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“quiet”

16 fragments across 14 traditions carry this sense. They split 7 to 9 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 6 different families, from fantasy races 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, Dragonborn, has 2.

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

nesha final · neth final

  • Eshnesha

    Esh soot + nesha quiet

    soot quiet

  • Qarnesha

    Qar quarry + nesha quiet

    quarry quiet

  • Besnesha

    Bes gleam + nesha quiet

    gleam quiet

  • Qarthneth

    Qarth quarry + neth quiet

    quarry quiet

  • Barthneth

    Barth scale + neth quiet

    scale quiet

  • Bharnneth

    Bharn brand + neth quiet

    brand quiet

Tiefling


Fantasy races

Selvis initial · e final

  • Selvisustra

    Selvis quiet + ustra distant

    quiet distant

  • Selvisombre

    Selvis quiet + ombre shade

    quiet shade

  • Selvisya

    Selvis quiet + ya dear

    quiet dear

  • Umbrise

    Umbris shadowed + e quiet

    shadowed quiet

  • Faltise

    Faltis failing + e quiet

    failing quiet

  • Pervene

    Perven enduring + e quiet

    enduring quiet

Alien


Creatures

Tsen initial

  • Tsenrukh

    Tsen quiet + rukh hive

    quiet hive

  • Tsenvaath

    Tsen quiet + vaath warren

    quiet warren

  • Tsenchaan

    Tsen quiet + chaan reach

    quiet reach

Bard


Tabletop

Quieto initial

  • Quietotempo

    Quieto quiet + tempo time

    quiet time

  • Quietotorre

    Quieto quiet + torre tower

    quiet tower

  • Quietonota

    Quieto quiet + nota note

    quiet note

Chinese


Real world

Jing initial

  • Jingjie

    Jing quiet + jie pure

    quiet pure

  • Jingqing

    Jing quiet + qing clear sky

    quiet clear sky

  • Jinglian

    Jing quiet + lian lotus

    quiet lotus

Drow


Fantasy races

athris final

  • Ylzathris

    Ylz wan + athris quiet

    wan quiet

  • Ulzathris

    Ulz depth + athris quiet

    depth quiet

  • Zylathris

    Zyl venom + athris quiet

    venom quiet

Elf


Fantasy races

seth final

  • Thelseth

    Thel thicket + seth quiet

    thicket quiet

  • Daeseth

    Dae shadow + seth quiet

    shadow quiet

  • Delseth

    Del leaf + seth quiet

    leaf quiet

Guild


Objects

The Quiet initial

  • The Quiet Charter

    The Quiet quiet + charter written grant

    quiet written grant

  • The Quiet Union

    The Quiet quiet + union one body

    quiet one body

  • The Quiet Crusaders

    The Quiet quiet + crusaders cross bearers

    quiet cross bearers

Half-Elf


Fantasy races

Aen initial

  • Aenson

    Aen quiet + son son of

    quiet son of

  • Aenhard

    Aen quiet + hard enduring

    quiet enduring

  • Aenbrand

    Aen quiet + brand burning blade

    quiet burning blade

Japanese


Real world

Shizu initial

  • Shizuito

    Shizu quiet + ito thread

    quiet thread

  • Shizuyuri

    Shizu quiet + yuri lily

    quiet lily

  • Shizuran

    Shizu quiet + ran orchid

    quiet orchid

Necromancer


Tabletop

nissa final

  • Wintranissa

    Wintra winter + nissa quiet

    winter quiet

  • Embernissa

    Ember live coal + nissa quiet

    live coal quiet

  • Sablanissa

    Sabla black + nissa quiet

    black quiet

Nickname


People

the quiet final

  • Red the Quiet

    Red blood-coloured + the quiet quiet

    blood-coloured quiet

  • Ash the Quiet

    Ash fire remains + the quiet quiet

    fire remains quiet

  • Rime the Quiet

    Rime hoar frost + the quiet quiet

    hoar frost quiet

Vampire


Creatures

tikha final

  • Ludmilatikha

    Ludmila people's love + tikha quiet

    people's love-quiet

  • Helgatikha

    Helga holy + tikha quiet

    holy-quiet

  • Roxanatikha

    Roxana dawn + tikha quiet

    dawn-quiet

Welsh


Real world

dawel final

  • Hydrefdawel

    Hydref autumn + dawel quiet

    autumn quiet

  • Morwyndawel

    Morwyn maiden + dawel quiet

    maiden quiet

  • Cerddawel

    Cerdd song + dawel quiet

    song quiet

Senses that travel together

See also

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