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“rose”

20 fragments across 18 traditions carry this sense. 17 of them open a name against 3 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

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. No single tradition hoards it: the deepest, Centaur, has 2.

Centaur


Creatures

Rhodo initial · rhode final

  • Rhodolophos

    Rhodo rose + lophos crest

    rose crest

  • Rhodoaulos

    Rhodo rose + aulos reed pipe

    rose reed pipe

  • Rhodotoxeuma

    Rhodo rose + toxeuma arrow shot

    rose arrow shot

  • Ouranorhode

    Ourano sky + rhode rose

    sky rose

  • Selasorhode

    Selaso gleaming + rhode rose

    gleaming rose

  • Rhoiorhode

    Rhoio pomegranate + rhode rose

    pomegranate rose

Phoenix


Creatures

Rhodo initial · Rhodia initial

  • Rhodologos

    Rhodo rose + logos word

    rose word

  • Rhodokles

    Rhodo rose + kles glory

    rose glory

  • Rhodotimos

    Rhodo rose + timos honour

    rose honour

  • Rhodiaphaneia

    Rhodia rose + phaneia appearing

    rose appearing

  • Rhodiaphone

    Rhodia rose + phone voice

    rose voice

  • Rhodiameneia

    Rhodia rose + meneia strength

    rose strength

Angel


Creatures

Vardia initial

  • Vardiamiah

    Vardia rose + miah of the songs

    rose of the songs

  • Vardiariela

    Vardia rose + riela of God

    rose of God

  • Vardiakiela

    Vardia rose + kiela of God

    rose of God

Arabic


Real world

Warda initial

  • Warda Bint Bakr

    Warda rose + bint bakr daughter of Bakr

    rose, daughter of Bakr

  • Warda Bint Musa

    Warda rose + bint musa daughter of Musa

    rose, daughter of Musa

  • Warda Bint Marwan

    Warda rose + bint marwan daughter of Marwan

    rose, daughter of Marwan

Bard


Tabletop

Rosea initial

  • Roseasonne

    Rosea rose + sonne sound

    rose sound

  • Roseavina

    Rosea rose + vina vine

    rose vine

  • Roseamelle

    Rosea rose + melle honey

    rose honey

Cat


People

Ros initial

  • Rosburg

    Ros rose + burg fortress

    rose fortress

  • Rossocks

    Ros rose + socks white feet

    rose white feet

  • Rosflaed

    Ros rose + flaed beauty

    rose beauty

D&D


Tabletop

Rho initial

  • Rhomina

    Rho rose + mina love

    rose love

  • Rholyn

    Rho rose + lyn lake

    rose lake

  • Rholith

    Rho rose + lith blossom

    rose blossom

Dog


People

Ros initial

  • Rossong

    Ros rose + song sung tune

    rose sung tune

  • Roswing

    Ros rose + wing flight limb

    rose flight limb

  • Rosbreeze

    Ros rose + breeze soft gust

    rose soft gust

Greek


Real world

Rhodo initial

  • Rhodobios

    Rhodo rose + bios life

    rose life

  • Rhododikos

    Rhodo rose + dikos justice

    rose justice

  • Rhodophanes

    Rhodo rose + phanes shining

    rose shining

Halfling


Fantasy races

Ros initial

  • Rosessa

    Ros rose + essa graceful

    rose graceful

  • Rosta

    Ros rose + ta neat

    rose neat

  • Roslie

    Ros rose + lie beloved

    rose beloved

Irish


Real world

Ros initial

  • Rosry

    Ros rose + ry ruler

    rose ruler

  • Rosgin

    Ros rose + gin birth

    rose birth

  • Rosvinn

    Ros rose + vinn melodious

    rose melodious

Italian


Real world

rosa final

  • Flavia Rosa

    Flavia golden yellow + rosa rose

    golden yellow and rose

  • Isabella Rosa

    Isabella oath sworn + rosa rose

    oath sworn and rose

  • Marina Rosa

    Marina of the sea + rosa rose

    of the sea and rose

Necromancer


Tabletop

rosa final

  • Somniarosa

    Somnia dream + rosa rose

    dream rose

  • Sepiarosa

    Sepia brown + rosa rose

    brown rose

  • Marrarosa

    Marra withered + rosa rose

    withered rose

Scottish


Real world

Ros initial

  • Rosholm

    Ros rose + holm islet

    rose islet

  • Rosshaw

    Ros rose + shaw copse

    rose copse

  • Rosock

    Ros rose + ock little

    rose little

Spanish


Real world

Rosa initial

  • Rosa Salomé

    Rosa rose + salomé peaceable

    rose and peaceable

  • Rosa Gloria

    Rosa rose + gloria glory

    rose and glory

  • Rosa Caridad

    Rosa rose + caridad charity

    rose and charity

Unicorn


Creatures

Rosa initial

  • Rosavoie

    Rosa rose + voie way

    rose way

  • Rosajoie

    Rosa rose + joie gladness

    rose gladness

  • Rosaherbe

    Rosa rose + herbe herb

    rose herb

Vampire


Creatures

Rosa initial

  • Rosamira

    Rosa rose + mira peace

    rose-peace

  • Rosatikha

    Rosa rose + tikha quiet

    rose-quiet

  • Rosagrada

    Rosa rose + grada city

    rose-city

Welsh


Real world

Rhosyn initial

  • Rhosyngu

    Rhosyn rose + gu dear

    rose dear

  • Rhosynddol

    Rhosyn rose + ddol dale

    rose dale

  • Rhosynfun

    Rhosyn rose + fun sweetheart

    rose sweetheart

Senses that travel together

See also

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