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“hope”

14 fragments across 13 traditions carry this sense. They split 6 to 8 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 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: the deepest, Paladin, has 2.

Paladin


Tabletop

Spera initial · nia final

  • Sperawenda

    Spera hope + wenda wanderer

    hope wanderer

  • Speravera

    Spera hope + vera truth

    hope truth

  • Sperarisa

    Spera hope + risa laughter

    hope laughter

  • Callania

    Calla lovely + nia hope

    lovely hope

  • Gratinia

    Grati grace + nia hope

    grace hope

  • Beatania

    Beata blessed + nia hope

    blessed hope

Arabic


Real world

Amal initial

  • Amal Bint Jabir

    Amal hope + bint jabir daughter of Jabir

    hope, daughter of Jabir

  • Amal Bint Qasim

    Amal hope + bint qasim daughter of Qasim

    hope, daughter of Qasim

  • Amal Bint Marwan

    Amal hope + bint marwan daughter of Marwan

    hope, daughter of Marwan

Bard


Tabletop

Nia initial

  • Niareve

    Nia hope + reve dream

    hope dream

  • Nialain

    Nia hope + lain lay

    hope lay

  • Niarane

    Nia hope + rane raven

    hope raven

D&D


Tabletop

spira final

  • Verspira

    Ver truth + spira hope

    truth hope

  • Xanspira

    Xan golden + spira hope

    golden hope

  • Ullaspira

    Ulla will + spira hope

    will hope

Elf


Fantasy races

nia final

  • Halania

    Hala river + nia hope

    river hope

  • Elenia

    Ele star + nia hope

    star hope

  • Olania

    Ola tall + nia hope

    tall hope

Human


People

wen final

  • Merewen

    Mere lake + wen hope

    lake hope

  • Stanwen

    Stan stone + wen hope

    stone hope

  • Ealhwen

    Ealh temple + wen hope

    temple hope

Indian


Real world

asha final

  • Vidyaasha

    Vidya learning + asha hope

    learning hope

  • Suchiasha

    Suchi pure + asha hope

    pure hope

  • Gauriasha

    Gauri fair + asha hope

    fair hope

Japanese


Real world

ki final

  • Yoshiki

    Yoshi good + ki hope

    good hope

  • Masaki

    Masa elegant + ki hope

    elegant hope

  • Sachiki

    Sachi happiness + ki hope

    happiness hope

Russian


Real world

Nadezhda initial

  • Nadezhda Olegovna

    Nadezhda hope + olegovna daughter of Oleg

    hope, daughter of Oleg

  • Nadezhda Sergeyevna

    Nadezhda hope + sergeyevna daughter of Sergey

    hope, daughter of Sergey

  • Nadezhda Romanovna

    Nadezhda hope + romanovna daughter of Roman

    hope, daughter of Roman

Spanish


Real world

Esperanza initial

  • Esperanza Inmaculada

    Esperanza hope + inmaculada immaculate

    hope and immaculate

  • Esperanza Alicia

    Esperanza hope + alicia noble kind

    hope and noble kind

  • Esperanza Ángela

    Esperanza hope + ángela messenger

    hope and messenger

Unicorn


Creatures

espoir final

  • Indomespoir

    Indom untamed + espoir hope

    untamed hope

  • Medicespoir

    Medic healing + espoir hope

    healing hope

  • Fidespoir

    Fid faithful + espoir hope

    faithful hope

Vampire


Creatures

Nadia initial

  • Nadiamila

    Nadia hope + mila grace

    hope-grace

  • Nadiatsvet

    Nadia hope + tsvet blossom

    hope-blossom

  • Nadiazimna

    Nadia hope + zimna cold

    hope-cold

Wizard


People

nia final

  • Anthania

    Antha blossom + nia hope

    blossom hope

  • Mirania

    Mira mirror + nia hope

    mirror hope

  • Quillania

    Quilla quill + nia hope

    quill hope

Senses that travel together

See also

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