Names that mean “tall”
10 fragments across 8 traditions carry this sense. 7 of them open a name against 3 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.
Tall names across the traditions
¶They are spread across 4 different families, from real world 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 2 fragments.
Ol initial · Ola initial
- Ollain
Ol tall + lain song
tall song
- Oldal
Ol tall + dal vale
tall vale
- Oltas
Ol tall + tas path
tall path
- Olariel
Ola tall + riel crowned
tall crowned
- Oladris
Ola tall + dris grace
tall grace
- Olawen
Ola tall + wen companion
tall companion
longina final · Long initial
- Flavia Longina
Flavia blond + longina tall
blond, tall
- Decia Longina
Decia tenth + longina tall
tenth, tall
- Minucia Longina
Minucia small + longina tall
small, tall
Lonc initial
- Lonctot
Lonc tall + tot norse homestead
tall norse homestead
- Loncpre
Lonc tall + pre meadow
tall meadow
- Loncvoisin
Lonc tall + voisin neighbour
tall neighbour
Tal initial
- Tallin
Tal tall + lin pool
tall pool
- Talwick
Tal tall + wick dwelling
tall dwelling
- Talmar
Tal tall + mar famous
tall famous
Ell initial
- Elluza
Ell tall + uza blood-born
tall blood-born
- Ellnaka
Ell tall + naka kin
tall kin
- Ellhula
Ell tall + hula hide-scraper
tall hide-scraper
Lange final
- Roger Lange
Roger famous spear + Lange tall
famous spear, tall
- Wymund Lange
Wymund battle guard + Lange tall
battle guard, tall
- Ranulf Lange
Ranulf shield wolf + Lange tall
shield wolf, tall
more final
- Creemore
Cree heart + more tall
heart tall
- Sorchamore
Sorcha radiant + more tall
radiant tall
- Banmore
Ban fair + more tall
fair tall
Hir initial
- Hirfawr
Hir tall + fawr big
tall big
- Hirgraig
Hir tall + graig crag
tall crag
- Hirig
Hir tall + ig little
tall little
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “tall”. 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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