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“radiant”

18 fragments across 16 traditions carry this sense. 17 of them open a name against 1 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 7 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: the deepest, Arabic, has 2.

Arabic


Real world

Munir initial · Zahra initial

  • Munir Ibn Jafar

    Munir radiant + ibn jafar son of Jafar

    radiant, son of Jafar

  • Munir Ibn Husayn

    Munir radiant + ibn husayn son of Husayn

    radiant, son of Husayn

  • Munir Ibn Hasan

    Munir radiant + ibn hasan son of Hasan

    radiant, son of Hasan

  • Zahra Bint Salih

    Zahra radiant + bint salih daughter of Salih

    radiant, daughter of Salih

  • Zahra Bint Sulayman

    Zahra radiant + bint sulayman daughter of Sulayman

    radiant, daughter of Sulayman

  • Zahra Bint Ibrahim

    Zahra radiant + bint ibrahim daughter of Ibrahim

    radiant, daughter of Ibrahim

Phoenix


Creatures

Phaidro initial · Phaidria initial

  • Phaidrothales

    Phaidro radiant + thales blooming

    radiant blooming

  • Phaidroornis

    Phaidro radiant + ornis bird

    radiant bird

  • Phaidrokephalos

    Phaidro radiant + kephalos head

    radiant head

  • Phaidriakore

    Phaidria radiant + kore maiden

    radiant maiden

  • Phaidriatime

    Phaidria radiant + time honour

    radiant honour

  • Phaidriakydeia

    Phaidria radiant + kydeia repute

    radiant repute

Drow


Fantasy races

Dazz initial

  • Dazzozryth

    Dazz radiant + ozryth forgotten

    radiant forgotten

  • Dazzulzetha

    Dazz radiant + ulzetha tunnelled

    radiant tunnelled

  • Dazzurzza

    Dazz radiant + urzza bound

    radiant bound

Elf


Fantasy races

Gala initial

  • Galadris

    Gala radiant + dris grace

    radiant grace

  • Galathal

    Gala radiant + thal grove

    radiant grove

  • Galavien

    Gala radiant + vien life

    radiant life

Guild


Objects

The Radiant initial

  • The Radiant Watch

    The Radiant radiant + watch night guard

    radiant night guard

  • The Radiant Chapter

    The Radiant radiant + chapter branch assembly

    radiant branch assembly

  • The Radiant Concord

    The Radiant radiant + concord hearts joined

    radiant hearts joined

Horse


People

Bright initial

  • Bright Fire

    Bright radiant + fire burning heat

    radiant burning heat

  • Bright Waltz

    Bright radiant + waltz turning dance

    radiant turning dance

  • Bright Sky

    Bright radiant + sky heavens

    radiant heavens

Indian


Real world

Ujjwala initial

  • Ujjwalanandini

    Ujjwala radiant + nandini delighting

    radiant delighting

  • Ujjwalakamala

    Ujjwala radiant + kamala lotus bloom

    radiant lotus bloom

  • Ujjwalachandrika

    Ujjwala radiant + chandrika moonlight

    radiant moonlight

Irish


Real world

Sorch initial

  • Sorchgin

    Sorch radiant + gin birth

    radiant birth

  • Sorchvan

    Sorch radiant + van white

    radiant white

  • Sorchaird

    Sorch radiant + aird height

    radiant height

Korean


Real world

Hyeok initial

  • Hyeokmin

    Hyeok radiant + min people

    radiant people

  • Hyeokyong

    Hyeok radiant + yong dragon

    radiant dragon

  • Hyeokmoon

    Hyeok radiant + moon writing

    radiant writing

Minotaur


Creatures

Aigla initial

  • Aiglapnoia

    Aigla radiant + pnoia breath

    radiant breath

  • Aiglakampe

    Aigla radiant + kampe coil

    radiant coil

  • Aiglaphora

    Aigla radiant + phora bearer

    radiant bearer

Pirate


People

Sorcha initial

  • Sorcha the Elder

    Sorcha radiant + the elder elder

    radiant, called the elder

  • Sorcha the Drowned

    Sorcha radiant + the drowned drowned

    radiant, called the drowned

  • Sorcha the Restless

    Sorcha radiant + the restless restless

    radiant, called the restless

Rap


Music

Bright initial

  • Bright Society

    Bright radiant + society fellowship

    radiant fellowship

  • Bright Syndicate

    Bright radiant + syndicate joint body

    radiant joint body

  • Bright Workshop

    Bright radiant + workshop work room

    radiant work room

Scottish


Real world

Sorcha initial

  • Sorchaduff

    Sorcha radiant + duff black

    radiant black

  • Sorchabrae

    Sorcha radiant + brae hillside

    radiant hillside

  • Sorchaock

    Sorcha radiant + ock little

    radiant little

Vampire


Creatures

Svetla initial

  • Svetlakova

    Svetla radiant + kova smith

    radiant-smith

  • Svetlalinde

    Svetla radiant + linde linden

    radiant-linden

  • Svetlatsvet

    Svetla radiant + tsvet blossom

    radiant-blossom

Bright initial

  • Brightwhisker

    Bright radiant + whisker sweeping hair

    radiant sweeping hair

  • Brightseed

    Bright radiant + seed sown grain

    radiant sown grain

  • Brightflight

    Bright radiant + flight swift passage

    radiant swift passage

Welsh


Real world

iesin final

  • Hiriesin

    Hir tall + iesin radiant

    tall radiant

  • Twriesin

    Twr tower + iesin radiant

    tower radiant

  • Maeliesin

    Mael prince + iesin radiant

    prince radiant

Senses that travel together

See also

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