Names that mean “meadow”
26 fragments across 19 traditions carry this sense. 18 of them close a name against 8 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.
Meadow names across the traditions
¶They are spread across 6 different families, from creatures outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. Unicorn is among those carrying the most, with 4 separate fragments for it — a tradition that needs this many words for one idea is telling you something about what it cares about.
Prat initial · prel final · pratum final · Praerie final
- Pratpalefroi
Prat meadow + palefroi riding horse
meadow riding horse
- Pratespoir
Prat meadow + espoir hope
meadow hope
- Pratsentier
Prat meadow + sentier footpath
meadow footpath
- Clarprel
Clar bright + prel meadow
bright meadow
- Cornprel
Corn horn + prel meadow
horn meadow
- Albprel
Alb white + prel meadow
white meadow
- Somnipratum
Somni sleep + pratum meadow
sleep meadow
- Integripratum
Integri unbroken + pratum meadow
unbroken meadow
- Vernalipratum
Vernali springtime + pratum meadow
springtime meadow
haugh final · Maida initial · mead final
- Bodhaugh
Bod dwelling + haugh meadow
dwelling meadow
- Gormhaugh
Gorm blue + haugh meadow
blue meadow
- Ithhaugh
Ith corn + haugh meadow
corn meadow
- Maidahollow
Maida meadow + hollow sunken place
meadow sunken place
- Maidacreeper
Maida meadow + creeper evergreen creeper
meadow evergreen creeper
- Maidamist
Maida meadow + mist fine haze
meadow fine haze
- Wisamead
Wisa wise + mead meadow
wise meadow
- Errimead
Erri heather + mead meadow
heather meadow
- Nessamead
Nessa waterfall + mead meadow
waterfall meadow
Win initial · mead final
- Winden
Win meadow + den wooded valley
meadow wooded valley
- Winwright
Win meadow + wright maker
meadow maker
- Winchurch
Win meadow + church lord's hall
meadow lord's hall
- Ironmead
Iron hard metal + mead meadow
hard metal meadow
- Sadmead
Sad sober + mead meadow
sober meadow
- Brewmead
Brew ale making + mead meadow
ale making meadow
dow final · maela final
- Tassdow
Tass tansy + dow meadow
tansy meadow
- Wolmdow
Wolm heather + dow meadow
heather meadow
- Orbdow
Orb acorn + dow meadow
acorn meadow
- Loddamaela
Lodda otter + maela meadow
otter meadow
- Reddamaela
Redda red deer + maela meadow
red deer meadow
- Harnamaela
Harna hare + maela meadow
hare meadow
Cluana initial
- Cluanaceoil
Cluana meadow + ceoil music
meadow music
- Cluanacailin
Cluana meadow + cailin girl
meadow girl
- Cluanacuimhne
Cluana meadow + cuimhne memory
meadow memory
pre final
- Fierpre
Fier proud + pre meadow
proud meadow
- Grispre
Gris grey + pre meadow
grey meadow
- Clairpre
Clair bright + pre meadow
bright meadow
leimon final
- Bathyleimon
Bathy deep + leimon meadow
deep meadow
- Krenoleimon
Kreno spring + leimon meadow
spring meadow
- Ampeloleimon
Ampelo vine + leimon meadow
vine meadow
Prat initial
- Pratuna
Prat meadow + una land
meadow land
- Pratlandia
Prat meadow + landia land
meadow land
- Pratilia
Prat meadow + ilia land
meadow land
ley final
- Duskley
Dusk failing light + ley meadow
failing light meadow
- Sootley
Soot settled smoke + ley meadow
settled smoke meadow
- Heathley
Heath open moorland + ley meadow
open moorland meadow
ing final
- Galding
Gald chant + ing meadow
chant meadow
- Helming
Helm head-guard + ing meadow
head-guard meadow
- Roking
Rok smoke + ing meadow
smoke meadow
Pré initial
- Préfour
Pré meadow + four oven
meadow oven
- Précroix
Pré meadow + croix cross
meadow cross
- Prémont
Pré meadow + mont mount
meadow mount
lea final
- Larklea
Lark songbird + lea meadow
songbird meadow
- Ruelea
Rue bitter herb + lea meadow
bitter herb meadow
- Kiplea
Kip nap + lea meadow
nap meadow
Clon initial
- Clongarry
Clon meadow + garry garden
meadow garden
- Cloncurragh
Clon meadow + curragh marsh
meadow marsh
- Clonbrack
Clon meadow + brack speckled
meadow speckled
pre final
- Roupre
Rou red + pre meadow
red meadow
- Marcpre
Marc border + pre meadow
border meadow
- Beaupre
Beau fair + pre meadow
fair meadow
engi final
- Kjolengi
Kjol keel + engi meadow
keel meadow
- Drekengi
Drek longship + engi meadow
longship meadow
- Stormengi
Storm tempest wind + engi meadow
tempest wind meadow
mead final
- Beanmead
Bean beans + mead meadow
beans meadow
- Wrightmead
Wright carpenter's + mead meadow
carpenter's meadow
- Troutmead
Trout river fish + mead meadow
river fish meadow
prairie final
- Wiseprairie
Wise knowing the way + prairie meadow
knowing the way meadow
- Marbleprairie
Marble shining stone + prairie meadow
shining stone meadow
- Saltyprairie
Salty tasting of sea + prairie meadow
tasting of sea meadow
feld final
- Stillefeld
Stille silence + feld meadow
silence-meadow
- Valfeld
Val wave + feld meadow
wave-meadow
- Tieffeld
Tief deep + feld meadow
deep-meadow
Dol initial
- Doldref
Dol meadow + dref steading
meadow steading
- Dolgaer
Dol meadow + gaer stronghold
meadow stronghold
- Doludd
Dol meadow + udd lord
meadow lord
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “meadow”. 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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