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“sky”

35 fragments across 17 traditions carry this sense. 28 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 6 different families, from creatures outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. Bard carries the most, with 4 separate fragments for it — a tradition that needs this many words for one idea is telling you something about what it cares about.

Bard


Tabletop

Cael initial · ciel final · Celia initial · cielle final

  • Caelglin

    Cael sky + glin gleam

    sky gleam

  • Caelbel

    Cael sky + bel lovely

    sky lovely

  • Caelmel

    Cael sky + mel honey

    sky honey

  • Fiorociel

    Fioro flower + ciel sky

    flower sky

  • Anweciel

    Anwe breath + ciel sky

    breath sky

  • Cadiciel

    Cadi cadence + ciel sky

    cadence sky

  • Celiasonne

    Celia sky + sonne sound

    sky sound

  • Celiarime

    Celia sky + rime rhyme

    sky rhyme

  • Celiasara

    Celia sky + sara clear

    sky clear

  • Oriacielle

    Oria dawn + cielle sky

    dawn sky

  • Ivoracielle

    Ivora ivory + cielle sky

    ivory sky

  • Briacielle

    Bria brightness + cielle sky

    brightness sky

Dragon


Creatures

Serax initial · helion final · Selya initial · Caelor initial

  • Seraxkrys

    Serax sky + krys ice

    sky ice

  • Seraxtax

    Serax sky + tax scourge

    sky scourge

  • Seraxvaul

    Serax sky + vaul hoard

    sky hoard

  • Fyraxhelion

    Fyrax fire + helion sky

    fire sky

  • Adrixhelion

    Adrix elder + helion sky

    elder sky

  • Gorvaxhelion

    Gorvax hunger + helion sky

    hunger sky

  • Selyavaul

    Selya sky + vaul hoard

    sky hoard

  • Selyaxis

    Selya sky + xis gaze

    sky gaze

  • Selyazor

    Selya sky + zor majesty

    sky majesty

  • Caelorvhoth

    Caelor sky + vhoth emptiness

    sky emptiness

  • Caelorzandor

    Caelor sky + zandor heaven

    sky heaven

  • Caelorosyth

    Caelor sky + osyth wing

    sky wing

Unicorn


Creatures

Cael initial · ciel final · Caeli initial · caelum final

  • Caellait

    Cael sky + lait milk

    sky milk

  • Caelprel

    Cael sky + prel meadow

    sky meadow

  • Caelfaon

    Cael sky + faon fawn

    sky fawn

  • Placidciel

    Placid calm + ciel sky

    calm sky

  • Orientciel

    Orient rising + ciel sky

    rising sky

  • Liliciel

    Lili lily + ciel sky

    lily sky

  • Caelistamen

    Caeli sky + stamen thread

    sky thread

  • Caelicarmen

    Caeli sky + carmen song

    sky song

  • Caelispiramen

    Caeli sky + spiramen breath

    sky breath

  • Radicaelum

    Radi ray + caelum sky

    ray sky

  • Herbicaelum

    Herbi grass + caelum sky

    grass sky

  • Marmoricaelum

    Marmori marble + caelum sky

    marble sky

Giant


Creatures

Skyral initial · Skyril initial · Skyvarn initial

  • Skyraldrennar

    Skyral sky + drennar endurance

    sky endurance

  • Skyralholt

    Skyral sky + holt wood

    sky wood

  • Skyralkolmar

    Skyral sky + kolmar summit

    sky summit

  • Skyrilmunda

    Skyril sky + munda protector

    sky protector

  • Skyrilleida

    Skyril sky + leida road

    sky road

  • Skyrildrenna

    Skyril sky + drenna endurance

    sky endurance

  • Skyvarngandar

    Skyvarn sky + gandar staff

    sky staff

  • Skyvarnbein

    Skyvarn sky + bein bones

    sky bones

  • Skyvarnheim

    Skyvarn sky + heim home

    sky home

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

Xath initial · Xanth initial

  • Xathsar

    Xath sky + sar scaled

    sky scaled

  • Xathnok

    Xath sky + nok sudden

    sky sudden

  • Xathdur

    Xath sky + dur enduring

    sky enduring

  • Xanththek

    Xanth sky + thek tested

    sky tested

  • Xanthnokh

    Xanth sky + nokh sudden

    sky sudden

  • Xanthgorn

    Xanth sky + gorn clawed

    sky clawed

Elf


Fantasy races

Cael initial · Cae initial

  • Caeldal

    Cael sky + dal vale

    sky vale

  • Caelnen

    Cael sky + nen spring

    sky spring

  • Caeldrim

    Cael sky + drim host

    sky host

  • Caelassa

    Cae sky + lassa leaf

    sky leaf

  • Caelien

    Cae sky + lien bloom

    sky bloom

  • Caeseth

    Cae sky + seth quiet

    sky quiet

God


Creatures

Cael initial · Cel initial

  • Caellon

    Cael sky + lon long night

    sky of the long night

  • Caeltar

    Cael sky + tar flame

    sky of the flame

  • Caelthar

    Cael sky + thar pillar

    sky of the pillar

  • Celkara

    Cel sky + kara hand

    sky of the hand

  • Celnia

    Cel sky + nia refuge

    sky of the refuge

  • Celvetha

    Cel sky + vetha peace

    sky of the peace

Griffin


Creatures

Cael initial · Caela initial

  • Caelwulf

    Cael sky + wulf wolf

    sky wolf

  • Caelfara

    Cael sky + fara journey

    sky journey

  • Caelgrim

    Cael sky + grim mask

    sky mask

  • Caelagard

    Caela sky + gard enclosure

    sky enclosure

  • Caelahera

    Caela sky + hera army

    sky army

  • Caelafalka

    Caela sky + falka falcon

    sky falcon

Hawaiian


Real world

Lani initial · Kalani initial

  • Lanianu

    Lani sky + anu cool

    cool sky

  • Laniuka

    Lani sky + uka inland

    inland sky

  • Laniluna

    Lani sky + luna upper

    upper sky

  • Kalanilanakila

    Kalani sky + lanakila victorious

    the victorious sky

  • Kalanihanohano

    Kalani sky + hanohano honoured

    the honoured sky

  • Kalaniolu

    Kalani sky + olu pleasant

    the pleasant sky

Indian


Real world

Vyom initial · amber final

  • Vyomsharan

    Vyom sky + sharan refuge

    sky refuge

  • Vyompal

    Vyom sky + pal protector

    sky protector

  • Vyomkrit

    Vyom sky + krit made

    sky made

  • Premamber

    Prem love + amber sky

    love sky

  • Jyotiamber

    Jyoti light + amber sky

    light sky

  • Tejamber

    Tej radiance + amber sky

    radiance sky

Vampire


Creatures

Cer initial · nebo final

  • Cerovic

    Cer sky + ovic heir

    sky-heir

  • Cersky

    Cer sky + sky of the

    sky-of the

  • Cereanu

    Cer sky + eanu from

    sky-from

  • Helganebo

    Helga holy + nebo sky

    holy-sky

  • Roxananebo

    Roxana dawn + nebo sky

    dawn-sky

  • Lunanebo

    Luna moon + nebo sky

    moon-sky

Centaur


Creatures

Ourano initial

  • Ouranoboule

    Ourano sky + boule counsel

    sky counsel

  • Ouranomede

    Ourano sky + mede cunning

    sky cunning

  • Ouranonebris

    Ourano sky + nebris fawnskin

    sky fawnskin

D&D


Tabletop

Cael initial

  • Caelgar

    Cael sky + gar spear

    sky spear

  • Caeldan

    Cael sky + dan judge

    sky judge

  • Caelkir

    Cael sky + kir keen

    sky keen

Japanese


Real world

Sora initial

  • Soraro

    Sora sky + ro son

    sky son

  • Soraki

    Sora sky + ki tree

    sky tree

  • Soramichi

    Sora sky + michi path

    sky path

Kingdom


Objects

Cael initial

  • Caelweald

    Cael sky + weald wooded upland

    sky wooded upland

  • Caelglade

    Cael sky + glade clearing

    sky clearing

  • Caelcrown

    Cael sky + crown crown lands

    sky crown lands

Planet


Objects

Cael initial

  • Caelcorona

    Cael sky + corona crown

    sky crown

  • Caeliana

    Cael sky + iana belonging

    sky belonging

  • Caelalis

    Cael sky + alis pertaining

    sky pertaining

Wizard


People

Cael initial

  • Caelur

    Cael sky + ur first

    sky first

  • Caelex

    Cael sky + ex mark

    sky mark

  • Caeling

    Cael sky + ing making

    sky making

Senses that travel together

See also

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