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Used for girls and boys

Literal meaning
a small stream; as a surname, someone who lived by one Well attested
Origin
English word and surname
Element: Water

meaning: stream

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: #4373 (girls), #5896 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #3684 (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

The same meaning in Chinese

  • 溪 xī stream
  • 涓 juān stream
  • 浜 bāng stream
  • 涧 jiàn mountain stream Traditional form: 澗

Related in meaning in Chinese

  • 沂 yí Yi river
  • 河 hé river

Source: Unicode Unihan

Chinese middle names linked to this meaning

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