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Names that mean “power”

20 fragments across 15 traditions carry this sense. They split 10 to 10 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

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Power names across the traditions

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They are spread across 6 different families, from tabletop 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.

Warlock


Tabletop

Malrir initial · Malra initial · Malre initial

  • Malrirthral

    Malrir power + thral service owed

    power for service owed

  • Malrirrat

    Malrir power + rat the confirmation

    power for the confirmation

  • Malrirfait

    Malrir power + fait the forfeit

    power for the forfeit

  • Malraclausa

    Malra power + clausa the clause added

    power for the clause added

  • Malraparta

    Malra power + parta the share

    power for the share

  • Malrascinda

    Malra power + scinda the tearing

    power for the tearing

  • Malrecepten

    Malre power + cepten what was taken

    power for what was taken

  • Malredicten

    Malre power + dicten what was said

    power for what was said

  • Malretalen

    Malre power + talen the count kept

    power for the count kept

Greek


Real world

Krato initial · krateia final

  • Kratokleitos

    Krato power + kleitos famed

    power famed

  • Kratoxenos

    Krato power + xenos stranger

    power stranger

  • Kratodikos

    Krato power + dikos justice

    power justice

  • Hedykrateia

    Hedy pleasant + krateia power

    pleasant power

  • Aristokrateia

    Aristo best + krateia power

    best power

  • Kallikrateia

    Kalli beautiful + krateia power

    beautiful power

Minotaur


Creatures

kratos final · kratia final

  • Kratokratos

    Krato mighty + kratos power

    mighty power

  • Thymokratos

    Thymo spirit + kratos power

    spirit power

  • Kraniokratos

    Kranio skull + kratos power

    skull power

  • Oxeiakratia

    Oxeia sharp + kratia power

    sharp power

  • Taurakratia

    Taura cow + kratia power

    cow power

  • Mitakratia

    Mita thread + kratia power

    thread power

Phoenix


Creatures

krates final · krateia final

  • Elektrokrates

    Elektro amber + krates power

    amber power

  • Anastokrates

    Anasto rising + krates power

    rising power

  • Myrrhokrates

    Myrrho myrrh + krates power

    myrrh power

  • Krokiakrateia

    Krokia saffron + krateia power

    saffron power

  • Palinakrateia

    Palina again + krateia power

    again power

  • Kaumakrateia

    Kauma scorching + krateia power

    scorching power

Angel


Creatures

Elima initial

  • Elimabiel

    Elima power + biel of God

    power of God

  • Elimasael

    Elima power + sael of God

    power of God

  • Elimadiel

    Elima power + diel of God

    power of God

Barbarian


Tabletop

vald final

  • Vrekkvald

    Vrekk cast out + vald power

    cast out the power

  • Tryggvald

    Trygg trusted + vald power

    trusted the power

  • Dovvald

    Dovv silenced + vald power

    silenced the power

D&D


Tabletop

vald final

  • Othvald

    Oth bold + vald power

    bold power

  • Ithvald

    Ith moon + vald power

    moon power

  • Ravvald

    Rav storm + vald power

    storm power

Dwarf


Fantasy races

kraft final

  • Ovnkraft

    Ovn kiln + kraft power

    kiln power

  • Frostkraft

    Frost ice-bitten + kraft power

    ice-bitten power

  • Valdkraft

    Vald rule + kraft power

    rule power

Egyptian


Real world

Sekhem initial

  • Sekhemtawy

    Sekhem power + tawy of two lands

    power of two lands

  • Sekhemta

    Sekhem power + ta of the land

    power of the land

  • Sekhemseneb

    Sekhem power + seneb is healthy

    power is healthy

Hawaiian


Real world

Kamana initial

  • Kamanaakamai

    Kamana power + akamai clever

    the clever power

  • Kamanamomi

    Kamana power + momi pearl

    the pearl power

  • Kamanahou

    Kamana power + hou new

    the new power

Human


People

weald final

  • Waldweald

    Wald rule + weald power

    rule power

  • Holtweald

    Holt wood + weald power

    wood power

  • Wigweald

    Wig war + weald power

    war power

Kingdom


Objects

Valder initial

  • Valderweald

    Valder power + weald wooded upland

    power wooded upland

  • Valderspire

    Valder power + spire tower

    power tower

  • Valderfjord

    Valder power + fjord inlet

    power inlet

Knight


People

Reg initial

  • Regrad

    Reg power + rad counsel

    power counsel

  • Regrod

    Reg power + rod fame

    power fame

  • Regward

    Reg power + ward guard

    power guard

Paladin


Tabletop

vald final

  • Cordivald

    Cordi heart + vald power

    heart power

  • Solivald

    Soli sun + vald power

    sun power

  • Custovald

    Custo guarding + vald power

    guarding power

Werewolf


Creatures

Vald initial

  • Valdfell

    Vald power + fell deadly cruel

    power deadly cruel

  • Valdbite

    Vald power + bite jaw snap

    power jaw snap

  • Valdvar

    Vald power + var watchful

    power watchful

Senses that travel together

See also

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