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“honey”

21 fragments across 17 traditions carry this sense. They split 14 to 7 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 5 different families, from tabletop outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. Bard 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.

Bard


Tabletop

Melo initial · mel final · Melia initial · melle final

  • Melolien

    Melo honey + lien binding

    honey binding

  • Melorime

    Melo honey + rime rhyme

    honey rhyme

  • Melosain

    Melo honey + sain blessing

    honey blessing

  • Tavimel

    Tavi tale + mel honey

    tale honey

  • Silamel

    Sila silver + mel honey

    silver honey

  • Auromel

    Auro dawn + mel honey

    dawn honey

  • Melialaine

    Melia honey + laine song

    honey song

  • Meliaglenne

    Melia honey + glenne glen

    honey glen

  • Melialene

    Melia honey + lene tender

    honey tender

  • Rimamelle

    Rima rhyme + melle honey

    rhyme honey

  • Roseamelle

    Rosea rose + melle honey

    rose honey

  • Velamelle

    Vela veil + melle honey

    veil honey

Unicorn


Creatures

miel final · mel final

  • Aurormiel

    Auror dawn + miel honey

    dawn honey

  • Nemmiel

    Nem grove + miel honey

    grove honey

  • Indommiel

    Indom untamed + miel honey

    untamed honey

  • Nocturnimel

    Nocturni nightly + mel honey

    nightly honey

  • Gelidimel

    Gelidi frozen + mel honey

    frozen honey

  • Herbimel

    Herbi grass + mel honey

    grass honey

Arabic


Real world

Shahd initial

  • Shahd Bint Latif

    Shahd honey + bint latif daughter of Latif

    honey, daughter of Latif

  • Shahd Bint Farid

    Shahd honey + bint farid daughter of Farid

    honey, daughter of Farid

  • Shahd Bint Walid

    Shahd honey + bint walid daughter of Walid

    honey, daughter of Walid

Banshee


Creatures

Meala initial

  • Mealatearmann

    Meala honey + tearmann sanctuary

    honey sanctuary

  • Mealaneala

    Meala honey + neala cloud

    honey cloud

  • Mealasaile

    Meala honey + saile brine

    honey brine

Cat


People

Hon initial

  • Hontoes

    Hon honey + toes foot digits

    honey foot digits

  • Honburg

    Hon honey + burg fortress

    honey fortress

  • Honmund

    Hon honey + mund protection

    honey protection

Centaur


Creatures

Meli initial

  • Melipyrsos

    Meli honey + pyrsos torch

    honey torch

  • Melitrochos

    Meli honey + trochos wheel

    honey wheel

  • Melistachys

    Meli honey + stachys grain ear

    honey grain ear

D&D


Tabletop

mel final

  • Celmel

    Cel heaven + mel honey

    heaven honey

  • Ysamel

    Ysa devoted + mel honey

    devoted honey

  • Zelmel

    Zel zeal + mel honey

    zeal honey

Dog


People

Hon initial

  • Honsnow

    Hon honey + snow cold white

    honey cold white

  • Honfawn

    Hon honey + fawn young deer

    honey young deer

  • Honjay

    Hon honey + jay chattering bird

    honey chattering bird

Druid


Tabletop

Melda initial

  • Meldabriar

    Melda honey + briar prickly bush

    honey prickly bush

  • Meldagrain

    Melda honey + grain corn seed

    honey corn seed

  • Meldacress

    Melda honey + cress peppery herb

    honey peppery herb

Elf


Fantasy races

Mela initial

  • Meladwen

    Mela honey + dwen maiden

    honey maiden

  • Melaniel

    Mela honey + niel star

    honey star

  • Melalien

    Mela honey + lien bloom

    honey bloom

Greek


Real world

Meli initial

  • Melibios

    Meli honey + bios life

    honey life

  • Melipistos

    Meli honey + pistos faithful

    honey faithful

  • Melinous

    Meli honey + nous intellect

    honey intellect

Halfling


Fantasy races

Hon initial

  • Honry

    Hon honey + ry cheer

    honey cheer

  • Honnie

    Hon honey + nie pet name

    honey pet name

  • Honigold

    Hon honey + igold gold

    honey gold

Indian


Real world

Madhu initial

  • Madhumohan

    Madhu honey + mohan charming

    honey charming

  • Madhukishor

    Madhu honey + kishor youth

    honey youth

  • Madhuanand

    Madhu honey + anand bliss

    honey bliss

Paladin


Tabletop

lissa final

  • Seralissa

    Sera evening + lissa honey

    evening honey

  • Dignalissa

    Digna worthy + lissa honey

    worthy honey

  • Devalissa

    Deva devoted + lissa honey

    devoted honey

Welsh


Real world

Mel initial

  • Melfawr

    Mel honey + fawr big

    honey big

  • Melfach

    Mel honey + fach small

    honey small

  • Melgastell

    Mel honey + gastell castle

    honey castle

Witch


People

Mel initial

  • Melel

    Mel honey + el little

    honey little

  • Melash

    Mel honey + ash ash timber

    honey ash timber

  • Meloak

    Mel honey + oak acorn wood

    honey acorn wood

Wizard


People

melle final

  • Umbramelle

    Umbra shade + melle honey

    shade honey

  • Miramelle

    Mira mirror + melle honey

    mirror honey

  • Ossamelle

    Ossa bone + melle honey

    bone honey

Senses that travel together

See also

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