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Ember

Fire

Usually a girl's name

Literal meaning
ember, a glowing piece of coal or wood in a fire Well attested
Origin
English word
Element: Fire

meaning: ember

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: #154 (girls) · England and Wales 2025: #242

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

  • 烽 fēng beacon fire
  • 焰 yàn flame
  • 焱 yàn blazing flames
  • 燃 rán ignite
  • 炽 chì blazing Traditional form: 熾
  • 炎 yán flame

Source: Unicode Unihan

Chinese middle names linked to this meaning

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