Names that mean “well”
10 fragments across 8 traditions carry this sense. They split 4 to 6 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.
Well names across the traditions
¶They cluster in 3 families, most of them creatures. No single tradition hoards it: none of them goes past 2 fragments.
un final · una final
- Thezrun
Thezr silence + un well
silence of the well
- Ghadrun
Ghadr gall + un well
gall of the well
- Dhozun
Dhoz dust + un well
dust of the well
- Peskuna
Pesk plague + una well
plague of the well
- Meskuna
Mesk scale + una well
scale of the well
- Skelvuna
Skelv scar + una well
scar of the well
kel final · kela final
- Selkel
Sel moon + kel well
moon of the well
- Thalkel
Thal deep + kel well
deep of the well
- Orkel
Or gold + kel well
gold of the well
- Heshkela
Hesh silence + kela well
silence of the well
- Primkela
Prim first + kela well
first of the well
- Termkela
Term ending + kela well
ending of the well
Tobar initial
- Tobarmullach
Tobar well + mullach summit
well summit
- Tobardris
Tobar well + dris bramble
well bramble
- Tobarlios
Tobar well + lios ringfort
well ringfort
Kilda initial
- Kildahrid
Kilda well + hrid storm
well storm
- Kildagunda
Kilda well + gunda war
well war
- Kildathrud
Kilda well + thrud might
well might
brunn final
- Tannbrunn
Tann fir + brunn well
fir well
- Weissbrunn
Weiss white + brunn well
white well
- Sandbrunn
Sand sandy ground + brunn well
sandy ground well
Tober initial
- Tobercurragh
Tober well + curragh marsh
well marsh
- Toberlin
Tober well + lin pool
well pool
- Toberfern
Tober well + fern alder
well alder
Lind initial
- Lindtunga
Lind well + tunga tongue
well tongue
- Lindgljufra
Lind well + gljufra gorge
well gorge
- Lindhola
Lind well + hola hollow
well hollow
brunn final
- Lesnabrunn
Lesna forest + brunn well
forest-well
- Zvezdbrunn
Zvezd star + brunn well
star-well
- Tiefbrunn
Tief deep + brunn well
deep-well
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “well”. 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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