Names that mean “maiden”
17 fragments across 14 traditions carry this sense. They split 8 to 9 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.
Maiden names across the traditions
¶They are spread across 5 different families, from creatures 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.
Rhian initial · iel final
- Rhianmina
Rhian maiden + mina love
maiden love
- Rhiangwen
Rhian maiden + gwen fair
maiden fair
- Rhiansha
Rhian maiden + sha shadow
maiden shadow
- Maeiel
Mae field + iel maiden
field maiden
- Onaiel
Ona grace + iel maiden
grace maiden
- Theriel
Ther summer + iel maiden
summer maiden
Riela initial · dwen final
- Rielarilla
Riela maiden + rilla brook
maiden brook
- Rielalien
Riela maiden + lien bloom
maiden bloom
- Rielania
Riela maiden + nia hope
maiden hope
- Erydwen
Ery lone + dwen maiden
lone maiden
- Lyadwen
Lya sweet + dwen maiden
sweet maiden
- Aelidwen
Aeli graceful + dwen maiden
graceful maiden
Virg initial · pucele final
- Virgchien
Virg maiden + chien hound
maiden hound
- Virgor
Virg maiden + or gold
maiden gold
- Virgvol
Virg maiden + vol flight
maiden flight
- Mirapucele
Mira wondrous + pucele maiden
wondrous maiden
- Beatapucele
Beata blessed + pucele maiden
blessed maiden
- Hiemapucele
Hiema wintry + pucele maiden
wintry maiden
Partheno initial
- Parthenoklite
Partheno maiden + klite slope
maiden slope
- Parthenokorymbe
Partheno maiden + korymbe berry cluster
maiden berry cluster
- Parthenolampe
Partheno maiden + lampe torch
maiden torch
Cora initial
- Cora Barlow
Cora maiden + Barlow barley hill
maiden, barley hill
- Cora Bauer
Cora maiden + Bauer farmer
maiden, farmer
- Cora Kearney
Cora maiden + Kearney warlike
maiden, warlike
kore final
- Timokore
Timo honour + kore maiden
honour maiden
- Theokore
Theo god + kore maiden
god maiden
- Rhodokore
Rhodo rose + kore maiden
rose maiden
kumari final
- Sumankumari
Suman good minded + kumari maiden
good minded maiden
- Mridukumari
Mridu soft + kumari maiden
soft maiden
- Yamunakumari
Yamuna twin river + kumari maiden
twin river maiden
elle final
- Zephriselle
Zephris sea wind + elle maiden
sea wind maiden
- Aeliselle
Aelis foam + elle maiden
foam maiden
- Lunarelle
Lunar moon pull + elle maiden
moon pull maiden
kore final
- Oxeiakore
Oxeia sharp + kore maiden
sharp maiden
- Lamprakore
Lampra brilliant + kore maiden
brilliant maiden
- Phoinissakore
Phoinissa crimson + kore maiden
crimson maiden
kore final
- Phaidriakore
Phaidria radiant + kore maiden
radiant maiden
- Chroniakore
Chronia time + kore maiden
time maiden
- Megalekore
Megale great + kore maiden
great maiden
Morwenna initial
- Morwenna Lionheart
Morwenna maiden + lionheart lion heart
maiden, called the lion heart
- Morwenna the Raging
Morwenna maiden + the raging raging
maiden, called the raging
- Morwenna Luckless
Morwenna maiden + luckless star-crossed
maiden, called the star-crossed
Oigh initial
- Oighmall
Oigh maiden + mall slow
maiden slow
- Oighness
Oigh maiden + ness headland
maiden headland
- Oighbrack
Oigh maiden + brack freckled
maiden freckled
Morwyn initial
- Morwyngwm
Morwyn maiden + gwm hollow
maiden hollow
- Morwyndirion
Morwyn maiden + dirion tender
maiden tender
- Morwyngariad
Morwyn maiden + gariad beloved
maiden beloved
na final
- Vespna
Vesp evening + na maiden
evening maiden
- Yewna
Yew bow wood + na maiden
bow wood maiden
- Hebna
Heb hedge + na maiden
hedge maiden
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “maiden”. 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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