Names that mean “wild”
12 fragments across 11 traditions carry this sense. 10 of them open a name against 2 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.
Wild names across the traditions
¶They are spread across 5 different families, from creatures 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.
Agrio initial · Agria initial
- Agriomochthos
Agrio wild + mochthos toil
wild toil
- Agrioponos
Agrio wild + ponos labour
wild labour
- Agriolaos
Agrio wild + laos war-host
wild war-host
- Agriasthena
Agria wild + sthena vigour
wild vigour
- Agriachaite
Agria wild + chaite mane
wild mane
- Agriadoxa
Agria wild + doxa repute
wild repute
Agrio initial
- Agriokranos
Agrio wild + kranos helmet
wild helmet
- Agriopyrsos
Agrio wild + pyrsos torch
wild torch
- Agrioaskos
Agrio wild + askos wineskin
wild wineskin
Cimarron initial
- Cimarron Tanner
Cimarron wild + Tanner hide tanner
wild, hide tanner
- Cimarron Sparks
Cimarron wild + Sparks lively
wild, lively
- Cimarron Flanagan
Cimarron wild + Flanagan ruddy
wild, ruddy
Yrsa initial
- Yrsadotta
Yrsa wild + dotta daughter
wild daughter
- Yrsagret
Yrsa wild + gret great
wild great
- Yrsamalm
Yrsa wild + malm metal
wild metal
Rav initial
- Ravmarch
Rav wild + march frontier
wild frontier
- Ravcrown
Rav wild + crown crown lands
wild crown lands
- Ravmoor
Rav wild + moor moorland
wild moorland
the wild final
- Randal the Wild
Randal shield wolf + the wild wild
shield wolf, called the wild
- Ronan the Wild
Ronan little seal + the wild wild
little seal, called the wild
- Gideon the Wild
Gideon hewer + the wild wild
hewer, called the wild
The Wild initial
- The Wild Tankard
The Wild wild + tankard lidded drinking mug
wild lidded drinking mug
- The Wild Ram
The Wild wild + ram male sheep
wild male sheep
- The Wild Sceptre
The Wild wild + sceptre ruler's staff
wild ruler's staff
Fera initial
- Feraglace
Fera wild + glace ice
wild ice
- Feralumiere
Fera wild + lumiere lamplight
wild lamplight
- Feramatinee
Fera wild + matinee morning
wild morning
Vil initial
- Vilkapa
Vil wild + kapa cape
wild cape
- Vilkinn
Vil wild + kinn cheek
wild cheek
- Vilfot
Vil wild + fot foot
wild foot
wyllt final
- Ffynnonwyllt
Ffynnon spring + wyllt wild
spring wild
- Maelwyllt
Mael prince + wyllt wild
prince wild
- Twrwyllt
Twr tower + wyllt wild
tower wild
Wilda initial
- Wildahollow
Wilda wild + hollow small valley
wild small valley
- Wildamane
Wilda wild + mane neck hair
wild neck hair
- Wildasong
Wilda wild + song sung tune
wild sung tune
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “wild”. 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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