Names that mean “royal”
12 fragments across 10 traditions carry this sense. 11 of them open a name against 1 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.
Royal names across the traditions
¶They are spread across 6 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: none of them goes past 2 fragments.
Rigo initial · riga final
- Rigotalos
Rigo royal + talos brow
royal brow
- Rigotritos
Rigo royal + tritos third
royal third
- Rigomaros
Rigo royal + maros great
royal great
- Bannoriga
Banno peak + riga royal
peak royal
- Nertoriga
Nerto strength + riga royal
strength royal
- Glanoriga
Glano pure + riga royal
pure royal
Reg initial · Regia initial
- Regnand
Reg royal + nand daring
royal daring
- Reglind
Reg royal + lind lime shield
royal lime shield
- Regald
Reg royal + ald old
royal old
- Regiaerna
Regia royal + erna earnest
royal earnest
- Regiawina
Regia royal + wina friend
royal friend
- Regiaebura
Regia royal + ebura boar
royal boar
Cyn initial
- Cynrae
Cyn royal + rae ray
royal ray
- Cyndis
Cyn royal + dis goddess
royal goddess
- Cynmel
Cyn royal + mel honey
royal honey
Aran initial
- Aranfaen
Aran royal + faen white
royal white
- Aranseth
Aran royal + seth quiet
royal quiet
- Aranmaen
Aran royal + maen skilled
royal skilled
Cyne initial
- Cynesith
Cyne royal + sith journey
royal journey
- Cyneing
Cyne royal + ing offspring
royal offspring
- Cynewald
Cyne royal + wald rule
royal rule
Basilia initial
- Basilia Drinkwater
Basilia royal + Drinkwater water drinker
royal, water drinker
- Basilia atte Yate
Basilia royal + atte Yate at the gate
royal, at the gate
- Basilia Litster
Basilia royal + Litster cloth dyer
royal, cloth dyer
Regi initial
- Registan
Regi royal + stan stone
royal stone
- Reginard
Regi royal + nard firm
royal firm
- Regimund
Regi royal + mund protection
royal protection
Vasily initial
- Vasily Igorevich
Vasily royal + igorevich son of Igor
royal, son of Igor
- Vasily Arkadyevich
Vasily royal + arkadyevich son of Arkady
royal, son of Arkady
- Vasily Bogdanovich
Vasily royal + bogdanovich son of Bogdan
royal, son of Bogdan
The Royal initial
- The Royal Salmon
The Royal royal + salmon upstream swimmer
royal upstream swimmer
- The Royal Gate
The Royal royal + gate wall opening
royal wall opening
- The Royal Boot
The Royal royal + boot high leather shoe
royal high leather shoe
Vasil initial
- Vasilborna
Vasil royal + borna battle
royal-battle
- Vasilsenka
Vasil royal + senka shadow
royal-shadow
- Vasilslava
Vasil royal + slava glory
royal-glory
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “royal”. 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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