Briar
WoodUsed for girls and boys
- Literal meaning
- briar, a thorny wild rose or bramble Well attested
- Origin
- English word
- Element: Wood
meaning: briar
BaZi is a centuries-old Chinese way of reading the moment you were born, and naming with it sorts names by the five elements.
Inspired by Chinese naming: the element comes from the name's meaning, never from its letters or sound.
- Popularity
US 2025: #400 (girls), #686 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #1271 (girls), #4275 (boys)
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.
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Names with a similar meaning
Related in meaning in Chinese
- 竹 zhú bamboo
- 芝 zhī lingzhi mushroom
- 芷 zhǐ angelica
- 芸 yún rue herb
- 苓 líng fungus
- 苗 miáo sprout
Source: Unicode Unihan