Names that mean “new”
29 fragments across 22 traditions carry this sense. They split 19 to 10 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.
New names across the traditions
¶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. Celtic 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.
Nouio initial · nouios final · noua final · nouion final
- Nouiopennos
Nouio new + pennos head
new head
- Nouiotritos
Nouio new + tritos third
new third
- Nouioanextlos
Nouio new + anextlos protection
new protection
- Senonouios
Seno old + nouios new
old new
- Talonouios
Talo brow + nouios new
brow new
- Dubnonouios
Dubno deep + nouios new
deep new
- Atenoua
Ate renewed + noua new
renewed new
- Segonoua
Sego victory + noua new
victory new
- Eburonoua
Eburo yew + noua new
yew new
- Cambonouion
Cambo crooked + nouion new
crooked new
- Tasgonouion
Tasgo badger + nouion new
badger new
- Senonouion
Seno old + nouion new
old new
Nevo initial · Nove initial
- Nevocan
Nevo new + can song
new song
- Nevomire
Nevo new + mire marvel
new marvel
- Nevofane
Nevo new + fane banner
new banner
- Novesole
Nove new + sole sun
new sun
- Noveritmo
Nove new + ritmo rhythm
new rhythm
- Novevino
Nove new + vino wine
new wine
Neo initial · Nea initial
- Neostratos
Neo new + stratos army
new army
- Neolaos
Neo new + laos people
new people
- Neoporos
Neo new + poros passage
new passage
- Neaphyeia
Nea new + phyeia growth
new growth
- Neaarete
Nea new + arete excellence
new excellence
- Neamache
Nea new + mache fighter
new fighter
nova final · Neu initial
- Saranova
Sara princess + nova new
princess-new
- Vukanova
Vuka wolf + nova new
wolf-new
- Lunanova
Luna moon + nova new
moon-new
- Neugrad
Neu new + grad city
new-city
- Neukreuz
Neu new + kreuz cross
new-cross
- Neufeld
Neu new + feld meadow
new-meadow
ny final · nyja final
- Kolny
Kol coal + ny new
coal new
- Randny
Rand shield rim + ny new
shield rim new
- Ragnny
Ragn the gods + ny new
the gods new
- Ketilnyja
Ketil helmet + nyja new
helmet new
- Astnyja
Ast love + nyja new
love new
- Bergnyja
Berg help + nyja new
help new
Neuf initial
- Neufsart
Neuf new + sart cleared land
new cleared land
- Neufgue
Neuf new + gue ford
new ford
- Neuftot
Neuf new + tot norse homestead
new norse homestead
Nov initial
- Novulia
Nov new + ulia land
new land
- Novunia
Nov new + unia country
new country
- Novistan
Nov new + istan place
new place
Nov initial
- Novberry
Nov new + berry small fruit
new small fruit
- Novella
Nov new + ella lovely
new lovely
- Novette
Nov new + ette tiny
new tiny
neuve final
- Noirneuve
Noir black + neuve new
black new
- Vertneuve
Vert green + neuve new
green new
- Leneuve
Le the + neuve new
the new
Neu initial
- Neuhagen
Neu new + hagen enclosure
new enclosure
- Neubach
Neu new + bach brook
new brook
- Neustein
Neu new + stein stone
new stone
Neo initial
- Neolaos
Neo new + laos people
new people
- Neolochos
Neo new + lochos company
new company
- Neomedes
Neo new + medes cunning
new cunning
hou final
- Uahou
Ua rain + hou new
new rain
- Lehuahou
Lehua ohia blossom + hou new
new ohia blossom
- Konahou
Kona leeward side + hou new
new leeward side
initial
- Navsen
Nav new + sen army
new army
- Navanand
Nav new + anand bliss
new bliss
- Navmurti
Nav new + murti image
new image
Shin initial
- Shinno
Shin new + no field
new field
- Shinmachi
Shin new + machi town
new town
- Shinmura
Shin new + mura village
new village
Neuf initial
- Neufry
Neuf new + ry estate
new estate
- Neufmont
Neuf new + mont hill
new hill
- Neufpre
Neuf new + pre meadow
new meadow
Neo initial
- Neoplatos
Neo new + platos breadth
new breadth
- Neoskotoma
Neo new + skotoma darkening
new darkening
- Neopneuma
Neo new + pneuma living breath
new living breath
Nov initial
- Novvallis
Nov new + vallis valley
new valley
- Novogenes
Nov new + ogenes origin
new origin
- Novensis
Nov new + ensis native
new native
The New initial
- The New Platter
The New new + Platter serving dish
new serving dish
- The New Colander
The New new + Colander draining bowl
new draining bowl
- The New Olive
The New new + Olive oil fruit
new oil fruit
Novius initial
- Novius Caelius
Novius new + caelius heaven
new, heaven
- Novius Domitius
Novius new + domitius tamed
new, tamed
- Novius Septimius
Novius new + septimius seventh
new, seventh
ur final
- Solasur
Solas light + ur new
light new
- Ciarur
Ciar dusky + ur new
dusky new
- Gealur
Geal shining + ur new
shining new
Novi initial
- Novicaelum
Novi new + caelum sky
new sky
- Novicornu
Novi new + cornu horn
new horn
- Novivelamen
Novi new + velamen veil
new veil
newydd final
- Glannewydd
Glan bank + newydd new
bank new
- Cefnnewydd
Cefn back ridge + newydd new
back ridge new
- Afonnewydd
Afon river + newydd new
river new
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “new”. 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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