Girl · Sanskrit
Sanskrit medhā, 'wisdom, intelligence' Well attested
US 2025: #6739 (girls) · England and Wales 2025: #5927
Same meaning in Chinese: 智 zhì (wisdom)
Baby names that mean wisdom
English baby names grouped by what they mean, as name dictionaries and word-origin sources give it. Bazi8 is a site about BaZi, the Chinese reading of a birth date, and Chinese names; where a Chinese character shares a name's meaning, the card shows it. This meaning isn't tied to one of the five elements, so nothing here depends on a baby's chart.
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Boy · Sanskrit
Sanskrit for 'awakening, enlightenment', the Buddhist term Well attested
US 2025: #265 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #115
Related in meaning in Chinese: 慧 huì (intelligent)
Boy · Arabic
Arabic hakim, 'wise'; as a noun also 'physician' or 'philosopher' Well attested
A separate Arabic word with a long first vowel means 'ruler'.
US 2025: #1502 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #585
Also spelled: Hakim
Same meaning in Chinese: 智 zhì (wisdom)
Chinese characters linked with wisdom: 智 zhì (wisdom), 慧 huì (intelligent), 睿 ruì (astute), 聪 cōng (intelligent), 哲 zhé (wise)
Popularity: US Social Security Administration 2025; Office for National Statistics 2025, England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.