“lady”

18 fragments across 15 traditions carry this sense. They split 10 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, Dwarf, has 2.

Dwarf

Fantasy races

Dis initial · dris final

Dislind
Dis lady + lind shield
lady shield
Disrikka
Dis lady + rikka ruler
lady ruler
Disbrid
Dis lady + brid bride
lady bride
Lodadris
Loda ember + dris lady
ember lady
Odadris
Oda wealth + dris lady
wealth lady
Skaradris
Skara notch + dris lady
notch lady

Pirate

People

Nerys initial · Freya initial

Nerys Seadog
Nerys lady + seadog sea dog
lady, called the sea dog
Nerys the Wanderer
Nerys lady + the wanderer wanderer
lady, called the wanderer
Nerys One-Eye
Nerys lady + one-eye one eye
lady, called the one eye
Freya Driftwood
Freya lady + driftwood sea-cast timber
lady, called the sea-cast timber
Freya the Lucky
Freya lady + the lucky lucky
lady, called the lucky
Freya the Sour
Freya lady + the sour sour
lady, called the sour

Werewolf

Creatures

Frey initial · dis final

Freythorn
Frey lady + thorn sharp spine
lady sharp spine
Freypelt
Frey lady + pelt fur skin
lady fur skin
Freybriar
Frey lady + briar prickly bush
lady prickly bush
Wrendis
Wren little bird + dis lady
little bird lady
Ashdis
Ash ash tree + dis lady
ash tree lady
Eirdis
Eir mercy + dis lady
mercy lady

Celtic

Real world

tigerna final

Lamatigerna
Lama hand + tigerna lady
hand lady
Gobannotigerna
Gobanno smith + tigerna lady
smith lady
Tegotigerna
Tego house + tigerna lady
house lady

Human

People

cwene final

Saxcwene
Sax short sword + cwene lady
short sword lady
Hamcwene
Ham home + cwene lady
home lady
Mildcwene
Mild gentle + cwene lady
gentle lady

Italian

Real world

Marta initial

Marta Dorotea
Marta lady + dorotea gift of god
lady and gift of god
Marta Assunta
Marta lady + assunta taken up
lady and taken up
Marta Selene
Marta lady + selene moon
lady and moon

Knight

People

essa final

Belessa
Bel fair + essa lady
fair lady
Elinessa
Elin light + essa lady
light lady
Wynessa
Wyn joy + essa lady
joy lady

Mermaid

Creatures

ara final

Ysmarara
Ysmar sea ice + ara lady
sea ice lady
Merisara
Meris deep water + ara lady
deep water lady
Perlisara
Perlis pearl + ara lady
pearl lady

Middle

People

Martha initial

Martha Langley
Martha lady + langley long meadow
lady, long meadow
Martha Fairfax
Martha lady + fairfax fair haired
lady, fair haired
Martha Atwood
Martha lady + atwood by the wood
lady, by the wood

Nordic

Real world

Marte initial

Marte Hildur
Marte lady + hildur battle maid
lady and battle maid
Marte Birgit
Marte lady + birgit the lofty
lady and the lofty
Marte Hjørdis
Marte lady + hjørdis sword lady
lady and sword lady

Paladin

Tabletop

donna final

Constadonna
Consta constant + donna lady
constant lady
Cordidonna
Cordi heart + donna lady
heart lady
Auradonna
Aura radiance + donna lady
radiance lady

Russian

Real world

Kira initial

Kira Anatolyevna
Kira lady + anatolyevna daughter of Anatoly
lady, daughter of Anatoly
Kira Viktorovna
Kira lady + viktorovna daughter of Viktor
lady, daughter of Viktor
Kira Vladimirovna
Kira lady + vladimirovna daughter of Vladimir
lady, daughter of Vladimir