Names that mean “might”
16 fragments across 11 traditions carry this sense. They split 7 to 9 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.
Might names across the traditions
¶They are spread across 4 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: none of them goes past 3 fragments.
Mecht initial · trude final · trudis final
- Mechthilt
Mecht might + hilt battle
might battle
- Mechtgund
Mecht might + gund war
might war
- Mechtwig
Mecht might + wig battle
might battle
- Erktrude
Erk genuine + trude might
genuine might
- Gebtrude
Geb gift + trude might
gift might
- Diettrude
Diet people + trude might
people might
- Fasttrudis
Fast firm + trudis might
firm might
- Kunitrudis
Kuni kin + trudis might
kin might
- Diettrudis
Diet people + trudis might
people might
Mah initial · Mat initial · Til initial
- Mahhilda
Mah might + hilda battle
might battle
- Mahrade
Mah might + rade counsel
might counsel
- Mahrude
Mah might + rude strength
might strength
- Matlinde
Mat might + linde soft
might soft
- Matette
Mat might + ette little
might little
- Matgard
Mat might + gard enclosure
might enclosure
- Tilmunda
Til might + munda protection
might protection
- Tileline
Til might + eline little
might little
- Tilora
Til might + ora light
might light
sthenes final · sthenia final
- Lamprosthenes
Lampro brilliant + sthenes might
brilliant might
- Nardosthenes
Nardo nard + sthenes might
nard might
- Kaumosthenes
Kaumo scorching + sthenes might
scorching might
- Chroniasthenia
Chronia time + sthenia might
time might
- Megalesthenia
Megale great + sthenia might
great might
- Phengiasthenia
Phengia gleam + sthenia might
gleam might
menes final
- Dromomenes
Dromo running + menes might
running might
- Argyromenes
Argyro silver + menes might
silver might
- Keraunomenes
Kerauno thunderbolt + menes might
thunderbolt might
thrud final
- Kollathrud
Kolla knoll + thrud might
knoll might
- Lodathrud
Loda ember + thrud might
ember might
- Svanathrud
Svana swan + thrud might
swan might
User initial
- Userre
User might + re of the sun
might of the sun
- Userdjet
User might + djet endures for ever
might endures for ever
- Useraa
User might + aa is great
might is great
Math initial
- Mathonnette
Math might + onnette little
might little
- Mathswinde
Math might + swinde strong
might strong
- Mathaude
Math might + aude rule
might rule
krates final
- Hippokrates
Hippo horse + krates might
horse might
- Theokrates
Theo god + krates might
god might
- Rhodokrates
Rhodo rose + krates might
rose might
thryd final
- Eadthryd
Ead wealth + thryd might
wealth might
- Hygethryd
Hyge mind + thryd might
mind might
- Modthryd
Mod courage + thryd might
courage might
menes final
- Moschomenes
Moscho calf + menes might
calf might
- Daidalomenes
Daidalo cunningly wrought + menes might
cunningly wrought might
- Alkomenes
Alko strength + menes might
strength might
Mag initial
- Magbite
Mag might + bite jaw snap
might jaw snap
- Magscar
Mag might + scar healed wound
might healed wound
- Magfell
Mag might + fell deadly cruel
might deadly cruel
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “might”. 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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