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Names that mean “oath of god”

16 fragments across 7 traditions carry this sense. Every one of them opens a name; not a single tradition here uses this sense to close one.

Build names meaning oath of god

Oath of god names across the traditions

Reverse entry

They cluster in 2 families, most of them real world. Cowboy is among those carrying the most, with 6 separate fragments for it — a tradition that needs this many words for one idea is telling you something about what it cares about.

Cowboy


People

Bess initial · Bessie initial · Betsy initial · Libby initial · Eliza initial · Lizzie initial

  • Bess Bauer

    Bess oath of god + Bauer farmer

    oath of god, farmer

  • Bess Wagner

    Bess oath of god + Wagner cart driver

    oath of god, cart driver

  • Bess Rooney

    Bess oath of god + Rooney champion

    oath of god, champion

  • Bessie Culpepper

    Bessie oath of god + Culpepper pepper gatherer

    oath of god, pepper gatherer

  • Bessie Moran

    Bessie oath of god + Moran great

    oath of god, great

  • Bessie Barlow

    Bessie oath of god + Barlow barley hill

    oath of god, barley hill

  • Betsy Flanagan

    Betsy oath of god + Flanagan ruddy

    oath of god, ruddy

  • Betsy Kearney

    Betsy oath of god + Kearney warlike

    oath of god, warlike

  • Betsy Hoffman

    Betsy oath of god + Hoffman farm steward

    oath of god, farm steward

  • Libby Kerr

    Libby oath of god + Kerr brushwood

    oath of god, brushwood

  • Libby Flanagan

    Libby oath of god + Flanagan ruddy

    oath of god, ruddy

  • Libby Brauer

    Libby oath of god + Brauer ale brewer

    oath of god, ale brewer

Medieval


Real world

Elizabeth initial · Ibb initial · Isabel initial · Bett initial

  • Elizabeth Milton

    Elizabeth oath of god + Milton mill settlement

    oath of god, mill settlement

  • Elizabeth atte Crosse

    Elizabeth oath of god + atte Crosse at the cross

    oath of god, at the cross

  • Elizabeth Hardy

    Elizabeth oath of god + Hardy bold

    oath of god, bold

  • Ibb Spinster

    Ibb oath of god + Spinster spinner

    oath of god, spinner

  • Ibb Bywater

    Ibb oath of god + Bywater by the water

    oath of god, by the water

  • Ibb Rede

    Ibb oath of god + Rede red haired

    oath of god, red haired

  • Isabel atte Mere

    Isabel oath of god + atte Mere at the pool

    oath of god, at the pool

  • Isabel Litel

    Isabel oath of god + Litel small

    oath of god, small

  • Isabel Whitlock

    Isabel oath of god + Whitlock white hair

    oath of god, white hair

  • Bett Sibson

    Bett oath of god + Sibson daughter of Sibyl

    oath of god, daughter of Sibyl

  • Bett Annison

    Bett oath of god + Annison daughter of Agnes

    oath of god, daughter of Agnes

  • Bett atte Grene

    Bett oath of god + atte Grene at the green

    oath of god, at the green

Pirate


People

Isabel initial · Elizabeth initial

  • Isabel the Younger

    Isabel oath of god + the younger younger

    oath of god, called the younger

  • Isabel the Sly

    Isabel oath of god + the sly sly

    oath of god, called the sly

  • Isabel the Deep

    Isabel oath of god + the deep deep

    oath of god, called the deep

  • Elizabeth the Younger

    Elizabeth oath of god + the younger younger

    oath of god, called the younger

  • Elizabeth Seabones

    Elizabeth oath of god + seabones sea bones

    oath of god, called the sea bones

  • Elizabeth Stoneheart

    Elizabeth oath of god + stoneheart stone heart

    oath of god, called the stone heart

Italian


Real world

Elisa initial

  • Elisa Sabrina

    Elisa oath of god + sabrina of the Severn

    oath of god and of the Severn

  • Elisa Consolata

    Elisa oath of god + consolata consoled

    oath of god and consoled

  • Elisa Vittoria

    Elisa oath of god + vittoria victory

    oath of god and victory

Middle


People

Elizabeth initial

  • Elizabeth Fairfax

    Elizabeth oath of god + fairfax fair haired

    oath of god, fair haired

  • Elizabeth Harper

    Elizabeth oath of god + harper harp player

    oath of god, harp player

  • Elizabeth Haywood

    Elizabeth oath of god + haywood hedged wood

    oath of god, hedged wood

Nordic


Real world

Elisabeth initial

  • Elisabeth Solfrid

    Elisabeth oath of god + solfrid sun peace

    oath of god and sun peace

  • Elisabeth Ragna

    Elisabeth oath of god + ragna counsel

    oath of god and counsel

  • Elisabeth Ragnborg

    Elisabeth oath of god + ragnborg counsel fortress

    oath of god and counsel fortress

Spanish


Real world

Isabel initial

  • Isabel Felicidad

    Isabel oath of god + felicidad happiness

    oath of god and happiness

  • Isabel Ofelia

    Isabel oath of god + ofelia help

    oath of god and help

  • Isabel Leticia

    Isabel oath of god + leticia joy

    oath of god and joy

Senses that travel together

See also

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