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Names that mean “victory of people”

11 fragments across 7 traditions carry this sense. Every one of them opens a name; not a single tradition here uses this sense to close one.

Build names meaning victory of people

Victory of people names across the traditions

Reverse entry

They cluster in 2 families, most of them real world. No single tradition hoards it: none of them goes past 3 fragments.

Medieval


Real world

Nicholas initial · Colin initial · Nicolaa initial

  • Nicholas Wright

    Nicholas victory of people + Wright craftsman

    victory of people, craftsman

  • Nicholas Dawson

    Nicholas victory of people + Dawson son of Daw

    victory of people, son of Daw

  • Nicholas Hudson

    Nicholas victory of people + Hudson son of Hugh

    victory of people, son of Hugh

  • Colin Bywater

    Colin victory of people + Bywater by the water

    victory of people, by the water

  • Colin Robynson

    Colin victory of people + Robynson son of Robin

    victory of people, son of Robin

  • Colin Swifte

    Colin victory of people + Swifte quick

    victory of people, quick

  • Nicolaa Blount

    Nicolaa victory of people + Blount fair haired

    victory of people, fair haired

  • Nicolaa Meke

    Nicolaa victory of people + Meke gentle

    victory of people, gentle

  • Nicolaa atte Grene

    Nicolaa victory of people + atte Grene at the green

    victory of people, at the green

Italian


Real world

Nicola initial · Nicoletta initial

  • Nicola Ippolito

    Nicola victory of people + ippolito loosener of horses

    victory of people and loosener of horses

  • Nicola Battista

    Nicola victory of people + battista the baptiser

    victory of people and the baptiser

  • Nicola Gilberto

    Nicola victory of people + gilberto bright pledge

    victory of people and bright pledge

  • Nicoletta Agata

    Nicoletta victory of people + agata good

    victory of people and good

  • Nicoletta Sara

    Nicoletta victory of people + sara princess

    victory of people and princess

  • Nicoletta Valeria

    Nicoletta victory of people + valeria vigorous

    victory of people and vigorous

Pirate


People

Klaas initial · Colette initial

  • Klaas Riptide

    Klaas victory of people + riptide racing current

    victory of people, called the racing current

  • Klaas Longshanks

    Klaas victory of people + longshanks long legs

    victory of people, called the long legs

  • Klaas the Restless

    Klaas victory of people + the restless restless

    victory of people, called the restless

  • Colette the Raging

    Colette victory of people + the raging raging

    victory of people, called the raging

  • Colette Riptide

    Colette victory of people + riptide racing current

    victory of people, called the racing current

  • Colette Luckless

    Colette victory of people + luckless star-crossed

    victory of people, called the star-crossed

Cowboy


People

Nick initial

  • Nick Rawlins

    Nick victory of people + Rawlins son of Ralph

    victory of people, son of Ralph

  • Nick Gilmore

    Nick victory of people + Gilmore servant of Mary

    victory of people, servant of Mary

  • Nick Wainwright

    Nick victory of people + Wainwright wagon maker

    victory of people, wagon maker

Middle


People

Nicholas initial

  • Nicholas Chatham

    Nicholas victory of people + chatham forest homestead

    victory of people, forest homestead

  • Nicholas Dawson

    Nicholas victory of people + dawson son of Daw

    victory of people, son of Daw

  • Nicholas Milton

    Nicholas victory of people + milton mill settlement

    victory of people, mill settlement

Nordic


Real world

Nils initial

  • Nils Karl

    Nils victory of people + karl free man

    victory of people and free man

  • Nils Ludvig

    Nils victory of people + ludvig famous in war

    victory of people and famous in war

  • Nils Olav

    Nils victory of people + olav ancestor's heir

    victory of people and ancestor's heir

Spanish


Real world

Nicolás initial

  • Nicolás Zacarías

    Nicolás victory of people + zacarías the Lord remembers

    victory of people and the Lord remembers

  • Nicolás Ramiro

    Nicolás victory of people + ramiro famous counsel

    victory of people and famous counsel

  • Nicolás Rogelio

    Nicolás victory of people + rogelio famous spear

    victory of people and famous spear

Senses that travel together

See also

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