Names that mean “house”
14 fragments across 11 traditions carry this sense. They split 8 to 6 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.
House names across the traditions
¶They are spread across 4 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 2 fragments.
Tego initial · tegos final
- Tegoglanos
Tego house + glanos pure
house pure
- Tegoduros
Tego house + duros gate
house gate
- Tegoboduos
Tego house + boduos crow
house crow
- Tigernotegos
Tigerno lord + tegos house
lord house
- Nantotegos
Nanto valley + tegos house
valley house
- Rigotegos
Rigo royal + tegos house
royal house
Hale initial · Kahale initial
- Halelua
Hale house + lua twofold
twofold house
- Halekolu
Hale house + kolu threefold
threefold house
- Haleikaika
Hale house + ikaika strong
strong house
- Kahaleloa
Kahale house + loa long
the long house
- Kahalelani
Kahale house + lani heavenly
the heavenly house
- Kahalemau
Kahale house + mau lasting
the lasting house
Casa initial · Maison initial
- Casa Damson
Casa house + Damson dark plum
house dark plum
- Casa Terrace
Casa house + Terrace raised earth
house raised earth
- Casa Pheasant
Casa house + Pheasant game bird
house game bird
- Maison Hen
Maison house + Hen laying fowl
house laying fowl
- Maison Table
Maison house + Table flat board
house flat board
- Maison Mortar
Maison house + Mortar grinding bowl
house grinding bowl
Bethra initial
- Bethrachim
Bethra house + chim of the flames
house of the flames
- Bethraresh
Bethra house + resh of the beginning
house of the beginning
- Bethralai
Bethra house + lai of the song
house of the song
teach final
- Dubhteach
Dubh black + teach house
black house
- Glasteach
Glas grey-green + teach house
grey-green house
- Ardteach
Ard high + teach house
high house
maison final
- Dumaison
Du of the + maison house
of the house
- Villemaison
Ville town + maison house
town house
- Blancmaison
Blanc white + maison house
white house
haus final
- Silberhaus
Silber silver + haus house
silver house
- Kurzhaus
Kurz short + haus house
short house
- Nordhaus
Nord north + haus house
north house
oikos final
- Chroniooikos
Chronio enduring + oikos house
enduring house
- Nektarooikos
Nektaro nectar + oikos house
nectar house
- Enkaustooikos
Enkausto burnt in + oikos house
burnt in house
oikos final
- Sideroikos
Sider constellation + oikos house
constellation house
- Profoikos
Prof deep + oikos house
deep house
- Seroikos
Ser late + oikos house
late house
Crib initial
- Cribspar
Crib house + spar wooden pole
house wooden pole
- Criblock
Crib house + lock door fastening
house door fastening
- Cribcut
Crib house + cut slash
house slash
Ty initial
- Tygaer
Ty house + gaer stronghold
house stronghold
- Tygrug
Ty house + grug heather
house heather
- Tyallt
Ty house + allt hillside
house hillside
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “house”. 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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