English baby names by meaning
Choose a name for what it really means, then see which names carry the elements your baby's chart needs. Inspired by Chinese naming.
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Start with an element. Each page groups its names by what they mean.
Inspired by Chinese naming: how this works
Chinese naming picks characters whose meanings carry an element the baby's BaZi chart needs. River, gold and fire each belong to one of the five elements.
This tool borrows that idea for English names. It goes only by what a name really means, with the sources on each name's page, never by its letters or sound.
It is an adaptation, not an old English custom. Nothing about a name is said to change a life.
An adaptation of a traditional idea, offered for cultural interest. Read a name's meaning and sources before deciding. Disclaimer