Names that mean “spirit”
27 fragments across 17 traditions carry this sense. 20 of them close a name against 7 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.
Spirit 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. No single tradition hoards it: none of them goes past 3 fragments.
thea final · Brio initial · heart final
- Sabriathea
Sabria patience + thea spirit
patience spirit
- Yviathea
Yvia ivy + thea spirit
ivy spirit
- Peliathea
Pelia dove + thea spirit
dove spirit
- Briocanto
Brio spirit + canto song
spirit song
- Brioriva
Brio spirit + riva shore
spirit shore
- Briomare
Brio spirit + mare sea
spirit sea
- Ashheart
Ash pale cinder + heart spirit
pale cinder spirit
- Larkheart
Lark dawn songbird + heart spirit
dawn songbird spirit
- Thornheart
Thorn sharp barb + heart spirit
sharp barb spirit
Fae initial · thea final · faer final
- Faeheth
Fae spirit + heth mist
spirit mist
- Faequen
Fae spirit + quen speech
spirit speech
- Faenen
Fae spirit + nen spring
spirit spring
- Sylthea
Syl whisper + thea spirit
whisper spirit
- Kaethea
Kae green + thea spirit
green spirit
- Taelathea
Taela high + thea spirit
high spirit
- Saefaer
Sae blessing + faer spirit
blessing spirit
- Nurfaer
Nur wisdom + faer spirit
wisdom spirit
- Tirfaer
Tir watch + faer spirit
watch spirit
thymos final · thymia final · daimon final
- Hesperothymos
Hespero evening + thymos spirit
evening spirit
- Chrysothymos
Chryso gold + thymos spirit
gold spirit
- Anastothymos
Anasto rising + thymos spirit
rising spirit
- Anastasithymia
Anastasi rising + thymia spirit
rising spirit
- Photiathymia
Photia light + thymia spirit
light spirit
- Porphyrathymia
Porphyra purple + thymia spirit
purple spirit
- Phosphorodaimon
Phosphoro light bearer + daimon spirit
light bearer spirit
- Metabolodaimon
Metabolo change + daimon spirit
change spirit
- Symmetrodaimon
Symmetro measured + daimon spirit
measured spirit
spioraide final · spiorad final
- Sionaspioraide
Siona storm + spioraide spirit
storm spirit
- Muiraspioraide
Muira sea + spioraide spirit
sea spirit
- Nealaspioraide
Neala cloud + spioraide spirit
cloud spirit
- Nealspiorad
Neal cloud + spiorad spirit
cloud spirit
- Oichspiorad
Oich night + spiorad spirit
night spirit
- Cillspiorad
Cill churchyard + spiorad spirit
churchyard spirit
Nym initial · heart final
- Nymfina
Nym spirit + fina fine
spirit fine
- Nymmel
Nym spirit + mel honey
spirit honey
- Nymlisse
Nym spirit + lisse sweetness
spirit sweetness
- Blackheart
Black moonless + heart spirit
moonless spirit
- Greyheart
Grey ashen + heart spirit
ashen spirit
- Wolfheart
Wolf grey hunter + heart spirit
grey hunter spirit
vaettir final · vaetta final
- Tordanvaettir
Tordan thunderhead + vaettir spirit
thunderhead spirit
- Thundralvaettir
Thundral thunder + vaettir spirit
thunder spirit
- Skalvorvaettir
Skalvor snow plain + vaettir spirit
snow plain spirit
- Klovirvaetta
Klovir cleft + vaetta spirit
cleft spirit
- Sturgilvaetta
Sturgil squall + vaetta spirit
squall spirit
- Valdrinvaetta
Valdrin great valley + vaetta spirit
great valley spirit
Meno initial · menes final
- Menonomos
Meno spirit + nomos law
spirit law
- Menopompos
Meno spirit + pompos escort
spirit escort
- Menoteles
Meno spirit + teles fulfilment
spirit fulfilment
- Sthenomenes
Stheno strength + menes spirit
strength spirit
- Sosimenes
Sosi saving + menes spirit
saving spirit
- Thalassomenes
Thalasso sea + menes spirit
sea spirit
Ruha initial
- Ruhalesh
Ruha spirit + lesh of the tongue
spirit of the tongue
- Ruharoth
Ruha spirit + roth of hosts
spirit of hosts
- Ruhaphon
Ruha spirit + phon of the voice
spirit of the voice
thymos final
- Dryothymos
Dryo oak + thymos spirit
oak spirit
- Koryphothymos
Korypho summit + thymos spirit
summit spirit
- Stephanothymos
Stephano wreathed + thymos spirit
wreathed spirit
mod final
- Frankmod
Frank free + mod spirit
free spirit
- Winmod
Win friend + mod spirit
friend spirit
- Ebermod
Eber boar + mod spirit
boar spirit
ferth final
- Aescferth
Aesc ash spear + ferth spirit
ash spear spirit
- Grimferth
Grim mask + ferth spirit
mask spirit
- Waldferth
Wald rule + ferth spirit
rule spirit
Thymo initial
- Thymohelix
Thymo spirit + helix coil
spirit coil
- Thymoarchos
Thymo spirit + archos leader
spirit leader
- Thymokerkos
Thymo spirit + kerkos tail
spirit tail
vosh final
- Thragavosh
Thraga haul + vosh spirit
haul spirit
- Nakravosh
Nakra flesh + vosh spirit
flesh spirit
- Gnaravosh
Gnara gnash + vosh spirit
gnash spirit
heart final
- Grimheart
Grim pitiless + heart spirit
pitiless spirit
- Gullheart
Gull grey scavenger + heart spirit
grey scavenger spirit
- Moonheart
Moon night's lamp + heart spirit
night's lamp spirit
Ghost initial
- Ghost Denim
Ghost spirit + denim hard-wearing cloth
spirit hard-wearing cloth
- Ghost Borough
Ghost spirit + borough fortified place
spirit fortified place
- Ghost Harbour
Ghost spirit + harbour safe anchorage
spirit safe anchorage
wisp final
- Banwisp
Ban bane + wisp spirit
bane spirit
- Tanswisp
Tans tansy + wisp spirit
tansy spirit
- Belwisp
Bel bell + wisp spirit
bell spirit
thea final
- Wynathea
Wyna wind + thea spirit
wind spirit
- Urathea
Ura first + thea spirit
first spirit
- Runathea
Runa rune + thea spirit
rune spirit
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “spirit”. 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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