Names that mean “short”
10 fragments across 10 traditions carry this sense. 8 of them open a name against 2 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.
Short names across the traditions
¶They cluster in 3 families, most of them real world. No single tradition hoards it: none of them goes past a single fragment.
Cour initial
- Courlonde
Cour short + londe norse grove
short norse grove
- Courvoir
Cour short + voir view
short view
- Courfleur
Cour short + fleur norse inlet
short norse inlet
Shorty initial
- Shorty Bauer
Shorty short + Bauer farmer
short, farmer
- Shorty Tierney
Shorty short + Tierney lordly
short, lordly
- Shorty Wheeler
Shorty short + Wheeler wheel maker
short, wheel maker
Kurz initial
- Kurzkamp
Kurz short + kamp field
short field
- Kurzbäcker
Kurz short + bäcker baker
short baker
- Kurzschäfer
Kurz short + schäfer shepherd
short shepherd
Kond initial
gar final
- Gormgar
Gorm blue + gar short
blue short
- Gallgar
Gall foreign + gar short
foreign short
- Artgar
Art bear + gar short
bear short
Court initial
- Courtvaux
Court short + vaux vales
short vales
- Courtgny
Court short + gny holding
short holding
- Courtmare
Court short + mare pool
short pool
Brev initial
- Breviculum
Brev short + iculum tool
short tool
- Brevatum
Brev short + atum marked
short marked
- Brevmons
Brev short + mons peak
short peak
Curt initial
Stut initial
- Stuttann
Stut short + tann tooth
short tooth
- Stutkylfa
Stut short + kylfa club
short club
- Stutnef
Stut short + nef nose
short nose
fyr final
- Ynysfyr
Ynys island + fyr short
island short
- Trefyr
Tre homestead + fyr short
homestead short
- Mabfyr
Mab son + fyr short
son short
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “short”. 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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