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“life”

24 fragments across 19 traditions carry this sense. They split 15 to 9 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, Phoenix, has 3.

Phoenix


Creatures

Zoo initial · Zoia initial · bios final

  • Zoostratos

    Zoo life + stratos army

    life army

  • Zoodromos

    Zoo life + dromos course

    life course

  • Zootypos

    Zoo life + typos mark

    life mark

  • Zoiaornithe

    Zoia life + ornithe bird

    life bird

  • Zoiatime

    Zoia life + time honour

    life honour

  • Zoiaptila

    Zoia life + ptila plume

    life plume

  • Periodobios

    Periodo cycle + bios life

    cycle life

  • Protogenobios

    Protogeno first-born + bios life

    first-born life

  • Symmetrobios

    Symmetro measured + bios life

    measured life

Greek


Real world

bios final · zoe final

  • Demobios

    Demo people + bios life

    people life

  • Ouranibios

    Ourani heavenly + bios life

    heavenly life

  • Olympiobios

    Olympio olympian + bios life

    olympian life

  • Kleozoe

    Kleo glory + zoe life

    glory life

  • Nikozoe

    Niko victory + zoe life

    victory life

  • Rhodozoe

    Rhodo rose + zoe life

    rose life

Hawaiian


Real world

Ola initial · Keola initial

  • Olaui

    Ola life + ui youthful

    youthful life

  • Olamoana

    Ola life + moana oceanic

    oceanic life

  • Olalanakila

    Ola life + lanakila victorious

    victorious life

  • Keolaakamai

    Keola life + akamai clever

    the clever life

  • Keolamaoli

    Keola life + maoli true

    the true life

  • Keolanohea

    Keola life + nohea handsome

    the handsome life

Italian


Real world

vito final · Eva initial

  • Aurelio Vito

    Aurelio golden + vito life

    golden and life

  • Enrico Vito

    Enrico home ruler + vito life

    home ruler and life

  • Tommaso Vito

    Tommaso twin + vito life

    twin and life

  • Eva Simona

    Eva life + simona she has listened

    life and she has listened

  • Eva Emma

    Eva life + emma whole

    life and whole

  • Eva Paola

    Eva life + paola small

    life and small

Arabic


Real world

Hayat initial

  • Hayat Bint Nasir

    Hayat life + bint nasir daughter of Nasir

    life, daughter of Nasir

  • Hayat Bint Ibrahim

    Hayat life + bint ibrahim daughter of Ibrahim

    life, daughter of Ibrahim

  • Hayat Bint Uthman

    Hayat life + bint uthman daughter of Uthman

    life, daughter of Uthman

Banshee


Creatures

Beatha initial

  • Beathacianta

    Beatha life + cianta ages

    life ages

  • Beathacaille

    Beatha life + caille veil

    life veil

  • Beathagaire

    Beatha life + gaire laughter

    life laughter

Bard


Tabletop

vienne final

  • Loriavienne

    Loria glory + vienne life

    glory life

  • Meliavienne

    Melia honey + vienne life

    honey life

  • Seriavienne

    Seria evening + vienne life

    evening life

Centaur


Creatures

Bio initial

  • Biothoe

    Bio life + thoe swiftness

    life swiftness

  • Biodoxa

    Bio life + doxa repute

    life repute

  • Biochlaina

    Bio life + chlaina cloak

    life cloak

Dwarf


Fantasy races

lif final

  • Kildalif

    Kilda well + lif life

    well life

  • Skaralif

    Skara notch + lif life

    notch life

  • Hildalif

    Hilda battle + lif life

    battle life

Elf


Fantasy races

vien final

  • Aravien

    Ara dawn + vien life

    dawn life

  • Naevien

    Nae flame + vien life

    flame life

  • Nylavien

    Nyla reed + vien life

    reed life

Knight


People

Ev initial

  • Evsette

    Ev life + sette little

    life little

  • Evette

    Ev life + ette little

    life little

  • Evmunda

    Ev life + munda protection

    life protection

Middle


People

Eve initial

  • Eve Marlowe

    Eve life + marlowe drained lake

    life, drained lake

  • Eve Milton

    Eve life + milton mill settlement

    life, mill settlement

  • Eve Chatham

    Eve life + chatham forest homestead

    life, forest homestead

Nordic


Real world

Eva initial

  • Eva Arnhild

    Eva life + arnhild eagle battle

    life and eagle battle

  • Eva Alvhild

    Eva life + alvhild elf battle

    life and elf battle

  • Eva Hedvig

    Eva life + hedvig battle struggle

    life and battle struggle

Paladin


Tabletop

vita final

  • Serenavita

    Serena calm + vita life

    calm life

  • Donavita

    Dona gift + vita life

    gift life

  • Vigivita

    Vigi watchful + vita life

    watchful life

Russian


Real world

Zoya initial

  • Zoya Sergeyevna

    Zoya life + sergeyevna daughter of Sergey

    life, daughter of Sergey

  • Zoya Lukinichna

    Zoya life + lukinichna daughter of Luka

    life, daughter of Luka

  • Zoya Innokentyevna

    Zoya life + innokentyevna daughter of Innokenty

    life, daughter of Innokenty

Scottish


Real world

Beatha initial

  • Beathaburn

    Beatha life + burn stream

    life stream

  • Beathaknowe

    Beatha life + knowe knoll

    life knoll

  • Beathaluath

    Beatha life + luath swift

    life swift

Spanish


Real world

eva final

  • Pilar Eva

    Pilar pillar + eva life

    pillar and life

  • Belén Eva

    Belén bethlehem + eva life

    bethlehem and life

  • Rocío Eva

    Rocío dew + eva life

    dew and life

Viking


Real world

Liv initial

  • Livgerd

    Liv life + gerd enclosure

    life enclosure

  • Livleifa

    Liv life + leifa heir

    life heir

  • Livheida

    Liv life + heida honour

    life honour

Werewolf


Creatures

Fjor initial

  • Fjorhollow

    Fjor life + hollow small valley

    life small valley

  • Fjorchase

    Fjor life + chase pursuit

    life pursuit

  • Fjorborn

    Fjor life + born born of

    life born of

Senses that travel together

See also

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