

berga final

  • Helgaberga

    Helga holy + berga height

    holy-height

  • Saraberga

    Sara princess + berga height

    princess-height

  • Milenaberga

    Milena gracious + berga height

    gracious-height

Welsh


Real world

ban final

  • Gwernban

    Gwern alder + ban height

    alder height

  • Caerban

    Caer fort + ban height

    fort height

  • Tirban

    Tir land + ban height

    land height

Senses that travel together

See also

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