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“lily”

22 fragments across 20 traditions carry this sense. 20 of them open a name against 2 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.

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, Griffin, has 2.

Griffin


Creatures

Fleura initial · Fleur initial

  • Fleurastan

    Fleura lily + stan stone

    lily stone

  • Fleurahug

    Fleura lily + hug mind

    lily mind

  • Fleuragis

    Fleura lily + gis pledge

    lily pledge

  • Fleur Unguled

    Fleur lily + Unguled taloned

    lily, taloned

  • Fleur Langued

    Fleur lily + Langued tongued

    lily, tongued

  • Fleur Armed

    Fleur lily + Armed clawed

    lily, clawed

Unicorn


Creatures

Lili initial · Lilia initial

  • Liliprel

    Lili lily + prel meadow

    lily meadow

  • Lililait

    Lili lily + lait milk

    lily milk

  • Lilichant

    Lili lily + chant song

    lily song

  • Liliasante

    Lilia lily + sante health

    lily health

  • Lilianuee

    Lilia lily + nuee cloud

    lily cloud

  • Liliaglace

    Lilia lily + glace ice

    lily ice

Arabic


Real world

Sawsan initial

  • Sawsan Bint Zubayr

    Sawsan lily + bint zubayr daughter of Zubayr

    lily, daughter of Zubayr

  • Sawsan Bint Yahya

    Sawsan lily + bint yahya daughter of Yahya

    lily, daughter of Yahya

  • Sawsan Bint Zayd

    Sawsan lily + bint zayd daughter of Zayd

    lily, daughter of Zayd

Bard


Tabletop

Calla initial

  • Callasara

    Calla lily + sara clear

    lily clear

  • Callanesse

    Calla lily + nesse promise

    lily promise

  • Callacielle

    Calla lily + cielle sky

    lily sky

Cat


People

Lil initial

  • Lilwhisker

    Lil lily + whisker sweeping bristle

    lily sweeping bristle

  • Lilella

    Lil lily + ella lovely

    lily lovely

  • Lilpuss

    Lil lily + puss cat

    lily cat

Centaur


Creatures

Krino initial

  • Krinopothe

    Krino lily + pothe longing

    lily longing

  • Krinophora

    Krino lily + phora bearer

    lily bearer

  • Krinothrasos

    Krino lily + thrasos boldness

    lily boldness

D&D


Tabletop

Ily initial

  • Ilyette

    Ily lily + ette little

    lily little

  • Ilyesse

    Ily lily + esse dew

    lily dew

  • Ilyaris

    Ily lily + aris noble born

    lily noble born

Dog


People

Lil initial

  • Lilfeather

    Lil lily + feather flight plume

    lily flight plume

  • Lila

    Lil lily + a little one

    lily little one

  • Lilvelvet

    Lil lily + velvet shaggy pile

    lily shaggy pile

Elf


Fantasy races

Ava initial

  • Avavel

    Ava lily + vel gentle

    lily gentle

  • Avariel

    Ava lily + riel crowned

    lily crowned

  • Avarien

    Ava lily + rien joy

    lily joy

Halfling


Fantasy races

Lil initial

  • Lillin

    Lil lily + lin brooklet

    lily brooklet

  • Lilra

    Lil lily + ra glad

    lily glad

  • Lilbloom

    Lil lily + bloom flowering

    lily flowering

Italian


Real world

susanna final

  • Emilia Susanna

    Emilia rival + susanna lily

    rival and lily

  • Erica Susanna

    Erica eternal ruler + susanna lily

    eternal ruler and lily

  • Barbara Susanna

    Barbara foreign + susanna lily

    foreign and lily

Japanese


Real world

Yuri initial

  • Yuritsuru

    Yuri lily + tsuru crane

    lily crane

  • Yurihime

    Yuri lily + hime princess

    lily princess

  • Yurimi

    Yuri lily + mi beauty

    lily beauty

Middle


People

Lillian initial

  • Lillian Everett

    Lillian lily + everett brave boar

    lily, brave boar

  • Lillian Winslow

    Lillian lily + winslow friend's mound

    lily, friend's mound

  • Lillian Lockwood

    Lillian lily + lockwood enclosed wood

    lily, enclosed wood

Necromancer


Tabletop

Calla initial

  • Callanella

    Calla lily + nella wick

    lily wick

  • Callaquilla

    Calla lily + quilla feather

    lily feather

  • Callafenna

    Calla lily + fenna fen

    lily fen

Nordic


Real world

Susanne initial

  • Susanne Ragnfrid

    Susanne lily + ragnfrid counsel fair

    lily and counsel fair

  • Susanne Hildur

    Susanne lily + hildur battle maid

    lily and battle maid

  • Susanne Dorte

    Susanne lily + dorte god's gift

    lily and god's gift

Pirate


People

Susanna initial

  • Susanna Stoneheart

    Susanna lily + stoneheart stone heart

    lily, called the stone heart

  • Susanna the Drowned

    Susanna lily + the drowned drowned

    lily, called the drowned

  • Susanna Riptide

    Susanna lily + riptide racing current

    lily, called the racing current

Rogue


Tabletop

Lil initial

  • Liljay

    Lil lily + jay noisy screecher

    lily noisy screecher

  • Lilsilk

    Lil lily + silk smooth cloth

    lily smooth cloth

  • Lilkey

    Lil lily + key lock opener

    lily lock opener

Spanish


Real world

Susana initial

  • Susana Petra

    Susana lily + petra stone

    lily and stone

  • Susana Graciela

    Susana lily + graciela little favour

    lily and little favour

  • Susana Flora

    Susana lily + flora flower

    lily and flower

Welsh


Real world

Lili initial

  • Lililwyn

    Lili lily + lwyn grove

    lily grove

  • Liliiesin

    Lili lily + iesin radiant

    lily radiant

  • Lilifyw

    Lili lily + fyw alive

    lily alive

Wizard


People

lis final

  • Ethalis

    Etha breath + lis lily

    breath lily

  • Cassalis

    Cassa casting + lis lily

    casting lily

  • Embralis

    Embra ember + lis lily

    ember lily

Senses that travel together

See also

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