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Hazel

Wood

Usually a girl's name

Literal meaning
the hazel tree, or the light brown of its nuts Well attested
Origin
English word
Element: Wood

meaning: hazel

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: #21 (girls) · England and Wales 2025: #71

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

  • 榛 zhēn hazel tree

Related in meaning in Chinese

  • 林 lín forest
  • 杉 shān Chinese fir
  • 枝 zhī branch
  • 枫 fēng maple Traditional form: 楓
  • 柯 kē bough

Source: Unicode Unihan

Chinese middle names linked to this meaning

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