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“true”

21 fragments across 17 traditions carry this sense. They split 13 to 8 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 5 different families, from fantasy races outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. No single tradition hoards it: the deepest, Dragonborn, has 2.

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

ven final · tra final

  • Dravven

    Drav ridge + ven true

    ridge true

  • Lokhven

    Lokh coil + ven true

    coil true

  • Dazven

    Daz spark + ven true

    spark true

  • Pestra

    Pes pyre + tra true

    pyre true

  • Valtra

    Val strength + tra true

    strength true

  • Draltra

    Dral ward + tra true

    ward true

Japanese


Real world

Shin initial · ma final

  • Shinjiro

    Shin true + jiro second son

    true second son

  • Shino

    Shin true + o man

    true man

  • Shinma

    Shin true + ma true

    true true

  • Natsuma

    Natsu summer + ma true

    summer true

  • Daima

    Dai great + ma true

    great true

  • Naoma

    Nao honest + ma true

    honest true

Paladin


Tabletop

Vero initial · Vera initial

  • Veronard

    Vero true + nard firm

    true firm

  • Verothegn

    Vero true + thegn thane

    true thane

  • Veromer

    Vero true + mer glory

    true glory

  • Veratrude

    Vera true + trude strength

    true strength

  • Veravina

    Vera true + vina vow

    true vow

  • Veralena

    Vera true + lena torch

    true torch

Wizard


People

Ver initial · Vera initial

  • Veric

    Ver true + ic bound

    true bound

  • Verir

    Ver true + ir seeker

    true seeker

  • Vermir

    Ver true + mir mirror

    true mirror

  • Verabrith

    Vera true + brith bright

    true bright

  • Veramira

    Vera true + mira mirror

    true mirror

  • Verania

    Vera true + nia hope

    true hope

Bard


Tabletop

Vero initial

  • Verovier

    Vero true + vier player

    true player

  • Verorime

    Vero true + rime rhyme

    true rhyme

  • Verorain

    Vero true + rain reign

    true reign

D&D


Tabletop

Var initial

  • Varlin

    Var true + lin pool

    true pool

  • Varborn

    Var true + born lineage

    true lineage

  • Varhart

    Var true + hart stag

    true stag

Dwarf


Fantasy races

Vera initial

  • Veralind

    Vera true + lind shield

    true shield

  • Verakell

    Vera true + kell spring

    true spring

  • Verarikka

    Vera true + rikka ruler

    true ruler

Elf


Fantasy races

then final

  • Orthen

    Or mountain + then true

    mountain true

  • Renthen

    Ren reborn + then true

    reborn true

  • Minthen

    Min tower + then true

    tower true

Half-Elf


Fantasy races

Vaeri initial

  • Vaerigild

    Vaeri true + gild worth in gold

    true worth in gold

  • Vaeribrand

    Vaeri true + brand burning blade

    true burning blade

  • Vaeriwald

    Vaeri true + wald forest lord

    true forest lord

Halfling


Fantasy races

thy final

  • Bramthy

    Bram bramble + thy true

    bramble true

  • Wilthy

    Wil willow + thy true

    willow true

  • Berthy

    Ber berry + thy true

    berry true

Hawaiian


Real world

maoli final

  • Honuamaoli

    Honua earth + maoli true

    true earth

  • Polimaoli

    Poli bosom + maoli true

    true bosom

  • Honomaoli

    Hono bay + maoli true

    true bay

Italian


Real world

vera final

  • Carla Vera

    Carla free woman + vera true

    free woman and true

  • Manuela Vera

    Manuela god with us + vera true

    god with us and true

  • Gabriella Vera

    Gabriella god is strength + vera true

    god is strength and true

Knight


People

Ver initial

  • Veraume

    Ver true + aume helmet

    true helmet

  • Verher

    Ver true + her army

    true army

  • Verais

    Ver true + ais born

    true born

Middle


People

Vera initial

  • Vera Stanton

    Vera true + stanton stone settlement

    true, stone settlement

  • Vera Crawford

    Vera true + crawford crow ford

    true, crow ford

  • Vera Grafton

    Vera true + grafton grove farmstead

    true, grove farmstead

Nordic


Real world

vera final

  • Åshild Vera

    Åshild divine battle + vera true

    divine battle and true

  • Birgitta Vera

    Birgitta the exalted + vera true

    the exalted and true

  • Elisabeth Vera

    Elisabeth oath of god + vera true

    oath of god and true

Roman


Real world

Ver initial

  • Verus

    Ver true + us one

    the true one

  • Verillus

    Ver true + illus little one

    the true little one

  • Verensis

    Ver true + ensis native

    the true native

Unicorn


Creatures

Vera initial

  • Veraombre

    Vera true + ombre shade

    true shade

  • Veraceinture

    Vera true + ceinture girdle

    true girdle

  • Verasante

    Vera true + sante health

    true health

Senses that travel together

See also

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