Names that mean “song”
36 fragments across 20 traditions carry this sense. They split 16 to 20 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.
Song names across the traditions
¶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 is among those carrying 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.
can final · Alia initial · laine final · Canto initial
- Filacan
Fila thread + can song
thread song
- Liencan
Lien string + can song
string song
- Anwecan
Anwe breath + can song
breath song
- Aliarime
Alia song + rime rhyme
song rhyme
- Aliacantia
Alia song + cantia chanting
song chanting
- Aliareine
Alia song + reine queen
song queen
- Lanialaine
Lania tender + laine song
tender song
- Damialaine
Damia gentle + laine song
gentle song
- Solialaine
Solia daylight + laine song
daylight song
- Cantoritmo
Canto song + ritmo rhythm
song rhythm
- Cantopietra
Canto song + pietra stone
song stone
- Cantodolce
Canto song + dolce sweetness
song sweetness
Ily initial · lain final · Ila initial · liel final
- Ilyseth
Ily song + seth quiet
song quiet
- Ilybel
Ily song + bel fair
song fair
- Ilylume
Ily song + lume light
song light
- Isillain
Isil moon + lain song
moon song
- Luelain
Lue blue + lain song
blue song
- Alalain
Ala holy + lain song
holy song
- Ilaquel
Ila song + quel high
song high
- Ilavanya
Ila song + vanya beauty
song beauty
- Ilania
Ila song + nia hope
song hope
- Onaliel
Ona wish + liel song
wish song
- Yriliel
Yri yew + liel song
yew song
- Ciraliel
Cira wind + liel song
wind song
Quen initial · Lira initial · ara final
- Quenmar
Quen song + mar famous
song famous
- Quengrim
Quen song + grim mask
song mask
- Quengest
Quen song + gest guest
song guest
- Liralisse
Lira song + lisse sweetness
song sweetness
- Lirawyth
Lira song + wyth willow
song willow
- Liraowyn
Lira song + owyn lineage
song lineage
- Primara
Prim first + ara song
first song
- Xanara
Xan golden + ara song
golden song
- Eirara
Eir mercy + ara song
mercy song
vyth final · Ilyra initial · laris final
- Maxosvyth
Maxos sovereign + vyth song
sovereign song
- Velthaxvyth
Velthax silence + vyth song
silence song
- Morvaxvyth
Morvax death + vyth song
death song
- Ilyramynth
Ilyra song + mynth memory
song memory
- Ilyrahelion
Ilyra song + helion sun
song sun
- Ilyraketh
Ilyra song + keth ash
song ash
- Draxullaris
Draxul dread + laris song
dread song
- Cindraxlaris
Cindrax ash + laris song
ash song
- Mordraxlaris
Mordrax death + laris song
death song
Lyrin initial · ira final · Ilyrin initial
- Lyrinsaris
Lyrin song + saris dancer
song dancer
- Lyrinvelar
Lyrin song + velar veil
song veil
- Lyrinnareth
Lyrin song + nareth grotto
song grotto
- Ondrilira
Ondril surge + ira song
surge song
- Halyrira
Halyr fair weather + ira song
fair weather song
- Solvisira
Solvis sunlight + ira song
sunlight song
- Ilyrinaris
Ilyrin song + aris voice
song voice
- Ilyrinmareth
Ilyrin song + mareth grotto
song grotto
- Ilyrinerys
Ilyrin song + erys harbour
song harbour
Mele initial · Kamele initial
- Melekoa
Mele song + koa brave
brave song
- Melemalu
Mele song + malu sheltered
sheltered song
- Melemomi
Mele song + momi pearl
pearl song
- Kamelelanakila
Kamele song + lanakila victorious
the victorious song
- Kamelenui
Kamele song + nui great
the great song
- Kamelekea
Kamele song + kea white
the white song
melia final · melos final
- Palinamelia
Palina again + melia song
again song
- Kalliamelia
Kallia beautiful + melia song
beautiful song
- Kedriamelia
Kedria cedar + melia song
cedar song
- Teleiomelos
Teleio perfect + melos song
perfect song
- Deuteromelos
Deutero second + melos song
second song
- Apokatomelos
Apokato restoration + melos song
restoration song
chant final · carmen final
- Orientchant
Orient rising + chant song
rising song
- Eburchant
Ebur ivory + chant song
ivory song
- Adamantchant
Adamant unbreakable + chant song
unbreakable song
- Lenticarmen
Lenti slow + carmen song
slow song
- Solaricarmen
Solari sunlit + carmen song
sunlit song
- Puricarmen
Puri pure + carmen song
pure song
mel final · ira final
- Urmel
Ur first + mel song
first song
- Vasmel
Vas vessel + mel song
vessel song
- Armel
Ar silver + mel song
silver song
- Stellaira
Stella fixed star + ira song
fixed star song
- Wynaira
Wyna wind + ira song
wind song
- Selaira
Sela moon + ira song
moon song
amhran final
- Banamhran
Ban pale + amhran song
pale song
- Ardamhran
Ard high + amhran song
high song
- Corramhran
Corr heron + amhran song
heron song
mele final
- Lampromele
Lampro shining + mele song
shining song
- Xenomele
Xeno foreign + mele song
foreign song
- Semnomele
Semno revered + mele song
revered song
Zelth initial
- Zelthtokh
Zelth song + tokh unyielding
song unyielding
- Zelthnak
Zelth song + nak kin
song kin
- Zelthmar
Zelth song + mar standard
song standard
Melo initial
- Melophoria
Melo song + phoria bearing
song bearing
- Melomede
Melo song + mede cunning
song cunning
- Melodora
Melo song + dora gift
song gift
gita final
- Ujjwalagita
Ujjwala radiant + gita song
radiant song
- Madhugita
Madhu honey + gita song
honey song
- Rajnigita
Rajni night + gita song
night song
Gald initial
- Galddell
Gald song + dell small valley
song small valley
- Galdcrest
Gald song + crest ridge
song ridge
- Galdheath
Gald song + heath heathland
song heathland
lira final
- Castalira
Casta chaste + lira song
chaste song
- Adoralira
Adora beloved + lira song
beloved song
- Callalira
Calla lovely + lira song
lovely song
Carmen initial
- Carmen Coldwater
Carmen song + coldwater cold water
song, called the cold water
- Carmen Tarpot
Carmen song + tarpot tar pot
song, called the tar pot
- Carmen Stormcrow
Carmen song + stormcrow storm crow
song, called the storm crow
iad final
- Soporiad
Sopor drowsing + iad song
drowsing song
- Timeniad
Timen fearing + iad song
fearing song
- Neceniad
Necen killing + iad song
killing song
Cerdd initial
- Cerddig
Cerdd song + ig tiny
song tiny
- Cerddlyn
Cerdd song + lyn pool
song pool
- Cerddwyllt
Cerdd song + wyllt wild
song wild
gala final
- Thalagala
Thala thistle + gala song
thistle song
- Corragala
Corra rowan + gala song
rowan song
- Tassagala
Tassa tansy + gala song
tansy song
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “song”. 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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