Names that mean “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.
True names across the traditions
¶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: none of them goes past 2 fragments.
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
Shin initial · ma final
- Shinjiro
Shin true + jiro second son
true second son
- Shino
Shin true + o man
true man
- Shinchika
Shin true + chika close
true close
- Daima
Dai great + ma true
great true
- Naoma
Nao honest + ma true
honest true
- Torama
Tora tiger + ma true
tiger true
Vero initial · Vera initial
- Verothegn
Vero true + thegn thane
true thane
- Veromer
Vero true + mer glory
true glory
- Verorad
Vero true + rad counsel
true counsel
- Veravina
Vera true + vina vow
true vow
- Veralena
Vera true + lena torch
true torch
- Verabrina
Vera true + brina shielded
true shielded
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
Vero initial
- Verovier
Vero true + vier player
true player
- Verorime
Vero true + rime rhyme
true rhyme
- Verorain
Vero true + rain reign
true reign
Var initial
- Varlin
Var true + lin pool
true pool
- Varborn
Var true + born lineage
true lineage
- Varhart
Var true + hart stag
true stag
Vera initial
- Veralind
Vera true + lind shield
true shield
- Verakell
Vera true + kell spring
true spring
- Verarikka
Vera true + rikka ruler
true ruler
then final
- Orthen
Or mountain + then true
mountain true
- Renthen
Ren reborn + then true
reborn true
- Minthen
Min tower + then true
tower true
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
thy final
- Bramthy
Bram bramble + thy true
bramble true
- Wilthy
Wil willow + thy true
willow true
- Berthy
Ber berry + thy true
berry true
maoli final
- Honuamaoli
Honua earth + maoli true
true earth
- Polimaoli
Poli bosom + maoli true
true bosom
- Honomaoli
Hono bay + maoli true
true bay
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
Ver initial
- Veraume
Ver true + aume helmet
true helmet
- Verher
Ver true + her army
true army
- Verais
Ver true + ais born
true born
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
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
Ver initial
Vera initial
- Verahaleine
Vera true + haleine breath
true breath
- Veraceinture
Vera true + ceinture girdle
true girdle
- Veramirie
Vera true + mirie healing art
true healing art
Senses that travel together
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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