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“man”

13 fragments across 11 traditions carry this sense. 9 of them close a name against 4 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They cluster in 2 families, most of them real world. No single tradition hoards it: the deepest, Celtic, has 2.

Celtic


Real world

Viro initial · viros final

  • Virotascos

    Viro man + tascos badger

    man badger

  • Virogabros

    Viro man + gabros goat

    man goat

  • Viroviros

    Viro man + viros man

    man man

  • Viroviros

    Viro man + viros man

    man man

  • Verviros

    Ver supreme + viros man

    supreme man

  • Bituviros

    Bitu world + viros man

    world man

French


Real world

mand final · mande final

  • Fortmand

    Fort strong + mand man

    strong man

  • Marcmand

    Marc of Mars + mand man

    of Mars man

  • Victmand

    Vict victor + mand man

    victor man

  • Arnmande

    Arn eagle + mande man

    eagle man

  • Aubmande

    Aub elf + mande man

    elf man

  • Ludmande

    Lud renowned + mande man

    renowned man

German


Real world

mann final

  • Burkmann

    Burk fortress + mann man

    fortress man

  • Gundmann

    Gund war + mann man

    war man

  • Ansmann

    Ans god + mann man

    god man

Greek


Real world

Andro initial

  • Androkydes

    Andro man + kydes renown

    man renown

  • Andromorphos

    Andro man + morphos form

    man form

  • Androphron

    Andro man + phron mind

    man mind

Griffin


Creatures

mann final

  • Petramann

    Petra crag + mann man

    crag man

  • Silvamann

    Silva forest + mann man

    forest man

  • Castelmann

    Castel fortress + mann man

    fortress man

Irish


Real world

Fear initial

  • Fearlaidir

    Fear man + laidir sturdy

    man sturdy

  • Feargal

    Fear man + gal valour

    man valour

  • Feargeal

    Fear man + geal bright

    man bright

Japanese


Real world

o final

  • Yukio

    Yuki happiness + o man

    happiness man

  • Tomoo

    Tomo friend + o man

    friend man

  • Kaio

    Kai sea + o man

    sea man

Minotaur


Creatures

ander final

  • Asteroander

    Astero starry + ander man

    starry man

  • Skotoander

    Skoto darkness + ander man

    darkness man

  • Brychoander

    Brycho gnashing + ander man

    gnashing man

Phoenix


Creatures

andros final

  • Hemeroandros

    Hemero day + andros man

    day man

  • Megaandros

    Mega great + andros man

    great man

  • Aithroandros

    Aithro clear sky + andros man

    clear sky man

Scottish


Real world

Fear initial

  • Fearholm

    Fear man + holm islet

    man islet

  • Fearmod

    Fear man + mod courage

    man courage

  • Fearquil

    Fear man + quil cauldron

    man cauldron

Welsh


Real world

wr final

  • Prenwr

    Pren tree + wr man

    tree man

  • Brynwr

    Bryn hill + wr man

    hill man

  • Llewwr

    Llew lion + wr man

    lion man

Senses that travel together

See also

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