Names that mean “spring”
28 fragments across 22 traditions carry this sense. They split 14 to 14 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.
Spring 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. Unicorn 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.
Font initial · fonteine final · Fonti initial · Fontaine final
- Fontseuil
Font spring + seuil threshold
spring threshold
- Fontfer
Font spring + fer iron
spring iron
- Fontchant
Font spring + chant song
spring song
- Vivafonteine
Viva living + fonteine spring
living spring
- Mansuetafonteine
Mansueta tame + fonteine spring
tame spring
- Clarafonteine
Clara bright + fonteine spring
bright spring
- Fontirefugium
Fonti spring + refugium refuge
spring refuge
- Fonticulmen
Fonti spring + culmen summit
spring summit
- Fontiviaticum
Fonti spring + viaticum travel provision
spring travel provision
krene final · Kreno initial
- Melissokrene
Melisso bee + krene spring
bee spring
- Lykokrene
Lyko wolf + krene spring
wolf spring
- Xenokrene
Xeno foreign + krene spring
foreign spring
- Krenokoilas
Kreno spring + koilas valley
spring valley
- Krenophyle
Kreno spring + phyle tribe
spring tribe
- Krenoakra
Kreno spring + akra headland
spring headland
well final · water final
- Ruewell
Rue bitter herb + well spring
bitter herb spring
- Garthwell
Garth yard + well spring
yard spring
- Fernwell
Fern bracken + well spring
bracken spring
- Dovewater
Dove dovecote + water spring
dovecote spring
- Ciderwater
Cider pressed apple + water spring
pressed apple spring
- Cornwater
Corn grain + water spring
grain spring
Puna initial · Kapuna initial
- Punamua
Puna spring + mua foremost
foremost spring
- Punalaa
Puna spring + laa sacred
sacred spring
- Punaomaomao
Puna spring + omaomao green
green spring
- Kapunanohea
Kapuna spring + nohea handsome
the handsome spring
- Kapunapono
Kapuna spring + pono upright
the upright spring
- Kapunaluna
Kapuna spring + luna upper
the upper spring
dena final
- Thoadena
Thoa warm + dena spring
warm spring
- Zehdena
Zeh first + dena spring
first spring
- Ulmdena
Ulm wide + dena spring
wide spring
kelda final
- Brattkelda
Bratt dared + kelda spring
dared the spring
- Breggkelda
Bregg shattered + kelda spring
shattered the spring
- Waldkelda
Wald ruled + kelda spring
ruled the spring
well final
- Cranwell
Cran cranes + well spring
cranes spring
- Oldwell
Old ancient + well spring
ancient spring
- Holwell
Hol hollow + well spring
hollow spring
Font initial
- Fontusia
Font spring + usia island country
spring island country
- Fontevia
Font spring + evia territory
spring territory
- Fontana
Font spring + ana land
spring land
Kel initial
- Kelrik
Kel spring + rik king
spring king
- Kelkir
Kel spring + kir keen
spring keen
- Kelric
Kel spring + ric ruler
spring ruler
Ver initial
- Vero
Ver spring + o little one
spring little one
- Verbud
Ver spring + bud unopened blossom
spring unopened blossom
- Verdoe
Ver spring + doe deer
spring deer
Kelda initial
- Keldastem
Kelda spring + stem plant stalk
spring plant stalk
- Keldafurze
Kelda spring + furze spiny gorse
spring spiny gorse
- Keldasorrel
Kelda spring + sorrel sour herb
spring sour herb
kell final
- Gunnkell
Gunn war + kell spring
war spring
- Mornakell
Morna dark + kell spring
dark spring
- Viggakell
Vigga spear + kell spring
spear spring
nen final
- Emrinen
Emri swift + nen spring
swift spring
- Yrnen
Yr yew + nen spring
yew spring
- Alunen
Alu dawn + nen spring
dawn spring
Ver initial
- Verward
Ver spring + ward protected land
spring protected land
- Vermoor
Ver spring + moor moorland
spring moorland
- Vermarch
Ver spring + march frontier
spring frontier
Font initial
- Fontdalle
Font spring + dalle valley
spring valley
- Fontry
Font spring + ry estate
spring estate
- Fonttour
Font spring + tour tower
spring tower
Kelda initial
- Keldasleikja
Kelda spring + sleikja licking
spring licking
- Keldakloa
Kelda spring + kloa claw
spring claw
- Keldasnara
Kelda spring + snara snare
spring snare
well final
- Sutwell
Sut south + well spring
south spring
- Millwell
Mill grinding house + well spring
grinding house spring
- Warewell
Ware weir + well spring
weir spring
well final
- Coralwell
Coral reef-bloom + well spring
reef-bloom spring
- Stormwell
Storm tempest + well spring
tempest spring
- Wrackwell
Wrack seaweed + well spring
seaweed spring
well final
- Langwell
Lang long + well spring
long spring
- Vanewell
Vane weathervane + well spring
weathervane spring
- Whitwell
Whit white + well spring
white spring
Vell initial
- Velltunna
Vell spring + tunna weight
spring weight
- Vellkluna
Vell spring + kluna paw
spring paw
- Vellthula
Vell spring + thula waiter
spring waiter
Ffynnon initial
- Ffynnonddyn
Ffynnon spring + ddyn person
spring person
- Ffynnonbren
Ffynnon spring + bren king
spring king
- Ffynnonborth
Ffynnon spring + borth harbour
spring harbour
gell final
- Nistgell
Nist nettle + gell spring
nettle spring
- Nurrgell
Nurr squirrel + gell spring
squirrel spring
- Whingell
Whin furze + gell spring
furze spring
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “spring”. 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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