Names that mean “upright”
12 fragments across 10 traditions carry this sense. 10 of them open a name against 2 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.
Upright 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 3 fragments.
Justus initial · justa final · Prob initial
- Justus Manlius
Justus upright + manlius of manius
upright, of manius
- Justus Vinicius
Justus upright + vinicius of wine
upright, of wine
- Justus Plautius
Justus upright + plautius flat-footed
upright, flat-footed
- Hostilia Justa
Hostilia foreign + justa upright
foreign, upright
- Furia Justa
Furia raging + justa upright
raging, upright
- Livia Justa
Livia bluish + justa upright
bluish, upright
Ortho initial
- Orthobelemnon
Ortho upright + belemnon shaft
upright shaft
- Orthoaither
Ortho upright + aither upper air
upright upper air
- Ortholampas
Ortho upright + lampas torch
upright torch
Zheng initial
- Zhengliang
Zheng upright + liang good
upright good
- Zhengtian
Zheng upright + tian heaven
upright heaven
- Zhengbo
Zheng upright + bo learned
upright learned
Standing initial
- Standingwarden
Standing upright + warden watch keeper
upright watch keeper
- Standingmere
Standing upright + mere pool
upright pool
- Standinghill
Standing upright + hill rising ground
upright rising ground
Olwia initial
- Olwiajune
Olwia upright + june early summer
upright early summer
- Olwiabrooke
Olwia upright + brooke small stream
upright small stream
- Olwiamead
Olwia upright + mead hay meadow
upright hay meadow
pono final
- Haliapono
Halia fond memory + pono upright
upright fond memory
- Kilipono
Kili fine rain + pono upright
upright fine rain
- Malupono
Malu shelter + pono upright
upright shelter
Sarala initial
- Saralaswara
Sarala upright + swara note
upright note
- Saralakanta
Sarala upright + kanta cherished
upright cherished
- Saralamati
Sarala upright + mati mind
upright mind
Jung initial
- Jungbo
Jung upright + bo treasure
upright treasure
- Junggi
Jung upright + gi foundation
upright foundation
- Jungyeol
Jung upright + yeol ardent
upright ardent
Standing initial
- Standingpond
Standing upright + pond held water
upright held water
- Standingmill
Standing upright + mill grinding house
upright grinding house
- Standingmat
Standing upright + mat woven floor
upright woven floor
Probo initial
- Probodag
Probo upright + dag day
upright day
- Probowold
Probo upright + wold wood
upright wood
- Probofred
Probo upright + fred peace
upright peace
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “upright”. 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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