Names that mean “vigour”
10 fragments across 7 traditions carry this sense. 7 of them close a name against 3 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.
Vigour names across the traditions
¶They cluster in 3 families, most of them real world. No single tradition hoards it: none of them goes past 2 fragments.
sthenos final · sthena final
- Kladosthenos
Klado branch + sthenos vigour
branch vigour
- Aithrosthenos
Aithro clear-skied + sthenos vigour
clear-skied vigour
- Podosthenos
Podo footed + sthenos vigour
footed vigour
- Asterosthena
Astero starry + sthena vigour
starry vigour
- Myrrhinosthena
Myrrhino myrtle + sthena vigour
myrtle vigour
- Eucharosthena
Eucharo gracious + sthena vigour
gracious vigour
Amal initial · Mel initial
- Amalry
Amal vigour + ry ruler
vigour ruler
- Amalward
Amal vigour + ward guard
vigour guard
- Amalrich
Amal vigour + rich ruler
vigour ruler
- Melgarde
Mel vigour + garde enclosure
vigour enclosure
- Melsette
Mel vigour + sette little
vigour little
- Melette
Mel vigour + ette little
vigour little
sthenos final · sthena final
- Orgosthenos
Orgo rage + sthenos vigour
rage vigour
- Sphyrosthenos
Sphyro hammer + sthenos vigour
hammer vigour
- Sarkosthenos
Sarko flesh + sthenos vigour
flesh vigour
- Erythrasthena
Erythra red + sthena vigour
red vigour
- Petrasthena
Petra rock + sthena vigour
rock vigour
- Siderasthena
Sidera iron + sthena vigour
iron vigour
Amal initial
- Amalmer
Amal vigour + mer renowned
vigour renowned
- Amalrat
Amal vigour + rat counsel
vigour counsel
- Amalwig
Amal vigour + wig battle
vigour battle
tryth final
- Ostryth
Os god + tryth vigour
god vigour
- Folctryth
Folc folk + tryth vigour
folk vigour
- Hardtryth
Hard hardy + tryth vigour
hardy vigour
gus final
- Casgus
Cas curly + gus vigour
curly vigour
- Brengus
Bren prince + gus vigour
prince vigour
- Artgus
Art bear + gus vigour
bear vigour
gus final
- Cromgus
Crom bent + gus vigour
bent vigour
- Glasgus
Glas grey-green + gus vigour
grey-green vigour
- Innisgus
Innis island + gus vigour
island vigour
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “vigour”. 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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