Names that mean “secret”
24 fragments across 18 traditions carry this sense. They split 9 to 15 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.
Secret names across the traditions
¶They are spread across 5 different families, from creatures 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.
Rune initial · Runa initial · run final
- Runemuzzle
Rune secret + muzzle snout
secret snout
- Runemarrow
Rune secret + marrow bone pith
secret bone pith
- Runehide
Rune secret + hide animal skin
secret animal skin
- Runahunt
Runa secret + hunt pursuit of game
secret pursuit of game
- Runahollow
Runa secret + hollow small valley
secret small valley
- Runapelt
Runa secret + pelt fur skin
secret fur skin
- Mararun
Mara nightmare + run secret
nightmare secret
- Willowrun
Willow bending tree + run secret
bending tree secret
- Elvarun
Elva elf + run secret
elf secret
run final · runa final
- Otrun
Ot wealth + run secret
wealth secret
- Wigrun
Wig war + run secret
war secret
- Dietrun
Diet people + run secret
people secret
- Heilruna
Heil health + runa secret
health secret
- Hildruna
Hild battle + runa secret
battle secret
- Mechtruna
Mecht might + runa secret
might secret
Arcano initial · Arcana initial
- Arcanovector
Arcano secret + vector carrier
secret carrier
- Arcanovorax
Arcano secret + vorax devourer
secret devourer
- Arcanocantor
Arcano secret + cantor chanter
secret chanter
- Arcanasera
Arcana secret + sera door bolt
secret door bolt
- Arcanaurna
Arcana secret + urna urn
secret urn
- Arcanaexpultrix
Arcana secret + expultrix expeller
secret expeller
Run initial · runa final
- Runkell
Run secret + kell helmet
secret helmet
- Runleif
Run secret + leif heir
secret heir
- Rungest
Run secret + gest guest
secret guest
- Livruna
Liv life + runa secret
life secret
- Odruna
Od spear point + runa secret
spear point secret
- Arnruna
Arn eagle + runa secret
eagle secret
Dern initial · rune final
- Dernvara
Dern secret + vara ward
secret ward
- Dernara
Dern secret + ara hearth
secret hearth
- Dernilda
Dern secret + ilda shelter
secret shelter
- Fernrune
Fern feather plant + rune secret
feather plant secret
- Aerrune
Aer air + rune secret
air secret
- Rimrune
Rim rime + rune secret
rime secret
run final
- Muirrun
Muir sea + run secret
sea secret
- Ruadhrun
Ruadh red-haired + run secret
red-haired secret
- Donnrun
Donn brown + run secret
brown secret
run final
- Speckrun
Speck tiny dot + run secret
tiny dot secret
- Russrun
Russ russet + run secret
russet secret
- Ashrun
Ash fire dust + run secret
fire dust secret
run final
- Dunrun
Dun hill + run secret
hill secret
- Balrun
Bal strength + run secret
strength secret
- Norrun
Nor north + run secret
north secret
run final
- Torthrun
Torth toll + run secret
toll secret
- Eskrun
Esk storm + run secret
storm secret
- Hezkrun
Hezk cinder + run secret
cinder secret
Sazz initial
- Sazzelzra
Sazz secret + elzra attendant
secret attendant
- Sazzesvyra
Sazz secret + esvyra messenger
secret messenger
- Sazzuszra
Sazz secret + uszra unspeaking
secret unspeaking
Rune initial
- Runewave
Rune secret + wave moving crest
secret moving crest
- Runeblast
Rune secret + blast shock outward
secret shock outward
- Runeviper
Rune secret + viper venomous snake
secret venomous snake
runa final
- Gramnilruna
Gramnil granite + runa secret
granite secret
- Kelgrunruna
Kelgrun foundation + runa secret
foundation secret
- Halbrinruna
Halbrin hail + runa secret
hail secret
run final
- Aurearun
Aurea gold + run secret
gold secret
- Ferrarun
Ferra iron + run secret
iron secret
- Alarun
Ala wing + run secret
wing secret
run final
- Baldrun
Bald bold + run secret
bold secret
- Winrun
Win friend + run secret
friend secret
- Sigerun
Sige victory + run secret
victory secret
run final
- Wynrun
Wyn joy + run secret
joy secret
- Radrun
Rad counsel + run secret
counsel secret
- Matrun
Mat might + run secret
might secret
Lathro initial
- Lathrodrama
Lathro secret + drama deed
secret deed
- Lathrogramma
Lathro secret + gramma letter
secret letter
- Lathrokrepis
Lathro secret + krepis foundation
secret foundation
runa final
- Grotruna
Grot grotto + runa secret
grotto secret
- Rimruna
Rim hoarfrost + runa secret
hoarfrost secret
- Sogruna
Sog wet ground + runa secret
wet ground secret
arn final
- Urarn
Ur first + arn secret
first secret
- Selarn
Sel moon + arn secret
moon secret
- Iskarn
Isk ice + arn secret
ice secret
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “secret”. 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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