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“messenger”

11 fragments across 8 traditions carry this sense. They split 4 to 7 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, Drow, has 2.

Drow


Fantasy races

esvyr final · esvyra final

  • Jhasesvyr

    Jhas obedient + esvyr messenger

    obedient messenger

  • Phazesvyr

    Phaz hush + esvyr messenger

    hush messenger

  • Grysesvyr

    Grys grey + esvyr messenger

    grey messenger

  • Nazzesvyra

    Nazz night + esvyra messenger

    night messenger

  • Krazzesvyra

    Krazz broken + esvyra messenger

    broken messenger

  • Xalzesvyra

    Xalz dark + esvyra messenger

    dark messenger

Griffin


Creatures

bod final · bota final

  • Vindicbod

    Vindic avenging + bod messenger

    avenging messenger

  • Imperbod

    Imper command + bod messenger

    command messenger

  • Trucibod

    Truci fierce + bod messenger

    fierce messenger

  • Bellabota

    Bella war + bota messenger

    war messenger

  • Petriabota

    Petria crag + bota messenger

    crag messenger

  • Ventiabota

    Ventia wind + bota messenger

    wind messenger

Italian


Real world

Angelo initial · Angela initial

  • Angelo Giacinto

    Angelo messenger + giacinto hyacinth

    messenger and hyacinth

  • Angelo Pasquale

    Angelo messenger + pasquale of easter

    messenger and of easter

  • Angelo Oreste

    Angelo messenger + oreste mountain man

    messenger and mountain man

  • Angela Romana

    Angela messenger + romana roman woman

    messenger and roman woman

  • Angela Raffaella

    Angela messenger + raffaella healed by god

    messenger and healed by god

  • Angela Rachele

    Angela messenger + rachele ewe

    messenger and ewe

Greek


Real world

Angel initial

  • Angelides

    Angel messenger + ides sons of

    sons of messenger

  • Angelas

    Angel messenger + as one called

    one called messenger

  • Angelopoulou

    Angel messenger + opoulou daughter of

    daughter of messenger

Nickname


People

runner final

  • Blackrunner

    Black soot dark + runner messenger

    soot dark messenger

  • Sootrunner

    Soot settled smoke + runner messenger

    settled smoke messenger

  • Mothrunner

    Moth night flier + runner messenger

    night flier messenger

Paladin


Tabletop

bod final

  • Ambrobod

    Ambro undying + bod messenger

    undying messenger

  • Magnibod

    Magni great + bod messenger

    great messenger

  • Verobod

    Vero true + bod messenger

    true messenger

Russian


Real world

Angelina initial

  • Angelina Innokentyevna

    Angelina messenger + innokentyevna daughter of Innokenty

    messenger, daughter of Innokenty

  • Angelina Kirillovna

    Angelina messenger + kirillovna daughter of Kirill

    messenger, daughter of Kirill

  • Angelina Bronislavovna

    Angelina messenger + bronislavovna daughter of Bronislav

    messenger, daughter of Bronislav

Spanish


Real world

ángela final

  • Concepción Ángela

    Concepción conception + ángela messenger

    conception and messenger

  • Yolanda Ángela

    Yolanda violet blossom + ángela messenger

    violet blossom and messenger

  • Candelaria Ángela

    Candelaria candle feast + ángela messenger

    candle feast and messenger

Senses that travel together

See also

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