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“shining”

29 fragments across 22 traditions carry this sense. 22 of them open a name against 7 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, Celtic, has 3.

Celtic


Real world

Leuco initial · leucos final · leuca final

  • Leucotaruos

    Leuco shining + taruos bull

    shining bull

  • Leucocaros

    Leuco shining + caros beloved

    shining beloved

  • Leucocambos

    Leuco shining + cambos crooked

    shining crooked

  • Ialoleucos

    Ialo clearing + leucos shining

    clearing shining

  • Eluleucos

    Elu many + leucos shining

    many shining

  • Senoleucos

    Seno old + leucos shining

    old shining

  • Senoleuca

    Seno old + leuca shining

    old shining

  • Tritoleuca

    Trito third + leuca shining

    third shining

  • Taloleuca

    Talo brow + leuca shining

    brow shining

Elf


Fantasy races

Sili initial · Bright initial

  • Siliythe

    Sili shining + ythe deep

    shining deep

  • Silimeth

    Sili shining + meth dusk

    shining dusk

  • Silirien

    Sili shining + rien joy

    shining joy

  • Brightflower

    Bright shining + flower open bloom

    shining open bloom

  • Brightsong

    Bright shining + song sung melody

    shining sung melody

  • Brightvale

    Bright shining + vale low glen

    shining low glen

Greek


Real world

phanes final · Lampo initial

  • Timophanes

    Timo honour + phanes shining

    honour shining

  • Leophanes

    Leo lion + phanes shining

    lion shining

  • Thrasyphanes

    Thrasy bold + phanes shining

    bold shining

  • Lampothalia

    Lampo shining + thalia blooming

    shining blooming

  • Lampophylla

    Lampo shining + phylla leaves

    shining leaves

  • Lampothea

    Lampo shining + thea goddess

    shining goddess

Paladin


Tabletop

Cando initial · Canda initial

  • Candoleod

    Cando shining + leod people

    shining people

  • Candowig

    Cando shining + wig combat

    shining combat

  • Candonard

    Cando shining + nard firm

    shining firm

  • Candatrice

    Canda shining + trice threefold

    shining threefold

  • Candathea

    Canda shining + thea divine

    shining divine

  • Candagilda

    Canda shining + gilda worth

    shining worth

Tiefling


Fantasy races

Lucen initial · Lucris initial

  • Lucenoras

    Lucen shining + oras hour

    shining hour

  • Lucenesse

    Lucen shining + esse essence

    shining essence

  • Lucenavel

    Lucen shining + avel exiled

    shining exiled

  • Lucrisira

    Lucris shining + ira longing

    shining longing

  • Lucrisavel

    Lucris shining + avel exiled

    shining exiled

  • Lucrisora

    Lucris shining + ora gilded

    shining gilded

Unicorn


Creatures

Lucida initial · Luisant initial

  • Lucidafonteine

    Lucida shining + fonteine spring

    shining spring

  • Lucidaespine

    Lucida shining + espine thorn

    shining thorn

  • Lucidamatinee

    Lucida shining + matinee morning

    shining morning

  • Luisant Segnor

    Luisant shining + Segnor lord

    shining lord

  • Luisant Chevrefueil

    Luisant shining + Chevrefueil honeysuckle

    shining honeysuckle

  • Luisant Vallee

    Luisant shining + Vallee valley

    shining valley

Arabic


Real world

Zahir initial

  • Zahir Ibn Farid

    Zahir shining + ibn farid son of Farid

    shining, son of Farid

  • Zahir Ibn Qasim

    Zahir shining + ibn qasim son of Qasim

    shining, son of Qasim

  • Zahir Ibn Talib

    Zahir shining + ibn talib son of Talib

    shining, son of Talib

Banshee


Creatures

The Bright initial

  • The Bright Messenger

    The Bright shining + Messenger news-bearer

    shining news-bearer

  • The Bright Wake

    The Bright shining + Wake death watch

    shining death watch

  • The Bright Comber

    The Bright shining + Comber one who combs

    shining one who combs

Bard


Tabletop

Bright initial

  • Brighthand

    Bright shining + hand skilled fingers

    shining skilled fingers

  • Brightquill

    Bright shining + quill feather pen

    shining feather pen

  • Brightreed

    Bright shining + reed piping cane

    shining piping cane

Centaur


Creatures

Lampro initial

  • Lamprodaphne

    Lampro shining + daphne laurel

    shining laurel

  • Lamproboule

    Lampro shining + boule counsel

    shining counsel

  • Lamprothrasos

    Lampro shining + thrasos boldness

    shining boldness

D&D


Tabletop

Bright initial

  • Brightbane

    Bright shining + bane ruin

    shining ruin

  • Brightvale

    Bright shining + vale valley

    shining valley

  • Brightthorn

    Bright shining + thorn sharp barb

    shining sharp barb

Gamertag


People

Lucid initial

  • Lucidshot

    Lucid shining + shot one clean hit

    shining one clean hit

  • Lucidclaw

    Lucid shining + claw hooked nail

    shining hooked nail

  • Lucidpulse

    Lucid shining + pulse beating

    shining beating

Half-Elf


Fantasy races

bert final

  • Emmibert

    Emmi quick-handed + bert shining

    quick-handed shining

  • Athebert

    Athe steady + bert shining

    steady shining

  • Avenbert

    Aven welcoming + bert shining

    welcoming shining

Hawaiian


Real world

alohi final

  • Manualohi

    Manu bird + alohi shining

    shining bird

  • Nalualohi

    Nalu wave + alohi shining

    shining wave

  • Halealohi

    Hale house + alohi shining

    shining house

Human


People

berte final

  • Manberte

    Man mortal + berte shining

    mortal shining

  • Eorlberte

    Eorl nobleman + berte shining

    nobleman shining

  • Winberte

    Win friend + berte shining

    friend shining

Irish


Real world

Geal initial

  • Gealgin

    Geal shining + gin birth

    shining birth

  • Gealbar

    Geal shining + bar head

    shining head

  • Gealcarn

    Geal shining + carn cairn

    shining cairn

Korean


Real world

Hwan initial

  • Hwanyeol

    Hwan shining + yeol ardent

    shining ardent

  • Hwaneun

    Hwan shining + eun grace

    shining grace

  • Hwanse

    Hwan shining + se generation

    shining generation

Bright initial

  • Brightthwaite

    Bright shining + thwaite clearing

    shining clearing

  • Brightmoss

    Bright shining + moss bog

    shining bog

  • Brightgill

    Bright shining + gill ravine

    shining ravine

Necromancer


Tabletop

White initial

  • Whitemoth

    White shining + moth cloth eater

    shining cloth eater

  • Whitemark

    White shining + mark boundary sign

    shining boundary sign

  • Whitecandle

    White shining + candle wax light

    shining wax light

Roman


Real world

candida final

  • Lucilia Candida

    Lucilia of light + candida shining

    of light, shining

  • Plautia Candida

    Plautia flat-footed + candida shining

    flat-footed, shining

  • Furia Candida

    Furia raging + candida shining

    raging, shining

Russian


Real world

Faina initial

  • Faina Ivanovna

    Faina shining + ivanovna daughter of Ivan

    shining, daughter of Ivan

  • Faina Vyacheslavovna

    Faina shining + vyacheslavovna daughter of Vyacheslav

    shining, daughter of Vyacheslav

  • Faina Sergeyevna

    Faina shining + sergeyevna daughter of Sergey

    shining, daughter of Sergey

Scottish


Real world

Geal initial

  • Gealreoch

    Geal shining + reoch brindled

    shining brindled

  • Gealholm

    Geal shining + holm islet

    shining islet

  • Gealsona

    Geal shining + sona happy

    shining happy

Senses that travel together

See also

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