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“wisdom”

15 fragments across 14 traditions carry this sense. They split 9 to 6 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 5 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: the deepest, Greek, has 2.

Greek


Real world

sophos final · sophia final

  • Kynosophos

    Kyno dog + sophos wisdom

    dog wisdom

  • Ouranisophos

    Ourani heavenly + sophos wisdom

    heavenly wisdom

  • Megasophos

    Mega great + sophos wisdom

    great wisdom

  • Glykosophia

    Glyko sweet + sophia wisdom

    sweet wisdom

  • Kyanisophia

    Kyani dark blue + sophia wisdom

    dark blue wisdom

  • Olympiosophia

    Olympio olympian + sophia wisdom

    olympian wisdom

Banshee


Creatures

Eagna initial

  • Eagnagleanna

    Eagna wisdom + gleanna glen

    wisdom glen

  • Eagnacomhra

    Eagna wisdom + comhra coffin

    wisdom coffin

  • Eagnariasc

    Eagna wisdom + riasc marsh

    wisdom marsh

Dragon


Creatures

ithar final

  • Fumyrithar

    Fumyr smoke + ithar wisdom

    smoke wisdom

  • Korvythithar

    Korvyth raven + ithar wisdom

    raven wisdom

  • Caelorithar

    Caelor sky + ithar wisdom

    sky wisdom

Elf


Fantasy races

Nur initial

  • Nurtas

    Nur wisdom + tas path

    wisdom path

  • Nuryth

    Nur wisdom + yth depth

    wisdom depth

  • Nurdir

    Nur wisdom + dir keeper

    wisdom keeper

French


Real world

Soph initial

  • Sophaude

    Soph wisdom + aude rule

    wisdom rule

  • Sophette

    Soph wisdom + ette little

    wisdom little

  • Sophmunde

    Soph wisdom + munde protection

    wisdom protection

Italian


Real world

sofia final

  • Daniela Sofia

    Daniela god is judge + sofia wisdom

    god is judge and wisdom

  • Irene Sofia

    Irene peaceful + sofia wisdom

    peaceful and wisdom

  • Giuseppina Sofia

    Giuseppina she will add + sofia wisdom

    she will add and wisdom

Japanese


Real world

tomo final

  • Taitomo

    Tai great + tomo wisdom

    great wisdom

  • Shuntomo

    Shun talented + tomo wisdom

    talented wisdom

  • Kiyotomo

    Kiyo pure + tomo wisdom

    pure wisdom

Korean


Real world

Ji initial

  • Jijae

    Ji wisdom + jae talent

    wisdom talent

  • Jisik

    Ji wisdom + sik plant

    wisdom plant

  • Jise

    Ji wisdom + se generation

    wisdom generation

Middle


People

Sophia initial

  • Sophia Marlowe

    Sophia wisdom + marlowe drained lake

    wisdom, drained lake

  • Sophia Hadley

    Sophia wisdom + hadley heather meadow

    wisdom, heather meadow

  • Sophia Sinclair

    Sophia wisdom + sinclair of Saint Clair

    wisdom, of Saint Clair

Nordic


Real world

Sofie initial

  • Sofie Agnete

    Sofie wisdom + agnete the chaste

    wisdom and the chaste

  • Sofie Gyrid

    Sofie wisdom + gyrid divine peace

    wisdom and divine peace

  • Sofie Sigfrid

    Sofie wisdom + sigfrid victory peace

    wisdom and victory peace

Paladin


Tabletop

phia final

  • Beniaphia

    Benia kind + phia wisdom

    kind wisdom

  • Regiphia

    Regi royal + phia wisdom

    royal wisdom

  • Clemephia

    Cleme merciful + phia wisdom

    merciful wisdom

Russian


Real world

Sofia initial

  • Sofia Svyatoslavovna

    Sofia wisdom + svyatoslavovna daughter of Svyatoslav

    wisdom, daughter of Svyatoslav

  • Sofia Savvichna

    Sofia wisdom + savvichna daughter of Savva

    wisdom, daughter of Savva

  • Sofia Yevgenyevna

    Sofia wisdom + yevgenyevna daughter of Yevgeny

    wisdom, daughter of Yevgeny

Spanish


Real world

Sofía initial

  • Sofía Fe

    Sofía wisdom + fe faith

    wisdom and faith

  • Sofía Gloria

    Sofía wisdom + gloria glory

    wisdom and glory

  • Sofía Salomé

    Sofía wisdom + salomé peaceable

    wisdom and peaceable

Vampire


Creatures

Sonya initial

  • Sonyadora

    Sonya wisdom + dora gift

    wisdom-gift

  • Sonyamorta

    Sonya wisdom + morta death

    wisdom-death

  • Sonyatraum

    Sonya wisdom + traum dream

    wisdom-dream

Senses that travel together

See also

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